Chicken Meatballs with Yoghurt Dipping Sauce

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Ingredients

  • 500g chicken mince

  • 1 medium carrot, grated

  • 1 medium zuchinni, grated

  • 1/2 onion, finely diced

  • 1 egg

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  • 1 small bunch coriander

  • 1/2 cup pitted prunes

  • 4 slices wholegrain bread, crumbed

  • 2 cloves garlic

Lemon Yoghurt Dipping Sauce

  • 1 cup full cream yoghurt

  • 1 tbsp lemon juice

  • 1 tbsp lemon zest

  • salt and pepper to taste

Method

  1. Pour hot water over prunes to soften, leave approx 5 mins.

  2. Drain water and finely chop or blitz in food processor

  3. Mix all ingredients together with wet hands

  4. Roll mixture into balls

  5. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in pan. Cook meatballs, turning regularly until crispy on the outside and cooked through

  1. To make dipping sauce, mix all ingredients together in bowl

Serving suggestion

These delicious meatballs can be served with a simple side salad, placed in children’s lunchboxes with veggie sticks or broken up into a sandwich or simply enjoyed on their own.

Linda Stanton