Meatball Pita Pockets

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 large tomato, seeded and coarsely chopped
• 1 small sweet onion, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 3/4 cup soft breadcrumbs
• 1/4-1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped onions
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice (optional)
• 12 ounces extra lean ground beef
• 8 ounces ground lamb
• 4 pita bread rounds, halved

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine cucumber, tomato, onion, olive oil, vinegar, oregano, salt and pepper. cover and marinate in refrigerator a few hours or overnight.
• 2 in a small bowl combine egg, bread crumbs, milk, the 2 tbsp onion, allspice and pepper to taste. add beef and lamb and mix well. shape into 24 meatballs.
• 3 place meatballs in a baking dish in a single layer. bake at 375f for 25 minutes or till done. drain well on paper toweling.
• 4 to assemble sandwiches, place 3 meatballs into each pita bread half. top with some of the cucumber and tomato mixture and a little of the marinating liquid.