Amazing meals with brainpower nutrients
Beat Monday-itis
with brainpower nutrients
Iron is critical brain fuel - deficiency can leave you feeling slow in mind and body. If that’s you on Monday mornings, the good news is that red meat is the largest contributor of readily available iron in the Australian diet. So, if you ‘don’t like Mondays’, why not stay on the ball with red meat.
On the ball meatballs with brainpower nutrients
Serves: 4
Preperation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
600g lean beef mince
1/3 cup water
2 slices thick bread, torn
grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
2 punnets cherry tomatoes, halved
150g baby English spinach
1/2 cup basil leaves
1 cup cooked risoni and salad of lettuce, cucumber and avocado to serve
Method
- Preheat oven to 180ºC. Place mince in a bowl. Pour water over bread. Set it aside, then mix it with a fork. Add bread, rind and juice to mince, mix well. Shape small spoonfuls into meatballs.
- Line a tray with baking paper. Place meatballs in a single layer on tray. Lightly brush or spray
meatballs with oil. Cook for 15 mins, or until meatballs are cooked through.
- Heat oil in a large frypan over a medium-high heat. Add onion, cook until soft, add tomatoes, cook until just soft. Add spinach and basil, stir to mix. Divide risoni between serving plates, top with meatballs and tomato mixture. Serve with salad.
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