Thai sesame meatball noodle salad - quick and easy to make salad that's perfect for special occasions, lunch, or dinner.
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When we first started meeting at people’s houses for Mother’s group, we would all bring food. There was always way too much.
Then we decided to alternate between boy mums and girl mums each week.
It worked well although some weeks we’d end up with all sweets for lunch (left on a sugar high that day!).
As people started returning to work and our weekly catchup numbers dwindled we kind of fell into everyone just bringing something random again.
Some weeks I'd take a salad, some a cake, it totally depended on my mood (and energy levels).
Somehow we seemed to balance each other out.
Never so much as when I brought an Asian-like salad and another mum brought these delicious Thai sesame meatballs.
It was a match made in heaven and even my meatball-hating son ate one.
I stashed the recipe away and then forgot about it (mostly because I never have pork mince on hand).
A few weeks later we were entertaining and I remembered them.
They took no time at all to whip up but instead of cooking them in a pan I baked them in the oven.
I don’t know what it is about me and meatballs but whenever I try to cook them on the stove I always end up with something burnt on the outside and barely cooked through.
You just have to be super careful not to dry them out in the oven.
Keep an eye on them to make sure they come out just at the right time.
They make perfect party food served with a sweet chili dipping sauce.
I also think they make a great meal served as the meat in a stir-fry noodle dish like this.
I just tossed some noodles, cooked veges and soy and sesame oil together and voila.
Enjoy!
Recipe
Thai sesame meatball noodle salad
Ingredients
- 250 g 0.5lb pork mince
- 250 g 0.5lb beef mince
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 green shallots thinly sliced (I forgot to get these so used chopped chives instead)
- 4 teaspoon sesame oil
- 4 tablespoon hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoon fresh ginger minced
- ½ cup or more sesame seeds for rolling
Instructions
- Line a baking tray with baking paper and preheat the oven to 180C fan-forced.
- Place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix well (I just threw it all in the Thermomix and whizzed it on speed 5 for a few seconds).
- Pour the sesame seeds into a shallow bowl.
- Using about a heaped teaspoon of mixture at a time, roll it into balls then roll each one in sesame seeds and place on the lined baking tray.
- Cook the meatballs for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.
- I served mine over hokkein noodles cooked with some chopped veges and tossed with sesame oil and soy sauce but they can be served as party meatballs with a sweet chili dipping sauce.
Gemma says
Love this post Claire! I must put these on the weekly menu again!!
Claire says
Yes me too Gemma! Thanks for the recipe!
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
When I saw them I thought they'd be perfect with a bamboo pick in them with some dipping sauce. I love adding them to the noodle salad too. Yummo.
Claire says
Oh yes Maureen the fancy ones with the twisty ends!
Elizabeth says
They look really yummy with all those asian flavours... Oh and I love the bowl... I think I saw them at Wheel and Barrow the other day and I nearly bought one... but decided on another cake plate instead! LOL Liz xx
Claire says
Good spotting Liz yes it is from Wheel and Barrow from my sis for Christmas. I love it! x
Gourmet Getaways says
This looks so delicious!
Love the sesame!! YUM
Julie
Gourmet Getaways
Claire says
It makes them look a bit special doesn't it? Thanks Julie!
sherry from sherrys pickings says
phew 8.8 lbs? that's a lot of meat! just kidding. 250g - i get it:)
Claire says
Oh dear Sherry that's not quite right is it?!
Joanne T Ferguson says
What a great recipe Claire as this would be perfect at my next themed dinner party! Pinned and shared!
Claire says
Thanks Jo!