British veal meatballs with courgetti

Now before I get in trouble for cooking veal I would like to stress this is British / rose veal which can be bought in the supermarket and is a great alternative to beef. It isn't associated with the crates or live export that normally goes with veal and it's actually been given the ok by the RSPCA. If you've never had it I would really recommend trying it.

In this case I had my parents coming round for lunch (aka putting up pictures) so I needed to make sure I had a decent meal to keep dad happy. Mum's been trying to eat clean too so I wanted to choose a healthy option. The meatballs seemed to be filling enough to keep dad happy as he never once complained at the lack of spaghetti!

Meatballs and courgetti

British veal meatballs - bought mine from Waitrose but you could make your own or use beef instead
2 red onions, diced
3 large garlic cloves, crushed or finely chopped
Roasted and skinned peppers, diced (I normally use jarred)
Tinned tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
Dried basil and oregano
Coconut oil
Fresh basil
3 courgettes, raw, spirulised or cut into ribbons with a speed peeler
Parmesan

Fry the onions and garlic in the coconut oil until soft, add the peppers, tomato, puree and dried herbs.
Rinse the tinned tomatoes out and add the water to the pan.
Let it cook down for a while then add the meatballs and cook for another half hour.
Just before serving stir the courgette through and some fresh basil.
Spoon out into bowls then top with parmesan.