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Harissa Meatballs with Lemon Date Salad

Harissa Meatballs with Lemon Date Salad
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Spiced harissa meatballs with sumac yoghurt and a crunch green salad with lemon, dates and toasted almond flakes.

  • Author: Flaevor
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x
  • Category: Meatballs

Ingredients

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Meatballs

  • 500g beef or lamb mince
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp harissa flakes (or paste)
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 tbsp dried mint
  • Salt and pepper

Sumac Yoghurt

  • 250g Yoghurt
  • 2 tsp sumac

Salad

  • 100gm lambs lettuce
  • Handful parsley leaves
  • 10 dates, chopped into small chunks
  • 4 tbsp flaked almonds
  • Olive oil
  • Lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Combine sumac and yoghurt, then place in the fridge for later use.
  2. Gently toast flaked almonds in a dry frying pan making sure they don’t burn. Set aside.
    Chop dates into small chunks and set aside with the almonds.
  3. In a bowl gently mix together all meatball ingredients. Heat a small frying pan and cook 1 tsp of the meatball mixture as a test. If you are happy with the flavour then start rolling the mince into balls. Otherwise, adjust the seasoning until you are happy.
  4. Heat a large frying pan with a splash of olive oil. Gently fry meatballs over medium-high heat, continually moving the pan about, or turning balls with tongs to ensure the meat is browned evenly. Meatballs can dry out very quickly so don’t fry on an aggressively high.
  5. Place lettuce, parsley and chopped dates in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, a good squeeze of lemon then season with salt and pepper.
  6. To serve: Add a generous dollop of sumac yoghurt to the plate then place meatballs on top. Layer salad alongside and sprinkle with toasted almond flakes.

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