Lamb Balls with Olives & Rosemary
Serve up these Lamb Balls with Olives & Rosemary at your next shout. Herb-packed and ready in 15 minutes, they're the ultimate easy snack.
Recipe Tip If you have time, make the dipping sauce in advance to allow the flavours to infuse.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup green pitted olives
- 1/4 cup black pitted olives
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 tablespoons parsley
- 2 spring onions
- 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 450 grams lamb mince
Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened yoghurt
- 1/4 cup chopped mint
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 cup green pitted olives
- 1/4 cup black pitted olives
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary leaves
- 1 tablespoons parsley
- 2 spring onions
- 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 450 grams lamb mince
Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup natural unsweetened yoghurt
- 1/4 cup chopped mint
- 1 lemon, zest and juice
- 1 clove garlic
- Step 1 of 5Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Finely chop the olives, rosemary, parsley, spring onion and garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Step 2 of 5Add the olive mixture to the mince and mix to combine. Roll the mince mixture into small balls. Wet your hands first to prevent the mixture from sticking to them.
- Step 3 of 5Mix the dipping sauce ingredients together.
- Step 4 of 5Place the lamb balls on a baking tray and cook them in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until they have browned and are cooked through. Alternatively, cook them in batches in a pan in a little oil.
- Step 5 of 5Serve the meatballs hot with the dipping sauce.
Method
- Step 1 of 5Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Finely chop the olives, rosemary, parsley, spring onion and garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Step 2 of 5Add the olive mixture to the mince and mix to combine. Roll the mince mixture into small balls. Wet your hands first to prevent the mixture from sticking to them.
- Step 3 of 5Mix the dipping sauce ingredients together.
- Step 4 of 5Place the lamb balls on a baking tray and cook them in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until they have browned and are cooked through. Alternatively, cook them in batches in a pan in a little oil.
- Step 5 of 5Serve the meatballs hot with the dipping sauce.
Method
- Step 1 of 5Preheat the oven to 200ºC. Finely chop the olives, rosemary, parsley, spring onion and garlic. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Step 2 of 5Add the olive mixture to the mince and mix to combine. Roll the mince mixture into small balls. Wet your hands first to prevent the mixture from sticking to them.
- Step 3 of 5Mix the dipping sauce ingredients together.
- Step 4 of 5Place the lamb balls on a baking tray and cook them in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until they have browned and are cooked through. Alternatively, cook them in batches in a pan in a little oil.
- Step 5 of 5Serve the meatballs hot with the dipping sauce.