How to Make Vegan Meatballs for Dinner or Appetizers
Serving: 6servings
Ingredients
3sliceswhole-wheat bread
½red bell pepper
1small white onion
2cloves of garlic
1tablespoonof soy sauce or tamari
3tablespoonsof minced fresh parsley
¼teaspoonfreshly cracked pepper
1½teaspoonof salt
2cups dry of chickpeas, boiled soft
2tablespoonsof instant oats
2cupsboiled lentils
1⅓cupof olive oil
Instructions
Step 1: Grind bread
Pulse the bread in the food processor until it has the texture of coarse sugar. Set aside.
Step 2: Grind seasoning
Mix bell pepper, onion, garlic, soy sauce, parsley, pepper, and salt and pulse in the food processor until you obtain a coarse paste. Reserve.
Step 3: Grind chickpeas
Pulse the chickpeas in the food processor just long enough to break them into smaller pieces (a quarter of their original size).
Step 4: Make mixture
In a large bowl, combine chickpeas, oats, lentils, breadcrumbs, and seasoning paste you previously processed. Mix well. Taste and add salt to taste if you find it necessary.Make the paste into balls about 1½ inches [4 centimeters] in diameter. Reserve.