Asian Quinoa Meatballs

Ingredients

• Ground turkey

  Poultry food products, raw

  1 lb or 454g

• Quinoa

  Cooked

  ¾ cup or 139g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  2 medium or 30g

• Egg

  Whole, fresh eggs

  1 large or 50g

• Soy sauce

  Regular sodium, Shoyu

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tsp or 9g

• Sauce, hot chile, sriracha

  1 tsp or 5g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Sesame seeds

  Seeds, whole, dried

  ½ tsp or 2g

• Soy sauce

  Regular sodium, Shoyu

  ¼ cup or 64g

• Rice wine vinegar

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Ginger

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 5g

• Brown sugar

  1 tbsp or 9g

• Sesame oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tsp or 5g

• Sauce, hot chile, sriracha

  1 tsp or 5g

• Cornstarch

  2 tsp or 5g

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 913 baking dish or coat with nonstick spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine ground turkey, quinoa, garlic, onions, egg, soy sauce, sesame oil, Sriracha, salt and pepper, to taste. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands, stir until well combined. Roll the mixture into 1 1/4-to-1 1/2-inch meatballs, forming about 18-20 meatballs.
3. Place meatballs onto the prepared baking dish and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until all sides are browned and meatballs are cooked through.
4. To make the sauce, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, sugar, sesame oil, Sriracha and 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan over medium high heat.
5. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water. Stir into soy sauce mixture until thickened, about 2 minutes.
6. Serve meatballs immediately with sauce, garnished with green onion and sesame seeds.
7. Recipe by: Chungah Rhee (source: https://damndelicious.net/2014/10/15/asian-quinoa-meatballs/)