Chicken meatballs with beetroot salsa
Serves: 4
Time to make: 25 mins
Total cost: $11.20 / $2.80 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 500g chicken mince
- 1 tablespoon lemongrass paste or coriander paste
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- olive oil spray
- 150g canned or cooked beetroot, diced
- 2 tablespoons fresh coriander
- ½ lime, juice
- 4 wholemeal pita bread
Instructions
1 Place mince, herb paste, half the onion and cumin in a bowl. Season and mix together.
2 Divide into 25 even-sized balls. Heat a non-stick frying pan for a few minutes. Spray with a little oil and cook meatballs until evenly browned and cooked through.
3 To make beetroot salsa, mix together remaining onion, beetroot, fresh coriander and lime juice.
4 Serve balls in pita bread with crispy lettuce, cherry tomatoes, beetroot salsa and 1 tablespoon plain, low-fat yoghurt.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 1430kJ
Calories 342cal
Protein 29g
Total fat 11g
–Saturated fat 3g
Carbohydrates 30g
–Sugars 7g
Dietary fibre 3g
Sodium 520mg
Calcium 40mg
Iron 3mg
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