Meatball Skewers Spiedini that Kids will love. Made with zucchini and cherry tomatoes try serving the classic way with a simple tomato sauce and spaghetti
This recipe featured on Michela’s Tuscan Kitchen
Ingredients
500g minced beef
1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
100g breadcrumbs
a small handful of chopped parsley
1 – 2 Zucchini cut into 2 cms discs
20 small cherry tomatoes
Mix in half a teaspoon of chilli powder for some heat – optional
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100g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 medium eggs, preferably free-range or organic
1 teaspoon fine salt
1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
METHOD
SOAK several wooden skewers in water.
MIX together all the ingredients apart from the oil, tomatoes and zucchini in a large bowl and shape with your hands into walnut-sized balls.
THREAD the skewers by adding a meatball followed with a piece of zucchini and then a tomato, repeating until the skewer is full and with 3cm either end to handle.
PLACE the prepared skewer on a baking tray. Repeat the process until all meatballs are used.
DRIZZLE with a little olive oil and seasoning.
GRILL the spiedini for 8-10 minutes until golden and cooked through
Ingredients
500g minced beef
1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
100g breadcrumbs
a small handful of chopped parsley
1 – 2 Zucchini cut into 2 cms discs
20 small cherry tomatoes
Mix in half a teaspoon of chilli powder for some heat – optional
*
100g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
2 medium eggs, preferably free-range or organic
1 teaspoon fine salt
1⁄2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
