Asian Turkey Meatballs

I needed something in a hurry to round out a meal that would be quick, easy and have an Asian vibe to it. I found this simple recipe on the allrecipes.com website from a food blogger named Reesa.  Although she marketed the meatballs exclusively as an appetizer, they work equally well served over rice as an entree, and the dipping sauce can then just be spooned over the meatballs and rice before serving.

Ingredients
1 lb ground turkey
1/2 cup fresh chopped or "lightly dried" cilantro (like, Gourmet Garden)
1/2 cup unseasoned bread crumbs (like, Progresso)
1 egg, beaten
2 thin green onions, finely minced
1 tbsp oil (canola, vegetable or avocado)
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
2 tbsp reduced salt soy sauce (like, Kikkoman)
non-stick cooking spray (like, Pam)
Optional: 2-3 tsp toasted sesame seeds

Ingredients
For the Sauce
2 tbsp grated ginger (can use fresh or jarred like, Spice World)
1/4 cup reduced salt soy sauce (like, Kikkoman)
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp rice wine vinegar

The Recipe
Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.

Combine all the ingredients for the sauce and set aside.

Combine all the ingredients for the meatballs and with wet hands, thoroughly mix to combine and evenly distribute all ingredients.

Roll tablespoon sized portions between your hands to make a meatball. Place each meatball on a sheet pan lined with aluminum foil sprayed with the non-stick cooking spray. This recipe makes 16-18 meatballs.

Bake 25-30 minutes in the pre-heated oven.  If serving as an appetizer, dust each meatball with some toasted sesame seeds when they come out of the oven and serve with the dipping sauce on the side.  If serving as an entree, omit the sesame seeds. Heat up the sauce and serve the meatballs on a bed of white rice with the sauce spooned over.