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🍽️ Spiced Meatballs with Yogurt Dip and Couscous Salad

685 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 150 g Couscous (instant)
• 2 red bell peppers
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 handful flat-leaf parsley
• 1 handful mint
• 0.5 lemon juice
• 30 ml olive oil
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 onion
• 1 handful flat-leaf parsley
• 800 g minced meat (pork)
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 1 egg
• breadcrumbs (as needed)
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 3 tbsp olive oil (for brushing)
• 300 g Greek yogurt
• salt
• 0.5 tsp crumbled oregano
• 2 pinches sweet paprika powder
• 1 pinch chili flakes
• lemon wedges
• mint

Instructions

1. 1. Pour the couscous into lukewarm water and let it swell for about 10 minutes.
2. 2. Drain the soaked couscous in a fine sieve.
3. 3. Thoroughly wash the bell peppers.
4. 4. Halve the bell peppers and remove the inner seeds and membranes.
5. 5. Cut the bell peppers into very small cubes.
6. 6. Thoroughly wash the tomatoes.
7. 7. Halve the tomatoes.
8. 8. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes as well.
9. 9. Wash the fresh herbs.
10. 10. Shake the herbs dry.
11. 11. Pick the leaves off the stems.
12. 12. Chop the herb leaves finely.
13. 13. Add the couscous, peppers, tomatoes, and herbs to a bowl.
14. 14. Dress the mixture with lemon juice.
15. 15. Add olive oil.
16. 16. Season the salad with salt and pepper to taste.
17. 17. Peel the garlic cloves.
18. 18. Peel the onion.
19. 19. Finely dice the garlic and onion.
20. 20. Rinse the parsley.
21. 21. Shake the parsley dry.
22. 22. Pick the parsley leaves off the stems.
23. 23. Finely chop the parsley leaves.
24. 24. Place the minced meat in a large bowl.
25. 25. Add the diced garlic.
26. 26. Add the diced onion.
27. 27. Add the chopped parsley.
28. 28. Sprinkle cumin over the mixture.
29. 29. Add the egg.
30. 30. Knead the meat mixture thoroughly.
31. 31. Check the consistency of the meat mixture.
32. 32. If necessary, add breadcrumbs.
33. 33. Work in the breadcrumbs until the mixture is easy to shape.
34. 34. Season the meat mixture with salt.
35. 35. Season the meat mixture with pepper.
36. 36. Form small balls from the meat mixture.
37. 37. Thread the meatballs onto skewers.
38. 38. Press the meatballs firmly onto the skewers.
39. 39. Shape the balls slightly into an elongated form.
40. 40. Brush the meatballs with oil.
41. 41. Heat a pan thoroughly.
42. 42. Fry the meatballs in the hot pan.
43. 43. Fry the meatballs on all sides.
44. 44. Fry the meatballs for 6 to 8 minutes.
45. 45. Take the yogurt for the dip.
46. 46. Season the yogurt with salt.
47. 47. Distribute the yogurt into small bowls.
48. 48. Sprinkle the spices over the yogurt.
49. 49. Take a toothpick.
50. 50. Stir the spices decoratively into the yogurt.
51. 51. Plate the couscous salad in bowls.
52. 52. Take large plates or platters.
53. 53. Distribute the couscous salad onto the plates.
54. 54. Add the meatballs.
55. 55. Add the yogurt dip.
56. 56. Cut lemons into wedges.
57. 57. Garnish the plates with lemon wedges.
58. 58. Garnish the plates with mint.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 685
• Protein: 39 g · Fett/Fat: 36 g · Carbs: 52 g