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Spicy pork meatballs with tzatziki
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 500g lean pork mince (5% fat or less)
- 1 small red onion, grated
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- a small bunch dill, chopped, plus a little extra to serve
- a good pinch dried chilli flakes
- 50g breadcrumbs
- olive oil spray
- 200g orzo
- 400g baby leaf greens, shredded and washed
- 150g 0% fat greek yogurt
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- ¼ large cucumber, halved, seeded and grated
Method
- STEP 1
Put the pork, grated red onion (keeping aside 1 tbsp), lemon zest, 2 tbsp of the dill, chilli flakes and breadcrumbs in a bowl and season well. Mix well and form into little meatballs (roughly 28-30). Heat a large non-stick frying pan and spray with oil. Cook the meatballs, in batches, until browned and completely cooked through.
- STEP 2
Meanwhile boil the orzo in salted water until just tender, dropping in the greens for the final 3 minutes. Drain everything well then toss with 1/2 the lemon juice and lots of seasoning. Divide the orzo and greens between plates and top with the meatballs.
- STEP 3
Mix the yogurt, garlic, remaining grated red onion, cucumber, another 1 tbsp of the dill and the rest of the lemon juice and season. Serve with the meatballs and extra dill, if you like.
