# Spiced Lamb Meatballs

Flavorful spiced lamb meatballs served with chopped salad and labneh, perfect for a quick lunch or dinner.

- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- coriander seed whole
- ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp Aleppo
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.5 tsp salt
- black pepper
- ground lamb
- yellow onion
- parsley
- 0.25 tsp baking soda
- cherry tomatoes
- cucumber
- yellow onion
- parsley
- sumac
- olive oil
- olive oil
- butter
- lemon juice
- Içim Turkish Labne
- lemon

## Instructions

1. Toast coriander seeds and cumin seeds in a pan
2. Grind the toasted seeds together with  Aleppo pepper, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper using a mortar and pestle
3. Add the spice mix to the ground lamb
4. Finely dice the yellow onion
5. Finely chop the parsley
6. Add yellow onion, chopped parsley, and baking soda to the ground lamb mixture
7. Mix all the ingredients together
8. Shape the mixture into small meatballs
9. Chop the cherry tomatoes
10. Dice the cucumber
11. Dice the yellow onion
12. Chop the parsley
13. Combine tomatoes, cucumber, onion, and parsley in a bowl, and then add sumac and olive oil
14. Mix the salad
15. Heat olive oil and butter in a pan
16. Add the meatballs to the pan and cook until browned
17. Remove the meatballs from the pan
18. Deglaze the pan with lemon juice
19. Pour the sauce over the meatballs
20. Spread the labneh on a plate, and top with the meatballs and salad
21. Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon wedges

## Equipment

- pan
- mortar and pestle
- cutting board

## Tips

- Toast and grind coriander and cumin seeds for best results.
- Add a pinch of baking soda to the meatball mixture for a soft and fluffy texture.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxOADjwO6h6/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/87022918-79f3-4a84-b653-4a5b80248227
- Extracted: 2025-05-24

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