Gyro Meatball Bowl

Super Gyro Meatball Bowls

Ingredients

For the Meatballs
• 2 lbs ground lamb
• 1 Tbsp Super Gyro spice blend (or 1 tsp each marjoram, thyme and garlic powder)
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 C almond flour
For the Tzatziki sauce
• 1 C plain coconut milk yogurt, grass-fed greek yogurt or mashed avocado
• 1/4 C cucumber, diced very fine
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped fine
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp salt
For the Bowl
• 3 zucchini, spiralized
• Super Gyro Meatballs (above)
• Chopped fresh dill
• Cucumber slices
• Super Gyro Spices for garnish
• Crumbled organic feta cheese (optional)
• Other toppings of choice as desired

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, mix by hand the meat, spices, eggs and almond flour. Form into 1 1/2" meatballs.
3. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown top and bottom of meatballs, about two minutes per side. Transfer to a baking sheet.
4. When every meatball is browned, bake for 9 minutes in the oven until cooked to medium. 
5. Meanwhile bring a pot of water to boil. Blanch spiralized zucchini for 30 seconds, then strain.
6. In a small bowl, stir together tzatziki sauce ingredients until thoroughly mixed.
7. To assemble bowl, start with zucchini noodles, then add meatballs, sauce, dill, feta and cucumber. 

Notes

Don't be afraid to play with toppings! Other choices here that would be excellent include diced tomatoes, avocado, olives, and pickled onions 

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***I followed this recipe except for the meatballs; as our local store didn't have lamb. I ran out of time to thaw ground beef. So, I ended up finding a ground turkey meatball at Walmart. 

***I would also add that the zoodles were only enough for Zach & myself. And the sauce is a plenty!