Meat Balls

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• 1 cup cooked bulgar wheat or brown rice
• 1/2 cup soy spread (recipe follows)
• 1/4 cup tofu (I subsituted for cottage cheese)
• 1/2 cup vegan bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon Shoyu (soy sauce)
• Soy Spread:
• 1/2 onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon oil, or less
• 1/4 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 small stalk celery, chopped fine
• 2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 cup cooked soy beans (I used chick-peas)
• 1 - 2 teaspoon vinegar
• salt to taste
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Saute onion and garlic in oil, then add celery and green pepper. Cook until onion is transparent. Crush the garlic with a fork and add along with the tomato paste, basil and oregano. Simmer briefly. Stir this mixture into 1 cup cooked mashed beans, and then add vinegar, salt and pepper.

Combine ingredients and form into 1 1/2" balls. Bake on greased sheet for about 20 minutes. Makes 12 - 15 balls. Serve on spaghetti or with rice and gravy.

Do not have nutrition facts on these, but must be low in fats. They are very good. My non-vegetarian in-laws like them.

Serves: 4 - 6 ?

Preparation time: 30 mins.