Baked Greek meatballs with tzatziki and fresh vegetables over rice or couscous.
Author:Dorothy Miller
Prep Time:20 minutes
Cook Time:25 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes
Yield:4 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
1 lb 85/15 ground beef
1 lb ground pork
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cups plain Greek yogurt
1 cup grated cucumber, drained
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, minced (for tzatziki)
1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped (for tzatziki)
1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup cucumber, diced
1/2 cup red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup feta cheese, crumbled
Salt and pepper, to taste
Olive oil and lemon juice, to dress the vegetables
Cooked rice or couscous
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425°F. Mix the beef, pork, diced onion, garlic, parsley, dill, mint, salt, cumin, oregano, red pepper flakes and black pepper with your hands.
Form into 1.5-inch meatballs and place on a sheet pan drizzled with the olive oil. Bake 20-25 minutes until cooked through and golden.
For the tzatziki, mix the yogurt, grated cucumber, lemon juice, garlic, dill, salt and pepper. Chill.
Toss the tomatoes, diced cucumber, sliced onion and feta with a little olive oil and lemon juice.
Fill bowls with rice or couscous, then add the meatballs, tzatziki and vegetables.
Notes
Drain the cucumber well for a thick tzatziki. The meatballs freeze well.