Not Meatballs

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Not Meat Balls

 

1 cup cooked brown rice

1/2 cup soy spread, recipe follows

1/4 cup tofu, crumbled

1/2 cup gluten-free bread crumbs (or gf cracker crumbs; quinoa flakes)

 

Soy Spread

 

1/2 onion, minced

1 Tbsp oil, or less

1/4 cup green pepper, chopped

1 clove garlic

1 small stalk celery, chopped fine

1 cup cooked soy beans (may substitute garbanzos)

2 Tbsp. tomato paste

1 Tbsp. basil

1/2 tsp. oregano

1 - 2 tsp. gf vinegar (or lemon juice)

1/2 tsp. salt

 

Saute onion and garlic in oil, then add celery and green pepper. Cook

until onion is transparent. Crush the galic with a fork. Add tomato

past, basil, and oregano. Simmer briefly. Stir into beans and add

vinegar and salt.

 

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 cashew gravy.