In general, meatballs are my nemesis, but I really wanted to make a Mediterranean inspired main dish to accompany my Paleo Tabouli and Roasted Cauliflower Hummus.
I started with fresh herbs and some beautiful Moink ground lamb. After combining the herbs and meat, I formed the meatballs, coated them in arrowroot powder and pan fried them until they were browned to perfection and cooked through.
Of course, if you don’t like or have access to ground lamb (it can be a bit fatty) feel free to use beef!
There you have my Paleo Lamb Meatballs! Enjoy.
Paleo Greek Lamb Meatballs (Paleo, Whole30)
Author: Lee of Whole Paleo Eats
Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Mediterranean
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Serves: 6-8
Fresh herbs give these meatballs the taste of the Mediterranean!
Ingredients
- ½ Cup curly parsley
- 2 Scallions
- 1 Tsp fresh rosemary leaves (discard the stem)
- 1 Clove or 1 Tsp minced garlic
- 10 Small mint leaves
- ½ Tsp salt
- 1 Lb ground lamb (or beef)
- ¼ Cup arrowroot powder
- 1 Tbs avocado oil
Instructions
- Place the parsley, scallions, rosemary, garlic and salt into a food processor with the ‘S’ blade. Pulse until it’s all finely chopped.
- To a large mixing bowl, add the meat and herbs. Mix until combined (do not over mix).
- Place the arrowroot on a plate.
- Form the meat and herb mixture into balls (I use a ¼ cup measuring cup to ensure they are of equal size).
- Roll the meatballs in the arrowroot until fully coated.
- Pan fry the meatballs on medium, turning occasionally and gently, until fully cooked.