Vegan Baked Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Serves | 4-6 |
Prep time | 20 minutes |
Cook time | 40 minutes |
Total time | 1 hour |
Dietary | Vegan |
Meal type | Appetizer, Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish |
Misc | Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
Sweet and sour meatballs are a great vegan addition to any Italian menu.
Ingredients
- 2 cups garbanzos (cooked)
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 1 1/4 cup crushed saltine crackers (about 36 crackers, or 1 long plastic package, or use breadcrumbs.)
- 6 tablespoons gluten flour
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 1 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce ((or 12 ounces))
- 1/2 cup apricot preserves
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin (ground)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
Directions
Step 1 | |
Place garbanzos, olive oil, and water in a strong blender or food processor. I use Vitamix. Blend until smooth. This substance will be fairly thick, so you may need to stop your blender a few times and stir, | |
Step 2 | |
Once your garbanzo mixture is fairly smooth, add walnuts, and blend those until the mixture is fairly smooth. | |
Step 3 | |
In a mixing bowl, combine saltines, gluten flour, paprika, seasoned salt, onion powder, salt, and yeast flakes. | |
Step 4 | |
Pour blender mixture into mixing bowl and stir. You will probablly need to use your hands. | |
Step 5 | |
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. | |
Step 6 | |
Roll dough into 2 tablespoon sized balls and place on prepared cookie sheet. | |
Step 7 | |
Bake at 350 for about 30-35 minutes. | |
Step 8 | |
While the meatballs are baking, combine tomato sauce, apricot preserves, lemon juice, salt, cumin, and paprika in a saucepan on medium heat. Cook until sauce has boiled for about 5 minutes. Then remove from heat. | |
Step 9 | |
When meatballs are finished, place in a casserole dish, one meatball deep, and pour sauce over them. | |
Step 10 | |
Return casserole dish to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes or so uncovered, or until sauce becomes bubbly. | |
Step 11 | |
Serve hot. |
Note
Makes about 26 meatballs.