Greek meatballs with tzatziki sauce

Votes: 2

Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Meatballs and dipping sauce can be used as a party appetizer.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

700 g of minced young lamb or beef
2 slices of white bread, 2.5 cm thick.
1/4 - 1/2 cup milk
1/2 seedless cucumber
Salt and ground black pepper
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
3 tbsp. l. grated red onion
1 tbsp finely chopped fresh oregano
2 pinches of cinnamon
3 cloves of garlic, grated or crushed into a paste
1 egg category CO
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
4 cut into triangles pita bread without a cavity inside or other flat cakes
1.5 cups Greek yogurt
1/4 cup fresh dill
1 tsp ground cumin

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Preheat oven to 230°C. Place a rack over 2 baking sheets to bake the meatballs and toast the pita.

Soak the bread in milk. Peel the cucumber and grate it through a sieve. Season with salt and let the juice drain for 20 minutes.
Pour olive oil into a bowl, then add the meat and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Squeeze the bread and crumble it with your fingers, adding it to the meat. Add the mint, onion, oregano, cinnamon, 2 cloves of garlic, an egg, and 1/2 lemon juice. Stir.

Using a small ice cream scoop, form the meat mixture into about 24 balls and place them on a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes. Remove the meatballs from the oven and place them under the broiler set to high. Grill the pitas for 30-60 seconds on each side.
Press the cucumbers in a sieve to remove excess liquid and place them in a food processor. Then add the yogurt, dill, the remaining 1 clove of garlic, and the zest and remaining lemon juice. Season the sauce with cumin and salt and blend until smooth.

Serve meatballs with sauce and pitas.

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