These Asian inspired meatballs are out of this world! Made with ground turkey, ginger, scallions, cilantro and sesame oil with a wonderful tangy sesame-lime dipping sauce. You can make them for dinner or serve them as an appetizer by making them half their size and setting out toothpicks for dipping into that delicious sauce.
I first posted these meatballs back in 2010 and the quickly became a fan favorite! Often I served them with brown rice or Asian “fried” brown rice[1], but lately I’ve been on a zoodle (zucchini noodle) kick and made them for dinner this week served over these zucchini noodles for a low-carb meal and they were fantastic!
To make the zucchini noodles, you’ll need a spiralizer (I love my Paderno Spiral Vegetable Slicer) [2]or a mandolin fitted with a julienne blade. You can see my Italian Zoodles and Meatball recipe here[3] for more detailed instructions if you wish to make this as a side, the only difference was here I used sesame oil to cook the zucchini.
Asian Turkey Meatballs with Lime Cilantro Dipping Sauce
gordon-ramsay-recipe.com
Servings: 4 • Size: 3 meatballs w/ sauce • Old Points: 6 pts • Points+: 7 pts
Calories: 300 • Fat: 15 g • Carb: 7 g • Fiber: 1 g • Protein: 30 g • Sugar: 1 g
Sodium: 866 mg • Cholesterol: 148 mg
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup panko crumbs
- 1-1/4 lbs 93% lean ground turkey
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp ginger, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 scallions, chopped
- 1 tbsp low sodium soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
For the Dipping Sauce:
- 3 tbsp reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 tbsp water
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh scallion
Directions:
Preheat oven to 500°F.
In a large bowl combine the ground turkey, panko, egg, salt, scallions, ginger, cilantro, 1 tbsp of the soy sauce and 2 tsp sesame oil. Gently mix with your hands until combined well. Shape meatballs 1/4 cup in size and transfer to a baking sheet. Bake until cooked through and browned, about 15 to 18 minutes.
For the dipping sauce: mix the lime juice, water, soy sauce, and remaining 2 teaspoons of oil in a bowl. Add the scallions and set aside.
Transfer the meatballs to a serving dish. Stir the sauce, then drizzle the meatballs with a little of the sauce. Serve the meatballs with the remaining sauce on the side.
Makes 12 meatballs.
References
- ^ Asian “fried” brown rice (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)
- ^ Paderno Spiral Vegetable Slicer (www.amazon.com)
- ^ Italian Zoodles and Meatball recipe here (www.gordon-ramsay-recipe.com)