Sun Basket-Style Harissa Lamb Meatballs

Spiced grass-fed lamb meatballs in harissa tomato sauce over herbed couscous with Greek yogurt.

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Ingredients

  • ¾ lb grass-fed ground lamb
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup almond flour
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp coriander
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced (divided)
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint, chopped (divided)
  • 1½ cups organic chicken broth
  • 1 can organic crushed tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp harissa paste
  • 1 cup couscous
  • ¼ cup full-fat Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp avocado oil
  • salt and black pepper

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Instructions

  1. Mix lamb, egg, almond flour, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, half the garlic, half the mint, salt. Form into 12 meatballs.
  2. Brown meatballs in oil 3–4 min turning, remove. Saute remaining garlic in pan 30 sec. Add tomatoes and harissa, simmer 3 min.
  3. Return meatballs to sauce, cover, simmer 12 min until cooked through (160°F).
  4. Pour boiling broth over couscous, cover 5 min, fluff. Stir lemon juice into yogurt. Serve meatballs over couscous, top with yogurt and remaining mint.

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