Mediterranean Meatball Pitas
These lightly spiced, juicy meatballs are the perfect weeknight meal, especially for kids and fussy eaters. Meatballs can be made ahead so that dinner comes together in a cinch!
Ingredients
Cooking Instructions
step 1
Finely dice White Onion (3/4) and Garlic (4 cloves).
step 2
Add oil to a frying pan on medium-high heat. Saute onions, garlic, and Ground Cumin (1 tsp) for 5 minutes.
step 3
Season onion mixture with Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) before setting aside to cool.
step 4
Thinly slice Red Onion (1/4) and dice Lebanese Cucumbers (2).
step 5
Thinly slice Fresh Parsley (1/2 cup).
step 6
Halve Cherry Tomatoes (8) and scoop out the seeds from the tomatoes before dicing.
step 7
Combine Ground Beef (1 lb), Eggland's Best Classic Egg (1), cooked onions and garlic, Breadcrumbs (2 Tbsp), Plain Greek Yogurt (2 Tbsp), Salt (to taste), and Ground Black Pepper (to taste).
step 8
Form golf-ball sized meatballs.
step 9
Heat 2 tbsp of Vegetable Oil (4 Tbsp) in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry balls in batches for 2 minutes on each side, or until completely cooked through.
step 10
Warm Pita Bread (8) in a dry pan for 2 minutes.
step 11
Combine cucumbers, red onion, cherry tomatoes, and fresh parsley together with Olive Oil (1 Tbsp), Salt (to taste), and Ground Black Pepper (to taste).
step 12
Top each pita with Plain Greek Yogurt (1/2 cup), 1-2 meatballs (depending on the size of the pita), and salad.