Meatballs & Mixed Greens Salad
Need a new way to add meatballs to your menu? Try adding them to a refreshing salad, loaded with lots of vegetables and full of flavor!
Ingredients
- 14.1 oz ground beef we use Butcher Box meat
- Handful chives finely chopped (plus extra to garnish)
- Handful dill finely chopped (plus extra to garnish)
- Handful parsley finely chopped (plus extra to garnish)
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 TB olive oil plus an extra 1 TB for dressing drizzle
- 2.8 oz green beans
- 3.5 oz petit pois defrosted if using frozen
- 2.8 oz baby spinach thinly sliced
- 2.8 oz arugula thinly sliced
- 1.8 oz feta crumbled
- 0.7 oz pistachio nuts roughly chopped
- Squeeze of fresh lemon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F.
- Add the ground beef into a bowl and then add the chives, dill, parsley, and garlic powder. Season generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix thoroughly to evenly combine.
- Form 10 even-sized meatballs from the mixture and place them onto a baking tray lined with kitchen paper.
- Drizzle over a tablespoon of olive oil and bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes until cooked through.
- Toss the green beans, petit pois, baby spinach, and arugula in a bowl and another tablespoon of olive oil. Season with salt.
- Serve the meatballs over the greens and crumble the feta cheese over them.
- Finish with the pistachios and a squeeze of fresh lemon. Toss on any remaining herbs.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 748kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 53gFat: 56gSaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 640mgFiber: 7gSugar: 3g