Description
These Asian inspired meatballs are out of this world! Made with ground turkey, ginger, scallions, cilantro and sesame oil with a tangy sesame-lime dipping sauce. You can make them for dinner or serve them as an appetizer by making them half their size and setting out toothpicks for dipping into that delicious sauce.
Yield: 4servings (12 meatballs) | Serving Size: 3meatballs w/ sauce
Ingredients
1/4cuppanko crumbs
1-1/4lbs93% lean ground turkey
1large egg
1tbspginger, minced
1clovegarlic, minced
1/2tspkosher salt
1/4cupchopped fresh cilantro
3scallions, chopped
1tbsplow sodium soy sauce
2tspsesame oil
For the Dipping Sauce:
3tbspreduced-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2teaspoonssesame oil
1 1/2tbspfresh lime juice
1 1/2tbspwater
1tbspchopped fresh scallion
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 500°F.
In a large bowl combine the ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, garlic, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp of the soy sauce and 2 tsp sesame oil.
- Gently mix with your hands until combined well.
Shape meatballs 1/4 cup in size and transfer to a baking sheet.
- Bake until cooked through and browned, about 15 to 18 minutes.
For the dipping sauce: mix the lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl.
- Add the scallions and set aside.
Transfer the meatballs to a serving dish.
- Stir the sauce, then drizzle the meatballs with a little of the sauce.
Serve the meatballs with the remaining sauce on the side.
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Nutrition
Serving: 3meatballs w/ sauce, Calories: 300kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 30g, Fat: 15g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 148mg, Sodium: 866mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g
