Cilantro Turkey Meatballs

Servings: 4 (about 12 meatballs)
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

2 Tbs toasted sesame oil
1 small onion, diced
2 Tbs fresh grated ginger (about 2 thumb-sized pieced peeled and grated on a microplane)
3 cloves garlic, minced or grated on a microplane
1 ½ Tbs fish sauce (We recommend Red Boat brand which has no added sugar)
3 scallions, green parts only, minced
¼ cup cilantro, minced
1 pound ground turkey thigh
2 Tbs ground flaxseeds

Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Then add oil and let heat for 1 minute.
Add diced onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add garlic and ginger and sauté 1 more minute or until fragrant.
Remove from heat and let cool completely.
Preheat oven to 400F and line a cookie sheet with parchment.
Once very cool, add in fish sauce, scallions and cilantro to onion mix.
Add flax and mix well.
Add ground turkey and use hands to mix well, but don’t over handle the meat. You just want the herb/onion mixture to be well dispersed.
Roll into 12, ¾ inch balls and place on cookie sheet
10.Bake 8 minutes, turn and bake 8 more until cooked all the way through and browned on 2 sides. Temperature with meat thermometer should be about 150.