Pork, lemon & herb meatballs with orzo salad

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• Alice

  03 August 2011

  Alice commented on this recipe

  Can someone please tell me what ORZO is????

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• The Cherub

  03 August 2011

  The Cherub commented on this recipe

  Hey alice, pretty sure Orzo is a type of pasta, it is very small, looks mucs like rice in fact. I am thinking of making this and just doing it with a rice salad instead as that will be easier. nHope that helps

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• SussexGirl

  03 August 2011

  SussexGirl commented on this recipe

  Hi Allice - have a look at this which gives a better idea what orzo is http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1366647/courgette-and-orzo-bake

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• Sanna

  03 August 2011

  Sanna commented on this recipe

  Made this tonight. With 50/50 beef/pork mince (no Dutch supermarket sells 100% pork mince) but that was fine. I love orzo, but this salad needs a lot of seasoning, and would benefit from anything crunchy/salty to spice it up. Pinenuts, feta, whatever. The meatballs were fine. I had 140 g of orzo left, so made 3/4 of the recipe and that was just enough for 2 - with husband not a huge eater. Overall nice and easy summery recipes, will def make the balls again.

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• Sanna

  03 August 2011

  Sanna commented on this recipe

  Orzo is a very small type of pasta, that is also quite popular in e.g. Greece and Turkey. I understand you can find in the world food aisle at larger Tesco stores and the like. But a Middle Eastern foodshop would stock it as well. Do not confuse it with barley - yes, orzo means barley in Italian but in this case it only means the paste resembles barley... Not the same thing! Another favourite with orzo is http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/5846/greek-lamb-with-orzo, very yummy!

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• wee scot

  06 August 2011

  wee scot rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made the meatballs and yoghurt dip yesterday, supermarket didn't have orzo so we just had them with salad and pittas. Cooked the meatballs in the oven for 25-30 mins. Added a little bit of extra garlic and some basil to the meatball mix and they were lovely - lots of flavour. Would definitely make these again.

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• honeybee

  02 July 2012

  honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Was surprised to find orzi in our local Co-op, as I had previously never heard of it. Made small burgers rather than meatballs (same mixture different shape) and barbecued them. Lovely, quick and easy.

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Ingredients

• 500g pork mince
• 1 red onion , half grated, half sliced
• 1 lemon , zested and juiced
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• a small bunch parsley , chopped
• olive oil
• 200g orzo
• 50g rocket
• 1 x 150ml pot natural yogurt

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Ready in 30 mins

Ingredients

• 500g pork mince
• 1 red onion , half grated, half sliced
• 1 lemon , zested and juiced
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• a small bunch parsley , chopped
• olive oil
• 200g orzo
• 50g rocket
• 1 x 150ml pot natural yogurt

PER SERVING

479 kcalories, protein 33g, carbohydrate 40.5g, fat 21.6 g, saturated fat 6.4g, fibre 0.8g, salt 0.31 g

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