Spanikopita Chicken Meatballs with Spicy Cucumber and Yogurt Sauce
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, plus some for liberal drizzling
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped, divided
- 2 boxes frozen chopped spinach, defrosted.
- 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 tablespoons grill seasoning (recommended: McCormick Montreal Seasoning)
- 1 1/2 cups Greek style plain yogurt
- 1/3 seedless cucumber, peeled and chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh dill
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons, 1/2 a palm full, cumin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons, 1/2 a palm full, coriander
- Salt
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- In a bowl combine onion and 3 cloves of garlic.
- Squeeze the water out of the spinach until completely dry.
- Separate the spinach as you add it to garlic and onion.
- Add feta, chicken and grill seasoning to the bowl and a liberal drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil.
- Mix the meat with veggies and feta and form 18 (1 1/2-inch) meatballs.
- Place the meatballs on a nonstick cookie sheet and bake 10 to 12 minutes until they are golden and juices run clear.
- Place yogurt, garlic, cucumber, dill, lemon juice, cumin, coriander and a little salt in food processor and process until smooth.
- Adjust seasonings and transfer to a serving bowl.
- Serve meatballs alongside sauce with toothpicks.
extravirgin olive oil, onion, garlic, spinach, feta cheese, chicken, grill seasoning, greek style plain yogurt, cucumber, fresh dill, lemon, cumin, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/spanikopita-chicken-meatballs-with-spicy-cucumber-and-yogurt-sauce-recipe.html (may not work)