Baked Broccoli Cheese Balls

Name: Baked Broccoli Cheese Balls
Yield: 3
Ingredients: • 2 cups (packed) roughly chopped soft cooked broccoli (well drained) (~400g/13 oz raw broccoli) (Note 1); • 1 cup panko breadcrumbs; • 2 eggs; • 3/4 cup shredded cheese (Cheddar, Colby or Tasty cheese are my usual); • 2 shallots / scallions , finely sliced; • 2 cloves garlic , minced; • 1/4 tsp salt; • Black pepper; • Olive oil spray; Garlic Lemon Yoghurt Sauce:; • 2/3 cup plain yoghurt; • Zest of 1/2 lemon; • 1 tbsp lemon juice; • 1/2 garlic clove , minced; • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil (adjust to taste, depends on fat % of yoghurt used); • Salt and pepper, to taste

Baked Broccoli Cheese Balls was pinched from <a href="http://www.recipetineats.com/baked-broccoli-cheese-balls/" target="_blank">www.recipetineats.com.</a>

"You'll be surprised how much broccoli is crammed into these! They certainly don't taste healthy - but they are. They are juicy and moist inside, golden on the outside, they stay pretty round after baking, and are gorgeous to serve as a vegetarian main or as bites! Serves 3 - 4 as a main. Recipe video below...."

INGREDIENTS

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• 2 cups (packed) roughly chopped soft cooked broccoli (well drained) (~400g/13 oz raw broccoli) (Note 1)

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• 1 cup panko breadcrumbs

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• 2 eggs

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• 3/4 cup shredded cheese (Cheddar, Colby or Tasty cheese are my usual)

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• 2 shallots / scallions , finely sliced

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• 2 cloves garlic , minced

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• 1/4 tsp salt

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• Black pepper

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• Olive oil spray

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Garlic Lemon Yoghurt Sauce:

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• 2/3 cup plain yoghurt

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• Zest of 1/2 lemon

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• 1 tbsp lemon juice

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• 1/2 garlic clove , minced

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• 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil (adjust to taste, depends on fat % of yoghurt used)

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• Salt and pepper, to taste

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