Lucali Meatball Salad

1 pound ground veal
1 pound ground beef
1 pound ground pork
5 cloves garlic, chopped
3 eggs
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 handful parsley, chopped
6 Calabrian chilies, chopped
1 cup cubed white bread
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/2 cup prosecco

Sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup chopped white onion
3 cloves garlic
One 28-ounce can whole tomatoes in puree
1 handful basil
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

To serve
Mixed green salad
Salad dressing

Preheat oven to 400°F.
In a mixing bowl, combine chopped meats with a pinch of salt and black pepper.
Add garlic, eggs, grated cheese, parsley and chilies and mix well.
Dip the cubed bread in the prosecco.
Add soaked bread into the mixing bowl with the rest of the ingredients and combine by hand, mixing it all together.
Portion the mixture into 6-ounce balls.
Place meatballs on a rimmed baking sheet and place in the preheated oven for 18-25 minutes, until the centers are no longer pink.
For the sauce:
In a saucepot over medium heat, add the olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic, add tomato puree.
Season with salt and pepper add basil and let simmer.
Transfer the meatballs from the oven into the simmering sauce with all the juices and continue to cook on simmer for 4 hours.
To serve:
Plate salad first and then add one meatball, in sauce, atop.
Douse with prepared salad dressing and serve.