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Ingredients
for
4
Coucous Meatballs with Yogurt Dip
30 min.
Time:
1615
calories
Calories:
Health Score:
64 / 100
Ingredientsfor
- For the meatballs
- 100 grams instant Couscous
- 140 milliliters Vegetable broth
- 400 grams mixed Ground meat
- 1 egg
- 3 Tbsps breadcrumbs
- 50 grams Pine nuts
- 2 Tbsps finely chopped mint
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 500 grams vegetable oil (for frying)
- For the dip
- 300 grams Natural yogurt
- 2 Tbsps Crème fraiche
- ½ tsp honey
Preparation
1.
For the meatballs, boil broth, pour over couscous in a bowl and let soak for about 10 minutes. Fluff couscous mixture with a fork, mix in ground meat, egg, bread crumbs, pine nuts and and half of the mint and season with salt and pepper.
2.
Form meat mixture into meatballs about 2 tablespoons each. Heat oil in a saucepan and fry meatballs until golden brown. Remove meatballs from oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. For the dip, mix yogurt, creme fraiche, honey and remaining mint and season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Arrange meatballs on plates and serve with the dip.
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 1,615 cal. | (77 %) | ||
| Protein | 31 g | (32 %) | ||
| Fat | 155 g | (134 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 28 g | (19 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 2.9 g | (10 %) |