Wednesday

Beef meatballs and yoghurt sauce

















Type of dish : Main course
To serve : 4
Preparation : 30 min
Cooking : 15 min
Budget : Cheap
From : Europe
Difficulty : Easy


Ingredients :
600g minced beef
1 onion
1 garlic clove
1 tablespoon cumin powder
1 pinch nutmeg powder
1 egg
2 rounded tablespoons breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon very finely chopped parsley
Salt and pepper
Oil

Sauce:
3 yoghurts
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
2 tablespoons freshly chopped mint
Salt and pepper

Recipe :
Prepare the meatballs by mixing the meat with the chopped onion and garlic, parsley, cumin, nutmeg, egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Make into balls and set aside on a plate.

To make the sauce, mix the yoghurts with the salt, pepper and finely chopped herbs and refrigerate.

Brown the meatballs all over in the oil for 10-15 minutes then drain them on kitchen paper. Serve with the cold sauce and onion pilau rice.




Fennel salad with lentils



















Type of dish : Starter
To serve : 4
Preparation : 20 min
Cooking : - min
Budget : Cheap
From : France
Difficulty : Easy


Ingredients :
2 bulbs of fennel
2 carrots
2 bunches of celery
16 radishes
1.5 tablespoons vinagrette
2 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon warm water
salt and black pepper
4 tablespoons puy lentils cooked in salted water

Recipe :
1- Remove the horns from the fennel and cut off the bottom. Remove the outer layer. Wash and dry.
2- Peel the carrots and rinse the celery.
3- Wash and top the radishes.
4- Finely slice all the vegetables lengthways.
5- Plunge into icy cold water and refrigerate for an hour, so that they are really crunchy.
6- When you are almost ready to serve, make the dressing: Mix the vinagrette, orange juice, olive oil and warm water. Season well.
7- Add the lentils and stir.
8- Remove the vegetables from the fridge, arrange and serve.