{"id":34687,"date":"2026-07-18T14:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=34687"},"modified":"2026-07-18T14:24:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T21:24:55","slug":"zaatar-meatballs-with-mediterranean-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nourishdeliciously.com\/?p=34687","title":{"rendered":"Za’atar Meatballs with Mediterranean Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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If you\u2019ve been here a while, you know that we\u2019re fans of Mediterranean inspired ingredients~ lots of vegetables, fresh herbs, warming spices, lemon zest, aromatics like ginger and garlic to help weeknight meals elevated and nourished. These meatballs are riffed from Ottolenghi\u2019s cookbook. I simplified the recipe with a version that seems do-able for a weekend dinner. This recipe is written for ground chicken, sub in lamb or even turkey in its place depending on your preference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now the “sauce”! it is a roundup of one classic Mediterranean dip~ tahini, charred eggplant, chickpeas and greek yogurt along with the usual suspects garlic, lemon juice, cumin etc. I was a little hesitant of the combination at first, but everyone liked it and actually tasted great. I served this with some pita to mop up, freshness from spring greens, sliced radishes, cucumber and pickled veggies! The latter is for some briny crunch in addition to make it a nutritious meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You don’t have to make the dip as written aka with all the different components, just a regular tahini sauce works really well. I happened to have some charred eggplant that needed to be used up so I combined a bunch of things to make the sauce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zaatar Meatballs with Mediterranean Sauce<\/h2>\n
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