Eggplant Meatballs
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant
- * 2-3 TB avocado oil
- * 1 1/2 cup rice crumbs (or bread crumb- for rice crumbs blend/pulse puffed rice cereal for a GF panko- you’re welcome)
- * 3 cloves garlic chopped
- * 1/4 cup fresh or dry basil
- * 2 tbsp dried parsley
- * salt, pepper, Italian Seasoning to taste
- * 1 flax egg (1TB flax /3 TB water)
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375
Chop eggplant into bite size pieces
Coat in oil, s&p, fresh garlic
Roast for 20-30 minutes until tender
Once cool, put eggplant in blender or food processor with remaining ingredients
Blend until mostly smooth, leaving some chunky pieces
Form mixture in about 1.5 inch balls
Bake at 375 for 20-30 minutes
Serve with pasta or meatball sub OR if you wanna take it up a notch, stuff them in some lasagna