Thursday, September 5, 2013

Lentil "meat"balls

 
Today I'm adding another pastry-less finger food option.
A realllllllllllllllly tasty one, that is very easy to make and can also accompany a main meal.

LENTIL "MEAT"BALLS
You'll need:
2 tins lentils
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 Tablespoons breadcrumbs
1 Tablespoon mixed Italian herbs

Drain the lentils and add to a bowl.
Mash well. 
Stir in the tomato paste, breadcrumbs and herbs until well combined.
Shape into little balls.
Place balls on a lined baking tray.
Bake in a preheated 180C oven for 20-25minutes until well browned and outsides are crisp.

* This will make 30-35 small balls
Great for nibbles, party food or served as a main with pasta or mashed potatoes.

To make a sauce to go with the balls dry-fry a finely chopped onion with 2 shredded garlic cloves. When the onion starts to brown, add as much tomato passata as desired (I recommend half a jar). Bring the sauce to a boil and then add the meatballs and a Tablespoon of Italian herbs and gently stir until warmed through.  

12 comments:

  1. Lovely! This looks so simple, yet amazing! Favouriting this recipe for future use! :)

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    1. Hope you enjoy it! I love how simple they are and yet so tasty! :-)

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  2. I can't believe how easy this is. I've never had tinned lentils. Tempted to buy some now, just so I can do this recipe. Thanks for sharing

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    1. Yes do it do it do it!!!!!!! You won't regret it! :-) Its so easy

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  3. These look like they'd be so easy to make! What a great way of doing veggie meat balls - so much simpler than frying or trying to do anything on a stove top.

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    1. I love how tasty they are for something so simple! :-) I don't "fry" anything so its great to be able to put these in the oven and forget about them for a while!

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  4. I used tinned lentils in a veg "meat" loaf and it was yummy. These would be nice with some cheese in them too:) They certainly would be very filling.

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    1. I do love lentils! :-) We have them regularly as 'meat'loaf!

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  5. WOW! These looks awesome! LOVE that you are doing a vegan bake-off! I need to take notes as that is certainly NOT my strong point!

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    1. haha I still have lots to learn when it comes to baking to ;-) I'm all for experimenting though!

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  6. How easy and yummy do these look - adding these to my to do list

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    1. haha sounds like mofo is filling that list rapidly ;-)

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