1. Combine tahini sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl and set aside.
2. Preheat grill to medium-high and coat the grill grate with cooking spray. Combine meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Form into 32 (1-inch) meatballs, then thread them onto 8 skewers (4 each skewer).
3. Grill the skewers, turning occasionally, until the meatballs are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
4. Transfer the skewers to a serving platter and drizzle with hot sauce. Serve tahini sauce on the side for dipping.
Moroccan Grilled Meatballs with Tahini-Yogurt Dipping Sauce
Serves 4
All you need:
Sauce
1/4 cup tahini, room temperature
Juice of 1 lemon
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup warm water
Meatballs
2 pounds ground beef
1 small yellow onion, grated
2 garlic cloves, grated
1/4 cup toasted pinenuts
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Wooden skewers
Hot sauce, for drizzling
All you do:
1. Combine tahini sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl and set aside.
2. Preheat grill to medium-high and coat the grill grate with cooking spray. Combine meatball ingredients in a large bowl. Form into 32 (1-inch) meatballs, then thread them onto 8 skewers (4 each skewer).
3. Grill the skewers, turning occasionally, until the meatballs are cooked through, about 10 minutes.
4. Transfer the skewers to a serving platter and drizzle with hot sauce. Serve tahini sauce on the side for dipping.