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Crispy Baked Lamb Meatballs
Oven baking the meatballs is the ultimate in convenience because it lets you prep all the meatballs and bake them at once. Once cooked, the baked meatballs can be served straight up as an appetiser. For this I would use a dipping sauce like Tzatziki or Tomato ketchup. Alternatively, the baked meatballs work well as a dinner option. You can simply mix through a tomato based sauce then combine with spaghetti or zoodles. My favourite way to eat these right now is on top of my Greek-style Risoni Salad and paired with a crisp glass of Riesling. This warm pasta salad with meatballs then makes excellent leftovers for lunches early…
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Greek Style Warm Risoni Salad
Inspired by Greek spanakopita, this salad has all the flavour without the extra buttery flakey pastry calories. There is a heavy helping of herbs, brightened up with the juice and zest of a lemon, a hit of garlic and then rounded out with the salty bursts of feta and briney pops of marinated olive. For extra credit, I’ve been serving this as a light but hearty weekend lunch topped with my oven baked meatballs. I can prep the whole salad in pretty much the time it takes for the meatballs to cook so these two recipes compliment each other well. If you are looking for more Salad & Side Dish…
