Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Herbed Couscous and Apple Salad

Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Herbed Couscous and Apple Salad

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, October 29, 2017.
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Alternatively, cook Moroccan meatballs on BBQ for 8-10 minutes, turning regularly, until cooked through.

Ingredients

Moroccan Lamb Meatballs

  • 600g lamb mince
  • 2 tablespoons Moroccan spice mix
  • ½ red onion, finely diced
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup fine breadcrumbs

Herbed Couscous

  • 1¼ cups chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1¼ cups couscous
  • Zest and juice of ½ lemon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 carrot, peeled and grated
  • 2 tablespoons mint leaves
  • 4-5 tablespoons chopped parsley leaves and stalks
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Apple Salad

  • 2 apples
  • ¼-½ red onion
  • 1 baby cos lettuce
  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • Zest and juice of ½ lemon

To Serve

  • 100g Moroccan chutney

Steps

  1. Preheat BBQ hot plate to high heat (if using). Combine all Moroccan meatball ingredients in a medium bowl, mix well and season with pepper. Set aside.
  2. Bring stock to the boil in a medium pot on high heat. Once boiling, turn off heat and add oil and couscous. Stir, cover and leave for 5 minutes, then fluff up grains with a fork.
  3. While couscous cooks, roll Moroccan meatball mix into golf ball-sized balls and set aside. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan medium-high heat. Cook meatballs for 8-10 minutes, turning occasionally, until cooked through.
  4. While meatballs cook, cut apples into quarters, discard core and thinly slice. Thinly slice red onion and lettuce. Toss all in a large bowl, along with mayonnaise and lemon zest and juice. Season to taste.
  5. When couscous has finished steaming, fold through all remaining herbed couscous ingredients and season to taste with pepper.
  6. To serve, scoop herbed couscous onto plates and top with Moroccan Lamb meatballs. Dollop with Moroccan chutney and serve apple salad on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2605 kj
623 kcal
Protein 37.9g
Carbohydrate 52.0g
Fat 28.6g