I want to share a quick and easy meal that I love, LOVE that uses one of my favorite meats: Lamb. I know what you are thinking, this is a ‘foreign’ meat to you all. You may never buy it, maybe you don’t know how to prepare it?
A few weeks ago the folks at Superior Farms sent me a shipment of meat to sample. Sample I did!
I made Pasticcio (my favorite Greek dish) and these little beauties. I urge you to check out their site if you are unsure how to prepare lamb.. It is a great resource and I am not ashamed to admit that I use company websites for a lot of my recipe help. I mean, who better to help me than the company themselves?
These little meatballs are great on their own and even better as a burger. I have made them both ways. It just so happens than on this particular night I needed apps.
Save RecipeIngredients
- 1 lb of ground lamb, I used Superior Farms (meat)
- 1/3 C feta, crumbled (meat)
- 2 TB fresh lemon juice (meat)
- 2 TB each chopped fresh chives,parsley AND mint (meat)
- 2 small container of Greek yogurt (use 2 TB for meat and leftover amt for dip)
- 2 green onions, sliced white parts for dip, green for meat
- the rest of the 4 oz container of crumbled feta (leftover from meat use for dip)
- salt/pepper to taste (dip)
- a squirt of lemon juice (dip)
- 1 TB of chopped mint and chives (dip)
- 2 TB of chopped parsley (dip)
Instructions
- In a bowl add the lamb, chivesmint/parsley, salt, pepper, green parts of the green onion, feta and yogurt.
- Shape mixture (all ingredients) into small 1 inch meatballs.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven until cooked through, about 30 minutes.
- Allow to cool just a bit and serve with a side of Tzaziki.
- For the Tzaziki:
- In a small bowl combine container of Greek yogurt plus remnants of the leftover from the meat mixture, white parts of the green onion, chopped mint, feta, salt and pepper.
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