Flavorful Greek-style meatball patties shaped into discs and served with a fresh lemon yogurt sauce. Perfect as a salad topping, in pita wraps, or as an appetizer.
mini cucumber or seedless cucumberor regular cucumber~1est.
Greek yogurtunflavored~1 cupest.
lemonto taste0.5 to 1
extra virgin olive oilplus extra for cooking1 tbsp
Steps
1
Pulse onion, garlic, parsley, dill, and mint in a food processor until finely chopped.
2
Add the chopped vegetable and herb mixture to ground beef along with salt, black pepper, and dried oregano. Mix thoroughly until the seasonings are evenly distributed.
3
Shape the meat mixture into balls, then flatten each into a patty.
4
Place the patties on a plate and refrigerate for about 10 minutes.
5
For the yogurt sauce: grate the cucumber along the sides to avoid the seedy core, then squeeze out excess liquid.
6
Add the grated cucumber, additional garlic, and fresh herbs to the food processor and chop finely.
7
Add half to one whole lemon (depending on desired lemon intensity), Greek yogurt, and 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil. Mix until fully combined.
8
Refrigerate the yogurt sauce; the flavors will develop further as it sits.
9
Heat a skillet with a bit of olive oil and cook the patties for about 2 minutes per side until golden brown. (Alternatively, bake them in the oven—see the full recipe for details.)
10
Serve the cooked patties with the yogurt sauce as a salad topping, in pita wraps, or as an appetizer.
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