Minty Lamb Meatball Recipe for Babies

BLW minty lamb meatball recipe for babies… oh how divine this is!  For the first time ever, we decided to buy a half lamb to store in our freezer. This time we went with Ferme Valens in Huntington, Quebec because they are at the Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue market and we see them all the time. My plan is to make all parts of the lamb baby led weaning (BLW)-friendly and blog about it. Today I’m starting with a simple meatball recipe perfect for babies’ hands and perfect for sharing with your clients.

I already had most ingredients in my kitchen so I didn’t have to make a special trip to the grocery store. I did however make a special trip to my sister’s to pick some of her mint that’s taking over her garden!

Here we are picking the mint.

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Picking mint at my sister’s

She gave us some amazing chimichurri as a BONUS!  It also tasted great with the meatballs.

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Bonus chimichurri from my sister’s

This baby led weaning (BLW) recipe is very easy. You take the ground lamb:

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Ground lamb from Ferme Valens

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix to combine in a stand mixer.

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All ingredients are in the hand mixer

Then shape the mixture into 16 BLW-approved meatballs.  This recipe makes 16 baby led weaning iron-rich meatballs:

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Uncooked meatballs

Then cook them on the barbecue for about 10 minutes. Easy!  Perfect for little baby hands! I served these baby led weaning (BLW) meatballs with a yogurt lemon dip, recipe below.

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Lemon yogurt dip

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The mouthwatering final product contains lots of iron.

BLW Minty Lamb Meatball Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground lamb

• 1/2 cup finely chopped white onion

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint

• 2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro

• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped

• 1 teaspoon ground coriander

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Method

1. Heat the barbecue.

2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl (I used my stand mixer) and mix to combine.

3. Form into 16 balls (about 2 teaspoons each) and place on skewers.

4. Cook on barbecue until meatballs are no longer pink in the middle, about 10 minutes.

Note: These BLW meatballs can also be made in the oven at 375F on the middle rack.

Place individual baby led weaning meatballs on a baking sheet and cook for 15 minutes.

Do not overcook them as the texture will be tougher

Lemon Yogurt Dip

Ingredients

• 1 cup whole-milk plain Greek or thick yogurt

• ¼ cup peeled cucumber, minced (optional)

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro

• 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh mint

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• Zest of 1 medium lemon, grated

• ½ tsp freshly ground pepper

Method

1. Combine all yogurt ingredients in a small bowl.

2. Mix well.

Serve with the minty meatballs and enjoy!

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