Lamb, Beet, and Cracked Wheat Meatballs with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce

Name: Lamb, Beet, and Cracked Wheat Meatballs with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 255 grams grated raw beets (3 to 4 small); 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp capers; 118 milliliters cracked wheat; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh dill; 59 milliliters fresh mint leaves, chopped; 59 milliliters fresh parsley leaves, chopped; 2 teaspoons medium cloves garlic, minced (about; 397 grams ground lamb; 4 servings Kosher salt; 2 Tbsps neutral oil (like canola or vegetable); 118 milliliters small onion, grated (about; 177 milliliters yogurt

Lamb, Beet, and Cracked Wheat Meatballs with Cucumber Yogurt Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 22g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 473 calories. This recipe serves 4. If you have parsley leaves, ground lamb, oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the yogurt you could follow this main course with the 5-Minute Healthy Peach Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to center position and preheat oven to 350°F. In a medium bowl, cover the cracked wheat with 1 cup boiling water, then set aside to swell.

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Put the grated cucumber in a colander set over a bowl and sprinkle generously with salt. Allow it to drain for at least 15 minutes.

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Combine the grated beets and onion in a large bowl.

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Add the ground lamb, garlic, dill, parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Squeeze any excess water from the wheat and add it to the mixture.

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Mix well. Form the mixture into small meatballs about the size of a golf ball.

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Squeeze the water from the cucumber and combine it with the mint, capers, and yogurt. Taste and season with salt and pepper and set aside.

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Heat the oil in a large non-stick skillet, over medium heat until shimmering.

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Add as many meatballs as can fit without crowding and brown them well on all sides, about 6 minutes total. As they finish, move them to a rimmed baking sheet. Once all meatballs are browned, transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake until cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes.

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