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Make these spicy pork meatballs for an easy midweek meal, then try more delicious meatball recipes, such as our pork and sage meatballs, Swedish meatballs, healthy meatballs and vegetarian meatballs.

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.

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Janine Ratcliffe Portrait
Janine RatcliffeFood director
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