Quick cooking and all the delicious flavors of shawarma in a meatball! We love to serve this with Sweet Potato Salad with Tahini Dressing.
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Shawarma Meatballs
Servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground lamb turkey, or beef
- 2 teaspoons Jamie Geller Shawarma
- 2 garlic cloves grated on a microplane
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Pinch of freshly ground black pepper
- 1 egg yolk
- Garnish: lemon wedges chopped parsley and cilantro, tahini
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Line a baking sheet with foil.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine ground meat, shawarma seasoning, garlic, salt, pepper, and egg yolk.
- Form into meatballs and place on lined sheet.
- Roast meatballs for 20 minutes or until cooked through. Arrange on platter or in pita with desired garnishes.











I used this recipe for Shawarma Turkey Meatballs for appetizers before our Temples’ annual meeting. I dressed them with a small drizzle of Tahini. They were a big hit. 48 congregants ate 96 meatballs within 45 minutes and loved them.
Thanks for the recipe!