Gluten Free Meatballs in Almond Sauce

These gluten free Meatballs in Almond Sauce are a Spanish tapa that's so good you'll want to make them as an everyday dinner too. Smart cooks think ahead and make this party appetizer and dinner at the same time. The sauce is thickened with almonds so it always was a gluten free recipe.

Adventurous cooks want to try amazing classics from around the world. This Spanish tapa can be part of a big or small, gluten free tapas menu anytime of year.

Instructions for Serving Meatballs

I cook all the meatballs and sauce together. After dinner I divide them into different amounts for a second meal and maybe some individual portions. If you eat before you go out (celiacs know all about that) then keep something like these tasty meatballs in the freezer just for that reason.

I love the idea of making a favourite everyday recipe and dressing it up for company. When I'm taking these meatballs to a party I make more of an effort with each step. I'll cut the vegetables more exact, use fresh parsley for sure, add fancy toothpicks and garnish the platter.

Meatballs in Almond Sauce (gluten free)

Served individually on a toothpick these meatballs are a tapa. In my house they are also an everyday dinner. If you plan well you can take them to a party as an appetizer and have enough leftover for dinner the next night.

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Course: Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine: Spanish

Keyword: gluten free tapas, meatballs in almond sauce, tapas

Cook Time: 40 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 30 meatballs

Calories: 119kcal

Author: Cinde Little

Ingredients

MEATBALLS

• ▢ ¾ cup fresh gluten free breadcrumbs*
• ▢ ¼ cup white wine
• ▢ 1 lb ground beef
• ▢ 1 lb ground pork
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 3 garlic cloves, minced
• ▢ 3 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (or 1 tablespoon dried parsley)
• ▢ 1½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¾ teaspoon pepper

ALMOND SAUCE

• ▢ 2 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 onion, finely chopped
• ▢ 1 carrot, finely chopped
• ▢ 1 cup white wine
• ▢ 10 garlic cloves, peeled
• ▢ 1¾ cups gluten free beef stock
• ▢ ¼ cup ground almonds this is almond flour
• ▢ ½ cup frozen peas
• ▢ 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• ▢ 2 tablespoon chopped, fresh parsley (or 2 teaspoon dried parsley)
• ▢ 1 bay leaf
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste

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Instructions

MAKE MEATBALLS

• Cover a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside.
• Put breadcrumbs in a bowl and pour wine on top. Let soak while you prepare the remaining meatball ingredients.
• In a large bowl evenly combine ground beef, pork, eggs, garlic, parsley, salt, pepper. Add soaked breadcrumbs and stir just until combined.
• Using a small scoop form cocktail size meatballs onto lined baking tray. Makes about 80 meatballs.
• Heat oil in large pan with high sides over medium-high heat. Sauté meatballs until well browned on all sides. Work in batches and don’t overcrowd the pan, remove meatballs as they are done.

MAKE ALMOND SAUCE

• Add onion and carrot to the pan, sauté until wilted, about 5 minutes.
• Add white wine and garlic cloves stirring to scrape up the brown bits. Boil until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Stir in the beef stock and ground almonds.
• Add cooked meatballs along with the peas, green onions, parsley, bay leaf, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 30 minutes.

Notes

*Collect ends of bread or leftover buns in the freezer and use to make fresh breadcrumbs when needed.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 190mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 440IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg

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