Tomato-Free Pizza & Meatball Sauce | Paleo | Gluten-free | The JOYful Table

Ingredients

• 1 lge onion(s)
• 2 lge (320g) carrot(s), peeled
• 1 sml-med (260g) sweet potato(s), peeled
• 1 med-lge (200g) beetroot, peeled
• 1 lge celery stick(s)
• 5 cloves garlic
• 2 bay leaves, dried or fresh
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar, or lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp Italian herbs
• 2 tsp coconut sugar (organic), or honey
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp fine sea salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper, ground
• 500ml chicken broth/stock, or vegetable stock can be used
• 1/4 cup (approx 10 lge) pitted kalamata olives, (adds depth to the flavour)