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Mediterranean Pork Meatballs

Mediterranean Pork Meatballs make a fantastic appetizer at a cocktail party.  They are very easy to put together and offer a smart lean protein option where carbs usually dominate.  Just be sure to choose ground pork that is 95% lean!  Turn your cocktail party into a more rounded “complete meal” by having a protein option to serve along with other finger foods.

I served these with my stuffed mushrooms as well as some other simple sides including seasoned sliced cucumbers, cooked beets with feta, artichoke hearts, hummus, crackers, and dolmades (we took some help on the dolmas from Trader Joes).  The Mediterranean theme worked very well and it was easy to piece together.

Happy hour appetizers including pork meatballs, stuffed mushrooms, beets with feta, cucumbers, and dolmades

The Mediterranean pork meatballs use multiple ingredients that were also used in the stuffed mushrooms which allowed me to save money shopping and time prepping the ingredients!  One of the ingredients that I used was oat flour that I made at home.  To make the oat flour, I simply took gluten-free oatmeal and processed on high in the food processor.  That’s it!  I used the oat flour in place of bread crumbs to bind the pork balls together.  Often times I will skip a binder altogether (aside from an egg).  But when I do use a binder I always choose oats over traditional bread crumbs.

Pork meatballs with feta, parsley, lemon, and shallots

Mediterranean Pork Meatballs

Christine Willers
Makes 16 meatballs
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Appetizer, dinner, lunch
Cuisine Mediterranean

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound 95% lean ground pork
  • ¼ cup ground oats in a food processor
  • 1 egg lightly beaten
  • 1 shallot finely diced 1.5 oz
  • 3 garlic cloves finely diced 10 grams
  • 1 lemon zested and juiced
  • 2 oz feta crumbles
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ cup chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Put all ingredients in a large bowl except for the parsley and mix with hands until well combined.
  • Divide the total weight of mixture by 16 and form into evenly sized balls. Place balls on baking sheet an inch or two apart.
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through and top with parsley for garnish.
Keyword Entertaining, Finger Food, Happy Hour, Mediterranean Pork Meatballs