Spicy Pork Meatball Recipe with Tzatziki Dip

Spicy pork meatballs with tzatziki

Name: Spicy pork meatballs with tzatziki
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 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

Janine Ratcliffe

Published: January 17, 2018 at 3:43 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 40 mins

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Cook these spicy pork meatballs and serve on orzo and baby leaf greens for a healthy, low-fat midweek meal

Low calorie

Low fat

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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

Nutrition: per serving

kcal348

low
fat7.6g

low
saturates2.5g
carbs26.3g
sugars3.5g
fibre3.7g
protein41.4g
salt0.7g

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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