{"id":16818,"date":"2017-09-10T14:08:16","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T14:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/lamb-koftas-with-sour-cherry-sauce-pistachios-paleo-glutenfree\/"},"modified":"2021-08-07T12:23:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T18:23:47","slug":"lamb-koftas-with-sour-cherry-sauce-pistachios-paleo-glutenfree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinnamonandcoriander.com\/en\/lamb-koftas-with-sour-cherry-sauce-pistachios-paleo-glutenfree\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamb Koftas with Sour Cherry Sauce & Pistachios | Paleo & Glutenfree"},"content":{"rendered":"

This recipe for cherry studded Persian Lamb Meatballs is easy to make and will impress everyone. The sweet and sour cherry sauce and the chopped pistachios complement the rich, spiced lamb koftas so well and take this paleo and gluten free recipe to the next level!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Happy Sunday, everyone! Oh, and what a week it has been. Starting with our big move from Calgary to Saskatchewan on Monday. It is my first time in this part of Canada and I\u00a0am already feeling very much at home in the little town next to the South Saskatchewan River, that we moved to. Having had bad luck with the first apartment we had rented, (which felt and smelt as if it had been formerly used as a sauna for chain smoking cats), we got really lucky with our second place. What I like most about it, is that it is directly opposite from a school which reminds me of my days as a teacher, plus it makes for great morning entertainment. Today we are gonna check out the Wolf Willow Winery<\/a>\u00a0 and I am all kinds of excited. I heard they\u00a0make their own rhubarb wine and I\u00a0cannot wait to try it.<\/p>\n

Before it strikes wine o clock, though, I am gonna help myself to a big old portion of these delicious Persian Lamb Koftas with Sour Cherry Sauce and chopped pistachios. I came up with this creation after an afternoon with Marsha Mehran’s \u00a0novel Pomegranate Soup<\/a>\"\" which made me so hungry that I had to get cooking something Persian right away.\u00a0What I love about Persian food are the flavourful combinations – the mix of meat, bold spices and fresh herbs with sweet or tart fruits like cherries, plums, pomegranates, apricots, and raisins. Fun to eat and fun to cook.<\/p>\n

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These spicy Persian lamb\u00a0meatballs with Sour Cherry Sauce make for such an easy and satisfying\u00a0lunch or dinner!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Making kofta is a brilliant way of using minced lamb as an alternative to minced beef or pork. I love lamb and I find that the earthy flavor of lamb goes so well with the tartness of the sour cherry sauce.The sweet and tangy dried cherries add another unexpected element to the dish and the chopped pistachio nuts are a great change in texture.<\/p>\n

You can buy sour cherries frozen or dried, both sweetened and unsweetened. Sweetened sour cherries work for this recipe, but if you are eating a paleo diet, or cutting out sugar like I do, I recommend these No Sugar Added Dried Cherries<\/a>\"\" .\u00a0I still have a bunch left from my cherry drying experiment <\/a>so mine had no additives whatsoever. Cranberries are a possible\u00a0alternative.<\/p>\n

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The sweet and sour cherry sauce complements the rich, spiced lamb meatballs exceptionally well. If you do not find minced lamb, or are not a fan, you can use ground beef, pork or turkey instead.<\/p>\n

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The recipe for lamb koftas with sour cherry sauce is both Paleo friendly and gluten free. If you are eating a strict\u00a0Paleo\u00a0diet, you can substitute the rice in the picture with cauliflower rice or with a side of\u00a0cauliflower tabouleh.<\/a><\/p>\n

Make sure to defrost the frozen cherries and to soak the dried cherries<\/a>\"\", before chopping them and adding them to the meatballs. They make the lamb koftas extra juicy. I was naughty and used some brandy for soaking the dried cherries, which was really delicious. Water or Organic Cherry Juice<\/a>\"\"\u00a0work really well. If you use frozen cherries, you can simply use the liquid that gathers around the defrosted cherries.<\/p>\n

These\u00a0lamb koftas\u00a0<\/em>can be made in bigger batches and freeze well. The cherry sauce is only one way of enjoying them! You could also add them to pasta sauces to create a twist on your classic spaghetti and meatballs.<\/p>\n

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This recipe for cherry studded Persian Lamb Meatballs is easy to make and will impress everyone. The sweet and sour cherry sauce and chopped pistachios complement the spiced lamb koftas and take this paleo & gluten free recipe to the next level! 
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\n\t\t\t<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories<\/span> 800<\/span> kcal<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Author<\/span> Kiki Johnson<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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