Greek Style Meatballs

By mdancause

Ingredients

• 1 pound of ground lamb
• (or other ground meat)
• 1 large clove of garlic, minced or grated
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
• 1/4 tsp black pepper (or to taste)
• 2-3 thin slices of fresh lemon
• 1-2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2 In a mixing bowl, combine the ground lamb, garlic, lemon zest, oregano, garlic powder, sea
salt, and black pepper until the spices are all well incorporated into the meat.
3 Form the meat into approximately 9-12 meatballs and place into an oven safe dish. Place
the lemon slices into the pan on top of some of the meatballs.
4 Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked all the way through or is just
slightly pink in the center.
5 Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the meatballs upon serving.