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Cracked wheat and beef meatballs with pita bread and yoghurt sauce

Pita pockets filled to the brim with beef meatballs, lettuce and yoghurt sauce make for the ideal lunch or dinner
Cracked wheat and beef meatballs with pita bread and yoghurt sauce
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Ingredients

Method

1.Place cracked wheat or breadcrumbs, mince, onion, garlic, mint, parsley into a large bowl mixing well to combine.
2.Season with salt and pepper. Roll into walnut nut sized balls and place onto plastic wrap until ready to cook.
3.Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook meatballs in batches rolling them around for even browning.
4.Combine yoghurt, lemon and chopped mint.
5.Preheat oven to 200°C and warm pita bread for a few minutes.
6.Fill each pita bread with lettuce, carrot, meatballs, more lettuce and yoghurt sauce. Serve immediately.

When cooking your meatballs shake the pan to roll them around. This will help keep their circular shape.

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