Sweet and Sour Pineapple Lentil Meatballs
These healthier plant-based meatballs are made from an oat-lentil mixture and served in a tangy sweet and sour sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 chopped onion roughly
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 2 cup cooked brown lentils
- 1/2 cup chopped roughly parsley
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 2 tbsp rolled oats
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 cup tomato passata
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup fresh pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 cup diced, fresh pineapple
Nutrition
4 servingsInstructions (click to mark complete)
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, whisk flaxseed with water. Set aside for a few minutes to thicken.
In bowl of a food processor, add onion, garlic, lentils, parsley, nutritional yeast, and rolled oats
In bowl of a food processor, add onion, garlic, lentils, parsley, nutritional yeast, and rolled oats. Pulse until a mostly smooth dough forms, with a few larger pieces for texture. Add in flax mixture and pulse to incorporate.
Into a large bowl, transfer mixture and add salt, pepper, and paprika
Into a large bowl, transfer mixture and add salt, pepper, and paprika. Using an ice cream scoop, make 18 to 20 meatballs and drop onto prepared baking sheet. Roll into balls using wet hands and bake until golden brown and crispy, about 20 to. Turn once halfway through baking time.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine passata, ketchup, pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, and brown sugar
In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine passata, ketchup, pineapple juice, apple cider vinegar, and brown sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens up slightly and coats back of a spoon, about. Remove from heat and stir in fresh pineapple chunks.
Once meatballs are done, drop into sweet and sour sauce
Once meatballs are done, drop into sweet and sour sauce. Serve 4 meatballs per portion with a generous helping of sauce.
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