Meatless meatballs

Meatless oil free baked meatballs

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Course Dinner

Cuisine Romanian

Servings people

Calories 381 kcal

Equipment

Food Processor

Ingredients

½ cup raw cashews
½ cup raw sunflower seeds
⅓ cup ground flaxseed
¼ tsp ground pepper
1½ tsp salt
¼ tsp sweet paprika
½ cup fresh parsley
2 tsp umami
1 cloves garlic
3 carrots medium size
1 onion yellow onion - small
8.6 oz black beans one 15 oz can
8.6 oz kidney beans one 15 oz can
2 cup cooked brown rice
⅓ cup water
8 oz baby bella mushrooms optional

Instructions

Hydrate the ground flaxseed with water (½ cup) in a small bowl and let it sit.
Soak the cashews and sunflower seeds in hot water. Let it sit for about 10 minutes.
Peel the carrots and add these to the food processor. Add the cooked brown rice, garlic and blend. It should look like in the below image. Empty the contents into a large bowl.
Add the black and kidney beans as well the mushroom and parsley to the food processor. Blend until a paste is formed. Empty the contents into the same large bowl.
Strain the cashews and sunflower seeds and place these in the food processor. Pulse several times then add the ground flaxseed mixture and blend. Empty the contents into the the same large bowl.
Add chopped onion, umami, salt and ground pepper to the large bowl and mix well. Taste and add more spices if needed.
Use the medium size cookie scoop to scoop up the mixture and lay it on parchment paper on a baking tray.
Bake (convection bake) 35 minutes at 330 F (165°C). Increase temperature to 350 F (176° C) if you use the regular bake cycle instead of convection bake.

Notes

Serve with mashed potatoes and peas (canned peas are just fine). Instead of peas you can also have cucumber slices and tomatoes.
Can make a great lunch dish together with pita pockets and your favorite toppings.
They freeze very well.

Nutrition

Calories: 381kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 16gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 616mgPotassium: 896mgFiber: 13gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 5558IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 92mgIron: 5mg