How to Make Mediterranean Meatballs

By Alina Orozco Alina Orozco

by Alina Orozco

Feta cheese and fresh mint leaves make these mediterranean meatballs a perfect, low-carb weeknight meal. Put them on skewers and they become a delicious appetizer! Any way you serve them, these baked meatballs will be a crowd pleaser.

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What  makes these meatballs Mediterranean?

We ate the meatballs with a garlic paste from Trader Joe’s, but truly they were juice and delicious enough to enjoy without.

I make Italian style meatballs all the time, and typically with turkey. But for this recipe, I went with organic lean ground beef.

However, turkey mediterranean meatballs would still be delicious here.

And I decided to put them on skewers! Is it me, or is food suddenly way more appealing if it’s on a skewer?

The mediterranean flavors of these meatballs make them a standout.

Fresh mint leaves,  coriander and feta! You guys, these were delicious. And, I also baked them.  A healthy, carb-free weeknight meal for the win.

(Let’s not count the pita bread and hummus, alright?)

Healthy Mediterranean Meatballs

Whenever I’m craving something fresh and flavorful, I always gravitate towards mediterranean flavors. 

A drizzle of good olive oil over juicy tomatoes and crunchy cucumbers and fresh herbs with a  little feta and a few Kalamata olives— it just doesn’t get any better for me than that.

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Add a fresh Greek salad and these baked Mediterranean meatballs complete an easy and flavorful dinner.

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I served the meatballs with a simple salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion and feta cheese,  drizzled with olive oil and a little lemon. Adding olives and fresh parsley.

Also, although totally fun. You absolutely do not need a skewer to make these healthy meatballs recipe.

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Mediterranean Inspired Meatballs

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Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lbs lean ground beef
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/2 large yellow onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup of fresh parsley chopped
  • 1/4 cup of fresh mint chopped
  • 1 heaping spoon of crumbled feta
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbs of ground oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, spices, fresh herbs, onions and garlic. Add the egg and thoroughly mix.
  2. Form small balls of the meat and add five to each skewer, if using skewers.
  3. Heat oven to 425 and place the skewers with meatballs on an well oiled rack. Cook for 15 minutes. Take out the skewers, rotate them and cook for another 10-15 minutes.

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Alina Orozco

Alina Orozco is a freelance writer with a weakness for hot dogs, the beach, dinner parties and DIY projects. She lives in Orange County, California with her husband, their two boys and an oversized Beagle named Benny.