maleficent

1 lb ground lamb
1 cup bulgur (soaked in water 1 hr then drained, makes 2 cups)
1/2 small onion, minced (I like sweet onions)
2 tbs fresh mint, minced (dried doesn'thave the same flavor to me, but your choice)
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
2 Tbsp olive oil

Combine lamb, drained bulgur, onion, mint and spices. Mix
well with clean hands.

Make baseball sized meatballs and roll into oblong shapes... grill or bake these meatballs. Serve

or... Put mixture in in cake pan at 375 degrees F for 35 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve. (this way is really tasty, but depending on the ground lamb you are using, it can be a little fatty,and the resulting product gets a little greasy (which isn't actually bad tasting... but... )


Serve with tzatziki sauce if you like..

1 Pint plain yogurt (live dangerously, don't use the fat free version, it's got a dfferent texture that just doesn't work in this
1/2 cucumber, finely chopped (I like the seedlss english cukes)
3 Cloves garlic, minced
1 splash olive oil
1 lemon, juiced
zest of 1/2 the lemon
Parsley or mint, chopped


To the yogurt add the cucumber, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and salt. Blend well with fork. Top with parsley or mint. Refrigerate

(I've seen recipes for this where it suggest draining the yogurt, youc an do that-- put the yogurt in paper towels over a straner for 2 -3 hours - it gets a cheese like texture - but you alsoneed to use a lot more olive oil to get the texture you want)

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