Sweet potato, Spinach & Blueberry Meatballs

Some good quality beef buddies up with 3 of my absolute favourite nutrient dense foods - berries, leafy greens, and of course the sweet taters......what a team! Really what more can you ask for from a humble meatball?!

Talk about a brilliant way to get in your different coloured veggies! I took inspiration from a few different variations I've seen online and absolutely LOVE the nutrient variety in the end result. Take these up a veggie notch and serve them with some courgette noodles, squash spaghetti, or in lettuce wraps with fresh tomato, cucumber and avocado. A great portable meal prep option for the week!

Ingredients;

• 1kg beef mince (or pork, chicken/turkey mince)

• 2 small or 1 large grated sweet potato

• 1 & 1/2 cups packed spinach

• 2/3 cup blueberries

• 1 TBSP maple syrup - optional

• 1 tsp each of sea salt, dried thyme and dried sage (could try subbing with rosemary or mixed herbs)

Makes 32 (or around 8 servings)

Method;

• Prep the veg - grate sweet potato, chop spinach and measure out.

• Add all to a bowl along with the rest of ingredients except for the blueberries, combine well using hands to properly incorporate all the herbs

• Add the blueberries and mix until evenly distributed.

• Scoop into roughly even balls (I used a heaped ice cream scoop and made 32 overall)

• Bake in the oven preheated to 180 C for around 25 mins until cooked through/browned.

Happy eating