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The Best Paleo Vegan Meatballs

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The no-meat balls are absolutely delicious! I love them so much, I would choose these over a meat-version any day. They are gluten-free, grain-free, paleo-friendly and super flavourful. You could use them as a salad topper too!

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup walnuts
  • 1 large carrot chopped into chunks
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley loosely packed
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil loosely packed
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme loosely packed
  • 5-6 medjool dates pits removed or 1/2 cup deglet noor dates
  • 5 sundried tomatoes
  • 1/4 of a small cauliflower chopped
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • Half juice of fresh lemon
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Add all the ingredients to a food processor or blender and give a blitz until finely ground.
  • Form into 2 inch balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. If they are difficult to form and hold their shape, add another medjool date or two and blitz again, they provide the sticking action.
  • Bake for 20 minutes.
  • The texture should be very tender so you can easily eat them with a fork.
  • Enjoy right away with some zucchini pasta or regular pasta. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 5 days or freeze no-meatballs for up to 3 months.

Notes

These no-meatballs can be eaten raw if you like, but they are nice warmed up in my opinion.
If you use regular pasta, I really like Quinoa Pasta or Chickepea pasta which is chickpeas and lentils.
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