Baked Greek Meatballs (Keftedes)

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  70% lean meat / 30% fat, raw

  ½ lb or 227g

• Ground lamb

  Raw

  8 oz or 226g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, seasoned

  ¼ cup or 30g

• Parsley

  Raw

  2 tbsp or 8g

• Onions

  Raw

  3 tbsp chopped or 30g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Lemon zest

  1 lemon or 4g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 medium or 44g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  1 tsp, leaves or 1g

• Coriander leaf

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp or 0.3g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  ½ tsp, whole or 1g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Feta cheese

  2 oz or 57g

• Pita bread

  White, enriched

  5 pita, large or 300g

• Grape tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  5 grape tomato or 40g

• Onions

  Sweet, raw

  ¼ onion or 83g

• Cucumber

  Peeled, raw

  1 small or 158g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tbsp or 18g

• Greek yogurt

  Plain, whole fat

  1 cup or 240g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  ½ lemon yields or 24g

• Dill

  Fresh

  1 tbsp or 0.6g

Directions

1. (source: https://houseofnasheats.com/baked-greek-feta-meatballs/)

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