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🍽️ Meatball Skewers with Fresh Vegetables

458 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 stale roll
• 1 shallot
• 1 clove garlic
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• 500 g mixed minced meat
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• 1 pinch organic lemon zest
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• breadcrumbs (as needed)
• 3 cm cucumber
• 1 tomato
• 1 cherry tomato
• 2 sprigs parsley

Instructions

1. 1. Soak the bread roll in lukewarm water.
2. 2. Peel the shallot and the garlic.
3. 3. Finely chop the shallot and garlic.
4. 4. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a hot pan.
5. 5. Sauté the onion mixture until translucent.
6. 6. Transfer the sautéed vegetables into a bowl.
7. 7. Add the minced meat, the egg, the parsley, and the lemon zest to the bowl.
8. 8. Squeeze the soaked bread well and add it to the mixture.
9. 9. Season the mixture with salt and pepper.
10. 10. Knead the ingredients well together.
11. 11. Add breadcrumbs if the mixture is too wet.
12. 12. Form about 16 small meatballs from the mixture.
13. 13. Fry the meatballs in a large pan in hot oil.
14. 14. Fry them for 5 to 6 minutes until golden brown on all sides.
15. 15. Wash the cucumber.
16. 16. Slice the cucumber into rounds.
17. 17. Wash the tomato.
18. 18. Remove the stem area of the tomato.
19. 19. Slice the tomato.
20. 20. Wash the cherry tomatoes.
21. 21. Cut the cherry tomatoes into wedges.
22. 22. Rinse the parsley.
23. 23. Shake the parsley dry.
24. 24. Pluck the parsley leaves off the stems.
25. 25. Thread 2 meatballs, a slice of tomato, parsley leaves, and a cucumber slice onto a wooden skewer.
26. 26. Serve the skewers cold or warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 458
• Protein: 28 g · Fett/Fat: 32 g · Carbs: 14 g