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Easy Paleo Meatballs

Local garlic scapes

While in Whole Foods the other day, Jesse pointed out the basket of local garlic scapes. I’ve never bought or even eaten garlic scapes, but thought it’d be fun to give ’em a whirl. I figured we’d both like the garlic scapes since we enjoy the mature variety — garlic spears.

Garlic scapes
I didn’t have any specific recipe in mind for the garlic scapes, so I searched good ol’ Google for ideas. Nothing really jumped out at me, but then I got the idea to make meatballs and serve them on top of sautéed garlic scapes and zucchini.

My easy paleo meatball recipe is foolproof. I’ve only ever made the recipe with ground turkey breast, so this time, I decided to use grass-fed beef. Both are delicious, but actually, I think I like the beef meatballs even more!

Enjoy!

Easy Paleo Meatballs

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb grass-fed ground beef or ground turkey breast
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbsp coconut flour
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well with hands.
  3. Make tablespoon-sized balls and place on a baking sheet lined with foil.
  4. Bake for 20 – 30 minutes.

While the meatballs were baking, I sautéed 1/2 a yellow onion and one clove of minced garlic in a pan. Then I added a jar of Cucina Antica spicy arrabbiata sauce. I love this marinara sauce because it’s pure and simple ingredients, has no preservatives or additives, and no sugar added. It’s an easy shortcut on days I don’t feel like making homemade sauce or don’t have Pomi brand diced tomatoes on hand to do so, although making homemade sauce is pretty damn easy too.

With the sauce simmering and the meatballs still baking, I got the garlic scapes going. To a heated pan, I added a bit of extra-virgin olive oil and then threw in the sliced garlic scapes. I let these sauté for a few minutes and then proceeded to add zucchini slices, sea salt and pepper. I let everything sauté together for a few more minutes and then set the burner to low to keep it warm.

Garlic scape and zucchini saute

After the meatballs finished baking, I tossed them into the simmering sauce. I stirred the sauce around, making sure each meatball got coated with the sauce. I served the meatballs and sauce on top of the sautéed zucchini and garlic scapes. It tasted wonderful and was a nice change from using kale or spaghetti squash (when in season) as “noodles.”

Meatballs, sauce, garlic scapes and zucchini
Meatball bite

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  1. mommab

    June 25, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    Are garlic scapes milder than an actual clove of garlic? Just curious.

    Reply
    • paleoinportland

      June 25, 2012 at 2:59 pm

      Yes, much, much milder. Same with the garlic spears. I bet you’d like them. If you see some around at the farmer’s market or something, give ’em a try!

      Reply
  2. jodi wright

    June 26, 2012 at 9:10 am

    We had garlic scapes last night too! We grilled them in the barbeque like we would asparagus spears. It is so fun to eat the flower buds – yum.

    Reply
    • paleoinportland

      June 26, 2012 at 11:11 am

      Yum! I wish I had a grill, so I could try them that way. I love grilled veggies!

      Reply
  3. Rhiarti

    June 30, 2012 at 1:03 pm

    They look delicious (as do the meatballs) – I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for these!

    Reply
    • paleoinportland

      June 30, 2012 at 7:53 pm

      They are delicious, but won’t be around for much longer, so be sure to grab ’em if you find some!

      Reply

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Hi, my name is Alisa! I am a paleo recipe creator, personal trainer, and all around health and wellness enthusiast living in Portland, Oregon. I am passionate about living, moving and eating well, and love inspiring others to do so too. Read More…

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