Meat Free Meatballs
This meatless meatballs recipe lacks meat, but has all the flavor of a traditional meatball recipe. Cheddar cheese adds a great taste to this vegetarian dish. You may also add fresh or dried herbs of your choosing to tailor the recipe to your specific taste.
Notes
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Ingredients
- 2 cup vegetable mince (1 package Yves Vegatable Ground Round)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoon fresh herbs of your choice, or dried, to taste
- 2/3 cup bread crumbs, fresh
- 2 free range eggs, beaten
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ground mace and allspice, optional
- flour, to dredge
- vegetable oil, to shallow fry
Instructions
- Mix the vegetarian mince with the onion, cheese, herbs, bread crumbs and eggs a food processor or blender and blend until the mixture is smooth and quite fine.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and add a little optional spice to taste.
- At this point you can also add some grated zucchini, shredded leek, or cooked spinach, if desired.
- Form into meatballs and roll into flour to coat lightly.
- Fry in hot shallow vegetable oil over medium heat until nicely browned all over.
- Drain on paper towels and serve hot.