Main-dish nut balls
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Sunflower seeds |
| ¼ | cup | Cashews; chopped |
| ¼ | cup | Peanuts; unsalted |
| 1 | cup | Whole grain bread crumbs, dry |
| Egg replacer for 3 eggs | ||
| 2 | Garlic cloves; pressed | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Tamari |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Celery seed |
| ½ | teaspoon | Basil |
| 4 | cups | Tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce |
Directions
Place the sunflower seeds, cashews and peanuts in a blender and grind them. The size of the ground pieces is not very important, but make sure they are not too big.
Place the ground nuts in a medium-sized bowl and add the bread crumbs, eggs, garlic, tamari, celery seed, and basil. Mix well and shape the mixture into walnut-sized balls.
Place the tomato sauce in a large kettle and bring to a gentle simmer. Drop the balls into the sauce. Cover and let simemr for about 15 minutes.
Serve with whole grain spaghetti and a big green salad.
From the files of DEEANNE