Herb and Bacon Meatballs

Ingredients

Meatball

• 1 ½ lb 675 g ground Quebec pork
• 6 slices Quebec bacon
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml olive oil
• 4 shallots, finely chopped
• ½ cup 125 ml milk
• 4 slices white bread, crusts removed, crumbled
• ½ cup 125 ml chopped fresh parsley
• ½ cup 125 ml chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup 60 ml chopped fresh mint
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ tsp. 7.5 ml ground cumin
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1 zest of 1 lemon
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Spicy herb sauce

• ¼ cup 60 ml olive oil
• 1 tbsp. 15 ml lemon juice
• ½ tbsp. 7.5 ml toasted sesame seeds
• 1 tsp. 5 ml lemon zest
• 1 tsp. 5 ml salt
• ½ tsp. 2.5 ml ground cumin
• ¼ tsp. 1.25 ml crushed red pepper flakes

Shallot and bacon dip (an 80s classic)

• 1 cup 250 ml sour cream
• 2 tbsp. 30 ml onion soup mix
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste