Keftedes (Greek Meatballs)
You can make this dish gluten-free by substituting gluten-free bread crumbs.
Servings: 6
Calories: 302kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
- 1 c. fresh herbs: a mix of parsley oregano, and mint leaves (discard tough stems); this will be about 1/3 c. chopped herbs
- 1 minced yellow onion about 1/2 c.
- 2 garlic cloves crushed and minced
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- ⅓ c. bread crumbs may use gluten-free
- ⅓ c. milk (may use plant-based milk)
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
Instructions
- If you are grilling, make the sauce ahead of time. If you are baking, you can make the sauce while the meatballs bake.
- Preheat oven to 350°F or heat grill.
- Chop fresh herbs, add to bowl with all other ingredients, in order listed. Mix thoroughly.
- Form small meatballs, about 2 inches in diameter. Keftedes are traditionally shaped in ovals, but I just stick with spheres. They taste the same either way!
- Bake for about 40 minutes, or until cooked through. Grilling is, of course, faster.Serve with sauce.
