
August 5, 2022

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These are great – and versatile – meatballs. I served mine with a quick red pepper sauce, crisped potato rounds and cukes one day, a simple veggie pasta the next, and tucked into a pita with tzatziki sauce the third. Delicious any way you slice it.
gluten-free, paleo
Umami Meatballs
1 lb. ground beef
4-6 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, minced
4 ounces mushrooms, minced
Salt & pepper
2 tsp. mushroom powder (optional)
Another good meat spice – I used a red Georgian blend, but your favorite would be fantastic here
Combine ingredients and roll into ping pong sized balls. Cook as you like to cook meatballs – I did mine a touch small and air fried them for 10 minutes.
Red Pepper Sauce
2 roasted red peppers (jarred)
3 sundried tomatoes (jarred)
3 Tbsp. peanut or other nut butter (or sunflower!)
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. garlic powder
Salt & pepper
Blend to combine.
Serves 3 – 4.
This dish makes a nice light dinner or decent breakfast.
vegetarian, dairy-free
Dilled Breakfast Toasts
2 slices your favorite bread, toasted (I had a nice chewy rye on hand)
2 eggs
Hand full cherry tomatoes
Tablespoon snipped dill
Dairy-free chive cream cheese
Red pepper flakes
Salt & pepper
Toast the bread and fry the eggs to your liking. I wanted runny yolks and it was delicious.
Add the tomatoes to a pan over medium-high and sauté until blackened in spots and ready to pop. You can help them a bit to pop – I kinda smashed mine so they deflated and wouldn’t be dangerous to eat.
Spread a generous layer of cream cheese on the toast, top with the snipped dill and red pepper flakes and egg. Salt & pepper to taste.
Serves 1 for dinner or 2 for breakfast