Ingredients

1lb ground turkey

1 large egg beaten to blend

1/3 cup panko

1 tsp ground cumin

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp paprika

¼ cup finely chopped parsley +more coarsely for serving

¾ kosher salt plus more for serving

16oz jar fire roasted peppers in water drained

2 small garlic cloves crushed

1tbsp red wine vinegar

¼ cayenne pepper

½ lemon

Method

Preheat oven to 425 degrees celcius

Using your hands . mix ground turkey , egg , panko , cumin , onion powder ¼ cup parsley and ¾ cup salt in a large bowl . Working one at a time scoop out small amounts of mixture and roll one and one half diameter balls you should have 18 to 20 meatballs

Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large ovenproof skilled  over medium working in batches,

Cook meatballs until golden brown all over about 2 minutes per side . Transfer skillet with meatballs to oven and bake until cooked about 5-7minutes .

While the meatballs are baking pulse almonds in a food processor until coarsely ground . pulse fire roasted peppers , garlic vinegar and cayenne in foodprocessorand almost smooth . Transfer to bowl with almonds and stir in remaining ½ cup oil season rumesco sauce with salt.

Spoon rumesco sauce into shallow bowls and arrange meatballs on top . Finely grate lemon zest over and scatter parsley on top .

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