Chickpea Meatballs
Healthy chickpea meatballs made with fresh herbs, smoked paprika and miso for a tasty and filling vegetarian alternative. These veggie balls are high in fibre and made with gut friendly miso paste making them a great meal for digestive health.
Servings: 2
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 onion roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1/2 can / 200g chickpeas rinsed
- 25 g breadcrumbs use GF if required
- 45 g rolled oats
- 1 egg
- 1.5 tbsp red miso paste
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1.5 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp fresh parsley roughly chopped
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 220C/ 200C fan/ gas 7.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and drizzle over some olive oil.
- In a frying pan add the olive oil and fry the onion for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes.
- Add the onion, garlic and the remaining ingredients to a food processor.
- Blitz for 30 seconds or until the mixture is well combined.
- Finally give the mixture a good stir to ensure all ingredients are evenly distributed. Use your hand to form the mixture into 8 balls.
- Transfer to the baking tray and cook in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Serve with your favourite tomato sauce.
Notes
Suitable for freezing. Defrost overnight and warm in preheated oven at 180 fan for 8-10 minutes.