Lamb Meatballs with Quinoa Salad – Love and Cook

Name: Lamb Meatballs with Quinoa Salad – Love and Cook
Total time: 40 min
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

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Although good lamb is available the whole year around, spring lamb is very tasty. We all love good lamb chops or a rack of lamb, but I reserve this for an

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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