55.BLG.2010.SUB.App.LambMeatballs w Greek Vinaigrette 055

 Greek-style lamb meatballs

This one comes from    http://balancedbites.com/category/easy-recipes

Ingredients:

  • 2.2kg of ground lamb (or other ground meat)
  • 1 large clove of garlic, minced or grated
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (or to taste)
  • 2-3 thin slices of fresh lemon
  • 1-2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

Preparation:

  • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the ground lamb, garlic, lemon zest, oregano, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper until the spices are all well incorporated into the meat.
  • Form the meat into approximately 9-12 meatballs and place into an oven safe dish. Place the lemon slices into the pan on top of some of the meatballs.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the meatballs are cooked all the way through or is just slightly pink in the center.
  • Drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the meatballs upon serving.

I love having these in lettuce 'boats' served with other salad ingredients :)

 

GLUTEN FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE/BROWNIE - Thanks Trace

ONLY OK FOR NO GRAINS - Level 1 NOT SUGAR FREE

 

Auraliza's 3 Ingredient Paleo Energy Bars

  refrigerate for several weeks shelf life

Ingredients:
1 cup roasted almonds
1 cup dried fruit (cherries, apricots, cranberries, apples, raisins)
1 cup (12-15 whole) dates, pitted
Equipment:
Food processor
Plastic wrap or wax paper
Sharp knife
Instructions:
Combine the nuts, dried fruit, and dates in a food processor. Pulse a few times just to break them up. Separate the dates if they start to clump together.
Process continuously for 30 seconds. By this point, the ingredients should all have broken down into crumb-sized pieces. Scrape the edges of the bowl and beneath the blade to make sure nothing is sticking.
Process continuously until a ball is formed, 1-2 minutes. Continue processing for another 1-2 minutes, until the ingredients clump together and gather into a ball.
Press into a disk and chill. Lay a piece of plastic wrap or wax paper on your work surface and dump the power bar dough on top. Press the dough with your hands until it forms a thick square disk, roughly 8″ x 8″ in size. Wrap and chill for at least an hour or overnight.
Divide into bars. Unwrap the chilled power bar dough and transfer to a cutting board. Cut into 8 large bars or 16 small squares, as desired. Wrap each bar in plastic wrap or wax paper and store in the fridge.
Use as an occasional food, one a day or every other day energy snack … keeping in mind the concentration of dried fruit sugars and nuts.

 

Banana Bread

3 very ripe bananas mashed

3 eggs

1 tsp honey (optional if sugar free)

Mix these ingredients together in a bowl

2 cups almond flour

1 scoop (1/4 cup) protein powder

1tsp baking powder (optional if totally paleo)

1 tsp baking soda (optional)

1/3 cup chopped nuts (I make 1/2 cup of nuts/cranberries/sultanas instead)

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

Mix these ingredients togeher in a bowl and make a well in the centre

Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix together well

Put into a loaf tin and bake at 160-180 for 40 mins


Brownie

1 cup of dark choc chips/melts

1/2 cup coconut milk or cream

2 eggs

1 1/4 cups almond flour

1/2 cup shredded coconut

1/2 tsp sea salt

1/2 Tbsp of baking powder

1/2 cup shredded almond (optional topping)

Heat oven to 180

Melt choc and coconut cream/milk in a pot over a low heat

Take off heat and add the eggs and mix well

Add almond flour, baking powder and salt and mix

Add shredded coconut, mix.

Pour into a brownie dish (high sides) sprinkle shredded almonds on top (if you like)

Bake for 25-30 mins. Stick a skewer in the middle it should come out a bit wet to get brownie consistency


DATE BALLS

2 cups date (soak overnight then drain and mash)

1 1/4 cups almond flour

1 cup dessicated coconut

1/2 cup cocoa (I use 1/4 cup cocoa + 1 scoop protein)

as much chopped nuts/dried fruit as you want

mix and roll into balls and roll in dessicated coconut


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