Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 55 minutes (plus 1 hour in the fridge)
Serves: 4 (makes around 16 balls)
Allergy Information: Gluten Free, Wheat Free, Lactose Free, Dairy Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp. Lucy Bee Coconut Oil
- 1 medium white onion, finely chopped
- 250g mushrooms (I used chestnut mushrooms), roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 35g walnuts, crushed
- A pinch of Lucy Bee Himalayan Salt and Lucy Bee Whole Black Peppercorns, ground
- ½ tsp. chilli flakes
- 1 tsp. cumin, ground
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. tamari
- 40g sundried tomatoes
- 1 tin of borlotti beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 tbsp. tomato puree
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 70g gluten free breadcrumbs
- 15g parsley, roughly chopped
Method
- On a medium heat add 1 tbsp. Lucy Bee Coconut Oil to a frying pan and when hot add the white onion and cook until it starts to become translucent.
- Add in the mushrooms, garlic and walnuts, and cook until the mushrooms begin to cook and reduce in size.
- Add in the ground Lucy Bee Himalayan Salt and Lucy Bee Whole Black Peppercorns, chilli flakes, ground cumin, oregano, tamari, sundried tomatoes, and beans and stir to combine. Cook for a further two minutes to begin to soften the beans.
- Then add in the tomato puree and lemon juice, stir and cook for a further two minutes.
- Add this mixture to a food processor, and pulse to combine all the ingredients together until they begin to form a paste.
- Add in the breadcrumbs and parsley and pulse until they are incorporated into the rest of the mix.
- Roll the mix into ball shapes, I would recommend putting these in the fridge for an hour to help them set in their shape.
- Preheat the oven to 180C, 350F, gas mark 4 when they are nearly ready to come out the fridge.
- Put onto a baking tray and drizzle the last 2 tbsp. Lucy Bee Coconut Oil (melted) over. Cook in the oven for 15 minutes, then take them out and turn them over, before cooking for a further 25 minutes.
- These are great served with a tomato sauce and brown rice or gluten free pasta. You can also make these a couple of days before and reheat to serve.
Enjoy!
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