This dish makes a perfect casual family meal, and can also be served as part of a middle eastern style feast with dips and salads.

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Moroccan lamb balls with freekeh salad and yoghurt sauce

• 600g lean lamb mince
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 medium clove garlic, crushed
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon ground
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons olive oil for frying

for the freekeh salad

• 2 cups cooked freekeh
• ½ bunch continental parsley, chopped
• ¼ cup mint leaves, shredded
• 100g pine nuts, toasted
• ¼ cup currants
• 50g Persian feta

for the dressing

• ⅔ cup natural Greek yoghurt
• small pinch turmeric powder
• 1 lemon zested & juiced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
• warm pita bread to serve

Combine all the ingredients (apart from the olive oil) for the lamb balls together in a large bowl and mix well to combine. Shape the mixture into walnut sized balls. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat and brown the lamb balls well, turning frequently 4 -5 minutes. Cover and reduce heat for a further 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Toss the all the salad ingredients together except the Persian feta. Arrange the salad onto a large platter and top with pieces of Persian feta. Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl. Serve the lamb balls on the salad and drizzle with the dressing. Garnish with a little chopped parsley or mint. Delicious served on warm pita bread. The freekeh salad maybe prepared well ahead of time and refrigerated until required. Serves 4.