Greek Style Meatballs With Yogurt Dipping Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

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• For the dipping sauce: shopping list
• 1 cup Greek style yogurt, (if you can't find Greek style, any yogurt will work, just won't need to thin it so much. Even can be made with non-fat or low-fat) shopping list
• 3/4 cup minced fresh cilantro shopping list
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint leaf shopping list
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced jalapeno pepper shopping list
• 2 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
• salt and pepper, to taste shopping list
• Additional milk to thin to desired consistency shopping list
• For the meatballs: shopping list
• 3/4 pound lean ground lamb shopping list
• 1/2 pound lean ground beef shopping list
• 1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs, or as needed (when making the meatballs, the meat should hold together and not feel too loose, if it does, add a little more bread crumbs) shopping list
• 1 egg, lightly beaten shopping list
• 2 cloves garlic, minced shopping list
• 1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives (I used a combo of chopped Kalamata and Italian oil cured green olives shopping list
• 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese shopping list
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro shopping list
• 1 teaspoon dried (and in this case dried is better than fresh) mint shopping list
• 1 teaspoon cumin (or to taste) shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander shopping list
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamon, (optional) shopping list
• salt and pepper, to taste shopping list