Recipe: Yummy Lentil Balls (vegan)

Lentil Balls (vegan). YUM! thanks Dana for the foundation of a recipe that will be in my collection for a long time. A couple weeks ago my husband's employer held a meatball cook-off. Either store them covered in the refrigerator for one day (to bake the next day).

Bake (or shape and bake) as directed. Combine lentils, bay leaf, and vegetable broth/water in a medium saucepan. Substitution, Cook, and Storage Tips: Make sure your lentils are dry. You can have Lentil Balls (vegan) using 14 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Lentil Balls (vegan)

1. You need 400 gr of red lentils.
2. Prepare 200 gr of thin (fine) bulgur.
3. Prepare 2 tsp of tomato paste.
4. It's 2 tsp of pepper paste.
5. You need 4 of fresh onions (chopped).
6. You need 1 of onion (chopped).
7. It's of Parsley (chopped).
8. You need 50 ml of olive oil.
9. You need 1 tsp of cumin.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
11. You need 1 tsp of black pepper.
12. You need 1/2 tsp of chilli powder.
13. It's 1 of lemon.
14. You need of Lettuce.

If you are using can lentils, pat them dry with a paper towel. This will help ensure your mixture isn't too wet and holds firmly together. Roll the ball in breadcrumbs to coat completely, then place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining lentil mixture and breadcrumbs.

Lentil Balls (vegan) instructions

1. Put lentils into boiling water and wait for until lentils soft and add fine bulgur, stir it. Remove from the heat. Cover and wait for 20 mins until bulgurs are very soft..
2. In a saucepan, add 50 ml olive oil, chopped onion and stir it until onions soft add tomato and pepper paste and mix well. Remove from the heat and cool..
3. Add onion and paste mixture into lentil mixture and mix well. Add chopped parsley, chopped fresh onions and all spices with salt and mix. In this step, you can use a stand mixer for mixing or you can knead with your had. You can use some water to give shape to your lentils as ball..
4. You can serve with lemon and lettuce. Enjoy!!.

Meanwhile, puree the marinara to a smooth consistency and heat it up in a. This vegeterian lentil ball / Mercimek koftesi is the most popular appetizer of Turkish cuisine. Combine the flax seed and the warm water in a mug or small bowl. These are so versatile and perfect for pasta, sandwiches, as an appetizer or alone!. The idea for this recipe came from my lentil veggie burger recipe..