Recipe for Veal Meatballs in Pita Bread, Tomato and Cucumber Salad

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Enjoy these delicious veal meatballs, full of flavors and tastes in their pita bread. Recipe text: Congratulations on the Veal / Alexis Braconnier Photo credit: Congratulations on the Veal / Amélie Roche

Yields6 Servings
Prep Time35 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time1 hr
Veal meatballs
 600 Ground veal
 ½ Coriander
 1 Shallot
 1 Egg
 100 Breadcrumbs
 1 Lemon
 1 clove Garlic
Yogurt sauce
 2 Greek yogurts
 ½ Mint
 1 Lemon
Salad
 2 Roma Tomatoes
 1 Cucumber
 3 Olive oil
 1 Lemon
 1 Parsley
 1 Soy sauce
Base
 1 jar Red onion pickles
 Salt
 Pepper
Directions
1

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Peel and chop the shallot, garlic, and coriander. Wash and dry the lemon, then zest it using a peeler. Mix everything with the veal, egg yolk, and breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper.

2

Make about thirty meatballs and then cook them in the oven for 15 minutes at 200°C or in a skillet for 18 minutes over medium heat, stirring regularly for even cooking.

3

Prepare the yogurt sauce: chop the mint and extract the juice of half a lemon, then mix with the 2 yogurts.

4

Prepare the salad: chop the tomato and cucumber into cubes, mix the lemon juice with olive oil, soy sauce, and previously chopped parsley, then season with salt and pepper.

5

Prepare the sandwiches: open the pita bread without cutting it completely in half to allow for filling. Inside, add a drizzle of olive oil, a bit of yogurt sauce, the tomato and cucumber salad, then add 4 or 5 meatballs. Add a little yogurt sauce on the meatballs, slip in some pickles, and garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro or arugula according to your preference.

6

To finish Tip: it is possible to replace the pita bread with a fajita wrap.

Ingredients

Veal meatballs
 600 Ground veal
 ½ Coriander
 1 Shallot
 1 Egg
 100 Breadcrumbs
 1 Lemon
 1 clove Garlic
Yogurt sauce
 2 Greek yogurts
 ½ Mint
 1 Lemon
Salad
 2 Roma Tomatoes
 1 Cucumber
 3 Olive oil
 1 Lemon
 1 Parsley
 1 Soy sauce
Base
 1 jar Red onion pickles
 Salt
 Pepper

Directions

Directions
1

Preheat the oven to 200°C. Peel and chop the shallot, garlic, and coriander. Wash and dry the lemon, then zest it using a peeler. Mix everything with the veal, egg yolk, and breadcrumbs. Season with salt and pepper.

2

Make about thirty meatballs and then cook them in the oven for 15 minutes at 200°C or in a skillet for 18 minutes over medium heat, stirring regularly for even cooking.

3

Prepare the yogurt sauce: chop the mint and extract the juice of half a lemon, then mix with the 2 yogurts.

4

Prepare the salad: chop the tomato and cucumber into cubes, mix the lemon juice with olive oil, soy sauce, and previously chopped parsley, then season with salt and pepper.

5

Prepare the sandwiches: open the pita bread without cutting it completely in half to allow for filling. Inside, add a drizzle of olive oil, a bit of yogurt sauce, the tomato and cucumber salad, then add 4 or 5 meatballs. Add a little yogurt sauce on the meatballs, slip in some pickles, and garnish with a few sprigs of cilantro or arugula according to your preference.

6

To finish Tip: it is possible to replace the pita bread with a fajita wrap.

Notes

Recipe for Veal Meatballs in Pita Bread, Tomato and Cucumber Salad

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Nutrition Facts

6 servings

Serving size

6

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