Vegan Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Published Aug 26, 2021
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These Vegan Sweet & Sour Meatballs go perfectly on top of jasmine or white rice. They’re great for vegans and meat eaters alike! Introduce at least one meat-free day into your schedule with recipes like this that will make you not miss the meat!
Vegan Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Ingredients
For the meatballs:
- 2 tablespoons (14 g) flaxseed meal
- 5 tablespoons (75 mL) water
- 1 (15-ounce/425-gram) can cooked lentils
- ½ tablespoon (7.5 g) minced garlic
- ¾ cup (72 g) almond flour
- ¼ teaspoon (1.5 g) kosher or fine sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon (0.6 g) freshly ground black pepper
For the sweet and sour sauce:
- 1 (14-ounce/400-gram) can pineapple chunks in pineapple juice
- 1 cup (240 mL) pineapple juice
- ½ cup (120 mL) ketchup
- ¼ cup (45 g) coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 mL) gluten-free soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon (8 g) tapioca flour/starch , + 1 tablespoon (15 mL) water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 500°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine the flaxseed meal and water and let sit for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the cooked lentils, garlic, almond flour, salt, and pepper, mixing with a fork or your hands just until combined and the lentils are mashed. Stir in the flaxseed meal mixture (flax eggs). Scoop 1 tablespoon of the lentil mixture and roll it into a ball in your hands then arrange them in a single layer in the prepared baking sheet. Bake the meatballs for 15 minutes.
- While the meatballs bake, make the sauce. Whisk together the pineapple juice, ketchup, coconut sugar, soy sauce and tapioca starch mixture. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 3-5 minutes. Add the pineapple chunks to the sauce. Transfer the cooked meatballs to the skillet with the sauce, spooning sauce over the meatballs. Serve immediately over rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 429kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 16gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 695mgPotassium: 731mgFiber: 13gSugar: 36gVitamin A: 216IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 105mgIron: 5mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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