Mini Turkey Meatballs With a Fresh Couscous Salad

Submitted by Melanie B.

"We have been eating a lot of turkey over the last few years instead of beef, and I developed this recipe to fill some of my mediterranean tastes one night."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 283.49 g box couscous
• 453.59 g ground turkey breast
• 9.85 ml cumin
• 9.85 ml dried oregano
• 2.46 ml cinnamon
• 6 scallions, trimmed, washed, and sliced
• 4 roma tomatoes, chopped into bite sized pieces, unseeded
• 1 English cucumber, unpeeled, cut in half lengthwise, and sliced into 1/4 inch half moon shapes
• 44.37 ml lemon juice, fresh squeezed
• 4.92 ml lemon zest
• 236.59 ml garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 59.14 ml parsley, freshly chopped

directions

1. Cook couscous according to package instructions.
2. Combine couscous with scallions, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, garbanzo beans and 1 TBS olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Mix ground turkey with cumin, cinnamon, oregano, and salt & pepper to season. Shape into small meatballs.
4. Heat a large skillet with 2 TBS olive oil to medium high heat. Add meatballs and cook until desired doneness. About 4-5 minutes on all sides.
5. Serve Meatballs with the Couscous salad. Garnish with a sprinkling of parsley, olives, or feta cheese if you prefer.

Reviews

[venturous foodie]

The meatballs were tasty but I didn't care for the coucous salad. I love my coucous warm. Also, I had my hubby squeeze fresh lemon juice and it overpowered the salad. Overall it was unique and healthful! So thank you.

 

[Teddys Mommy]

Yummy! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe. I've been trying to use more turkey and found this recipe while looking for ground turkey recipes. I'm glad I did it's delicious. I made a couple of changes. I added 2 cloves of fresh garlic to the salad. I added 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, and 1/8 cayenne to the meatballs. I also served it with feta cheese and kalamata olives. Mmm tasty!