Greek style turkey meatballs with marinated tomatoes and whipped feta
Equipment
- Food processor
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 500 g ground turkey
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp flour
- 2 shallots
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp butter
For the marinated tomatoes
- handful basil chopped
- handful mint chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- Juice of ½ a lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Bunch of summer tomatoes diced
For the whipped feta
- 250 g feta
- 1 tsp honey
- Lemon zest
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°C
To make the marinated tomatoes
- Slice up your tomatoes
- Mix the marinade in a bowl and toss with the tomatoes
- Refrigerate until everything else is ready
To make the Greek style turkey meatballs
- Fry your shallots in the butter in a skillet until golden, during halfway add the garlic
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl, then add the fried shallot and garlic mix
- Using an ice cream spoon, scoop thee mixture in even portions and place on a parchment lined pan
- Roll them into more uniform balls, but you can leave them as they are if you wish
- Place thin lemon slices between the meatballs before putting them in the oven
- Bake for 10 minutes then flip and bake for 10 more
To make the whipped feta
- Add all the ingredients for the feta in your food processor and pulse together
- Scoop in a serving bowl
To make the Greek style meatball pita with marinated tomatoes and whipped feta
- In the oven warm a couple of pita pockets until they start to bloat
- Slather them with the whipped feta
- Top with the tomatoes and the meatballs