Caprese meatballs

Name: Caprese meatballs
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 7
Ingredients: 50 g Almonds; 2 (approx. 150 g) bunch of rocket; 1 collar Basil; 4 Garlic cloves; 125 ml Olive oil; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 1 Bread rolls from the previous day; 1 big onion; 1 kg mixed minced meat; 1 TABLESPOON Tomato paste; 7-10 Tbsp black pepper; 1-1.2 kg baby potatoes; 250 g Bottled tomatoes; 2 (125 g each) balls of mozzarella cheese; 7-10 Tbsp grated rind of 1 untreated lemon; 1-2 TEASPOONS coarse sea salt; baking paper

AUTHOR
Kerry Mosley

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
75 mins

TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 7

50 g Almonds
2 (approx. 150 g) bunch of rocket
1 collar Basil
4 Garlic cloves
125 ml Olive oil
7-10 Tbsp Salt
1 Bread rolls from the previous day
1 big onion
1 kg mixed minced meat
1 TABLESPOON Tomato paste
7-10 Tbsp black pepper
1-1.2 kg baby potatoes
250 g Bottled tomatoes
2 (125 g each) balls of mozzarella cheese
7-10 Tbsp grated rind of 1 untreated lemon
1-2 TEASPOONS coarse sea salt
baking paper

Directions

1
Roast the almonds in a pan without fat, let them cool down. Wash the rocket and basil, dab dry well, put some basil and rocket aside for garnishing. Clean the rest and chop roughly. Peel 2 garlic cloves and chop them coarsely. Finely mash the rocket, almonds and garlic in the universal chopper. Gradually add 100 ml oil. Season to taste with salt and chill.
2
Soak rolls in cold water. Peel onion and chop finely. Knead minced meat with onion, squeezed bread roll and tomato paste. Season with salt and pepper. Form 8 large meatballs from the minced meat mixture. Put them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 3) for 30-35 minutes. Wash the potatoes. Cook in boiling water for about 20 minutes. Wash, clean and slice the tomatoes. Drain mozzarella and cut into slices as well. Peel 2 garlic cloves and cut them into thin slices. Drain the potatoes, rinse with cold water and peel them, let them cool down a little. Cover the meatballs with slices of tomato and mozzarella.
3
Cook in boiling water for about 20 minutes. Wash, clean and slice the tomatoes. Drain mozzarella and cut into slices as well. Peel 2 garlic cloves and cut them into thin slices. Drain the potatoes, rinse with cold water and peel them, let them cool down a little. Cover the meatballs with slices of tomato and mozzarella. Bake in a hot oven (electric cooker: 225 °C/ convection oven. 200 °C/ gas: level 4) for about 5 minutes. Cut potatoes in half. Heat 25 ml oil in a large pan. Add garlic and potatoes and fry briefly. Mix lemon zest with sea salt and sprinkle on potatoes. Sprinkle the meatballs with some pesto. Serve with the rest of the pesto and potatoes. Garnish with set aside rocket and basil
4
Cut potatoes in half. Heat 25 ml oil in a large pan. Add garlic and potatoes and fry briefly. Mix lemon zest with sea salt and sprinkle on potatoes. Sprinkle the meatballs with some pesto. Serve with the rest of the pesto and potatoes. Garnish with set aside rocket and basil
5
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