Medici Meatballs

Ingredients

2 Tbs. oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1lb/450g lean mince
1 tsp. dried oregano
good dash Worcestershire sauce
good dash Tabasco sauce
salt and ground black pepper
squeeze of lemon juice
1 small egg, beaten to bind
1/2pt/300ml thick natural yoghurt
4oz/100g frozen chopped spinach, defrosted
1 Tbs. pesto sauce

Instructions

1) Heat oil in a pan and fry onion and garlic until softened. Remove with a slotted spoon and cool. Mix with mince, oregano, Worcestershire and Tabasco sauces in a bowl. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice and bind with egg. Form mixture into small balls with hands. Reserve.

2) For the sauce, blend yoghurt, spinach and pesto in a processor. Season to taste.

3) Fry meatballs in a pan until browned and cooked through. Arrange in a dish and serve with warmed sauce poured over.