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Lamb meatballs with fruity couscous

Lamb meatballs with fruity couscous

 Source: This Morning Healthy Starts

A quick and tasty family meal with lamb meatballs and flavourful couscous - a great recipe from This Morning Healthy Starts

Ingredients

  • 175 g oz whole wheat couscous
  • 200 ml7 fl oz vegetable stock
  • 50 g oz sultanas
  • 3 tomatoes, chopped
  • ¼ cucumber, chopped
  • 125 g oz black grapes
  • 4 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 4 tbsp lemon juice
  • 170 g6 oz low fat Greek yoghurt
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint
  • 300 g10½ oz lean lamb mince
  • 4 spring onions
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 2 tsp curry paste
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 3 tbsp chopped coriander

Nutritional Info

  • 420

    Calories
  • 6g

    Saturates
  • 14g

    Fat
  • 19g

    Sugar
  • 0.6g

    Salt

Method: How to make Lamb meatballs with fruity couscous

1

Place the couscous in a large bowl, pour in the vegetable stock and add the sultanas.

2

After 5 minutes, fluff up the grains with a fork.

3

Stir in the tomatoes, cucumber, grapes and parsley.

4

Combine the meatball ingredients in a bowl and shape into 12 walnut-sized balls.

5

Preheat the grill to medium-high heat and grill the meatballs for 15 minutes, turning occasionally.

6

Combine the yoghurt, mint and lemon juice in a bowl.

7

Serve the couscous with the meatballs with a spoon of the yoghurt mixture on top.