Turkey Meatballs with Avocado Citrus Dipping Sauce
These turkey meatballs with avocado are packed with spinach for a healthy meal or appetizer.
Servings: 20 servings
Ingredients
For the Meatballs
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 10 oz. frozen spinach thawed and drained
- 1 yellow pepper diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil divided
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt & pepper
For the Avocado Dipping Sauce
- 1 ripe avocado
- zest of 1 lemon
- zest of 1/2 a lime
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- juice of 1/2 a lime
- 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley chopped
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Meatballs
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, saute onion, shallot and garlic with 1 tablespoon olive oil for 3-5 minutes until softened.
- Add peppers and red pepper flakes and saute for another 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Combine onions, pepper, garlic mixture in a large bowl with turkey and spinach.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix together, using your hands if necessary.
- Roll into balls, just slightly larger than golf ball size and set aside.
- Heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat in skillet.
- Place meatballs in skillet and pan fry for 2-3 minutes on each side until browned.
- Once meatballs are browned, place on a baking sheet that's been lined with foil and sprayed with baking spray.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until fully cooked through.
For the Avocado Dipping Sauce
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mash together with a fork (or use a food processor) until fully mixed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1SERVING | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 103mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g