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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. | 2. In a bowl combine 3 cloves of garlic and all of red onion EXCEPT 2 tablespoons, reserve 1 garlic clove and onion for yogurt sauce. | 3. Squeeze the water out of the spinach until completely dry. Separate the spinach as you add it to garlic and onion. | 4. Add feta, egg, breadcrumbs, ground beef, lamb and grill seasoning to the bowl. Mix and combine well. | 5. Form mixture into 1 1/2-inch, bite-sized meatballs. Place the meatballs on a nonstick cookie sheet. ***At this point you could refrigerate until ready to bake. | 6. Bake meatballs at 375 degrees for 20 minutes until they are cooked through. | 7. To make the sauce, place yogurt, 1 garlic clove, 2 Tablespoons onion, cucumber, dill, lemon juice, oregano and a little salt in food processor and process until smooth. Adjust seasonings to taste and transfer to a serving bowl. Serve meatballs alongside sauce with toothpicks. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
extra virgin olive oil	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
red onion	1		chopped divided	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	4		chopped divided	-	-	-	-
spinach	5	ounces	chopped frozen	31.1844	5.5282	3.1184	0.4252
feta cheese	3/4	cup	crumbled	297.0	4.6012	15.9862	23.94
beef	1/2	lb	ground	449.05699999999996	0.0	44.0439	28.8712
lamb	1/2	lb	ground	605.556	0.0	38.2838	48.9661
grill seasoning	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
italian breadcrumb	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
greek yogurt	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
cucumber	1/3		seedless peeled chopped	5.2	1.2584	0.2253	0.0381
dill	3	tablespoons	chopped	60.39	10.9237	3.1639999999999997	2.8789
lemon	1/2		juiced	0.5592	0.1754	0.0089	0.0061
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
salt				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.