turkey meatballs with golden raisins and pine nuts

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground white-meat turkey
• 1 small yellow onion, minced
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup finely chopped cilantro
• ½ cup toasted pine nuts
• ½ cup golden raisins
• ½ cup fine bread crumbs
• A few pinches ground cumin
• ½ tsp salt
• A few pinches freshly ground black pepper
• Olive oil
• Lemon-and-cumin yogurt sauce (see below)
• Lemon-and-Cumin Yogurt Sauce
• Nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Garlic, finely chopped
• Ground cumin
• Ground chili
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Mix all ingredients except olive oil and yogurt sauce together in a bowl, preferably using your hands. You do want all ingredients to be evenly mixed.
3. Form the mixture into 1 inch balls. Heat a thin film of olive oil in a heavy skillet over moderate heat, and sauté the meatballs in batches for a few minutes, getting each side brown.
4. After all the meatballs have been browned for a few minutes, pop them into an oven at 400 degrees to continue the cooking for about 10 minutes.
5. Place on a paper towel to catch excess oil. Serve hot, warm, or cold with yogurt sauce.
6. For the Lemon-and-Cumin Yogurt Sauce:
7. Mix ingredients to taste in a bowl, and keep chilled until serving.