Asian Turkey Meatballs With Lime Sesame Dipping Sauce

By TrayH

These Asian-inspired meatballs are good and light. I am confident they can take care of your worst Chinese food cravings but without all of the guilt. They are all simple, natural, and healthy! My favorite thing about this recipe is that the flavors all come together so that you’re not just tasting one particular spice, but you taste a beautiful blend of deliciousness in your mouth. The ginger, scallions and cilantro are so great together in this dish.

By the way, the sauce definitely makes this dish so don’t skip it (although the meatballs are great on their own, they are a million times better with the sauce.)

Ingredients

• ~For the Meatballs
• 1/4 cup Panko bread crumbs
• 1-1/4 lbs 93% lean ground turkey (the 99% can be pretty dry)
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp ginger, minced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• ~For the Dipping Sauce
• 4 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh scallion

Details

Adapted from wishesndishes.com

Preparation

Step 1

~For the Meatballs:

* Combined ground turkey, Panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 2 tsp oil and mix with your hands until combined well.

* Shape 1/4 cup meat mixture into a ball and transfer to a baking dish.

* Repeat with remaining mixture.

* Bake until cooked through, about 15 minutes.

~For the Dipping Sauce:

* Mix together lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl. Add scallions.

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* Transfer meatballs to a serving dish. Stir sauce, then drizzle meatballs with 1 tablespoon sauce.

* Serve meatballs with remaining sauce, about 1 tbsp per person. You probably will not use all of the dipping sauce.

Makes 12 meatballs


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** Hint: for a fun appetizer, make them half the size and served them with toothpicks. Super easy and takes less than 30 minutes.