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Greek-style meatball pittas recipe

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Bring the taste of the Mediterranean to your dinner table tonight with these turkey meatball pitta pockets. Lean turkey mince and fragrant fried veggies keeps this dish fresh and healthy. Serve with a crisp spinach and red onion salad and tangy salad cheese to nail the Greek flavours. See method

Serves 4
10 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook
517 calories / serving
Healthy

Ingredients

500g pack turkey thigh mince
2 garlic cloves, 1 crushed, 1 sliced
1 tsp dried oregano, plus a pinch
½ lemon, zested and juiced
2 tbsp olive oil, plus 1 tsp for greasing
2 red peppers, sliced
6 wholemeal pittas
150g baby spinach
½ red onion, finely sliced
50g Greek-style salad cheese, crumbled

If you don't have mince, cut open some sausages instead

Each serving contains

Energy
2165kj
517kcal 26%
Fat
19g 27%
Saturates
5g 23%
Sugars
7g 8%
Salt
1.5g 26%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 41.7g Protein 41.9g Fibre 10.5g

Method

Preheat the grill to high. Mix the mince, crushed garlic, 1 tsp oregano and lemon zest in a bowl; season. Mix well with clean hands, then roll into 12 balls and transfer to a foil-lined, lightly oiled baking tray. Grill for 15 mins, turning halfway, until golden brown and cooked through.
Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the peppers for 8-10 mins, stirring frequently, until softened and lightly browned. Add the sliced garlic and fry for 2-3 mins more until the garlic is lightly golden and fragrant. Add a pinch of oregano.
Toast the pittas under the grill alongside the meatballs, or in the toaster until crisp, then halve to create 2 pockets each. Whisk the lemon juice and 1 tbsp oil in a large bowl; season. Stir in the spinach and red onion and toss to coat. Stuff the pittas with some of the salad, then add the meatballs, fried peppers and a crumbling of salad cheese. Serve 3 pitta halves each with the remaining salad on the side (or serve at the table and let everyone help themselves!).

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