GREEN LENTIL PESTO 100 gr split green lentils1 bunch basil50 gr olive oilground pepper100 gr pine nuts (or other dried fruit,)grated cheese or brewer's yeast (veg.) Cook the lentils according to the time indicated on the package, then drain them well but do not cool...
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CHICKPEA MEATBALLS WITH TOMATO SAUCE
Ingredients:
Chickpea meatballs with tomato sauce
Ingredients for meatballs:
- ?500 g of cooked chickpeas
- ?1 onion
- ?3 cloves of garlic
- ?4 tablespoons of oil
- ?100 g of grated carrots
- ?1 teaspoon of cumin powder
- ?2 spoons of chopped parsley
- ?1 egg
- ?100 g of breadcrumbs
- ?Salt and black pepper q.s.
Ingredients for tomato sauce:
- ☀️800 g of peeled tomatoes
- ☀️200 g of crushed tomato
- ☀️3 tablespoons of oil
- ☀️1 onion
- ☀️3 cloves of garlic
- ☀️1 bay leaf
- ☀️100 ml of water
- ☀️1 sprig of basil
- ☀️Salt and black pepper q.s.
- Grind the chickpeas in a food processor.
- Heat a skillet with two tablespoons of oil. Once it’s hot, add the chopped onion. Let it cook for a while and add the chopped garlic cloves and the carrots. Let it cook for a while and remove from the heat.
- In a bowl, mix the ground grain with the onion stew, cumin, parsley, egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Stir very well.
- Shape meatballs of about 30 g each. Place on a tray lined with a silicone mat. Sprinkle with two tablespoons of oil.
- Place in a preheated oven at 180ºC for about 25 to 30 minutes.
- For the tomato sauce, heat a pan with the oil, onion and bay leaf. Once the onion is tender, add the remaining ingredients. Leave to simmer over a low heat.
- Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce, cook for about 3 to 5 minutes and serve.
? @cincoquartosdelaranja
Method:
Chickpea meatballs with tomato sauce
Ingredients for meatballs:
- ?500 g of cooked chickpeas
- ?1 onion
- ?3 cloves of garlic
- ?4 tablespoons of oil
- ?100 g of grated carrots
- ?1 teaspoon of cumin powder
- ?2 spoons of chopped parsley
- ?1 egg
- ?100 g of breadcrumbs
- ?Salt and black pepper q.s.
Ingredients for tomato sauce:
- ☀️800 g of peeled tomatoes
- ☀️200 g of crushed tomato
- ☀️3 tablespoons of oil
- ☀️1 onion
- ☀️3 cloves of garlic
- ☀️1 bay leaf
- ☀️100 ml of water
- ☀️1 sprig of basil
- ☀️Salt and black pepper q.s.
- Grind the chickpeas in a food processor.
- Heat a skillet with two tablespoons of oil. Once it’s hot, add the chopped onion. Let it cook for a while and add the chopped garlic cloves and the carrots. Let it cook for a while and remove from the heat.
- In a bowl, mix the ground grain with the onion stew, cumin, parsley, egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Stir very well.
- Shape meatballs of about 30 g each. Place on a tray lined with a silicone mat. Sprinkle with two tablespoons of oil.
- Place in a preheated oven at 180ºC for about 25 to 30 minutes.
- For the tomato sauce, heat a pan with the oil, onion and bay leaf. Once the onion is tender, add the remaining ingredients. Leave to simmer over a low heat.
- Add the meatballs to the tomato sauce, cook for about 3 to 5 minutes and serve.
? @cincoquartosdelaranja
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