Mini Turkey Meatballs With a Fresh Couscous Salad

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
- Serves:
- Units:
2
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ingredients
- 1 (10 ounce) box couscous
- 1 lb ground turkey breast
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon 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
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 cup garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
- 1⁄4 cup parsley, freshly chopped
directions
- Cook couscous according to package instructions.
- Combine couscous with scallions, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, garbanzo beans and 1 TBS olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix ground turkey with cumin, cinnamon, oregano, and salt & pepper to season. Shape into small meatballs.
- 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.
- Serve Meatballs with the Couscous salad. Garnish with a sprinkling of parsley, olives, or feta cheese if you prefer.
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"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."
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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!Reply