Lamb Meatballs with Quinoa Salad – Love and Cook

Ingredients

• 500 g minced lamb
• 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion (finely chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic grated
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• small handful fresh mint (finely chopped)
• pinch cinnamon
• a little nutmeg (rated)
• 40 g fine breadcrumbs
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup quinoa
• 3 cups of rocket or baby spinach (or any other salad leaves you like)
• 3 spring onions (finely chopped)
• 12 cherry or baby plum tomatoes (halved)
• 80 g walnut halves (toasted and roughly chopped)
• small handful flat-leaved parsley and fresh mint (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses (plus a little more for trickling over the salad ½ lemon juiced)
• 2 cloves garlic (grated)
• 1/2 teaspoon sumac (substitute with lemon juice)
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil