In an earlier post, I mentioned that I checked-out from the library Veganomicon. I will post a review of the book later once I make more recipes from it. But here is the first one I made last night: Spaghetti and Bean Balls (well, I didn’t use spaghetti). I did change a few things up. It called for Vital Wheat Gluten, but the recipe said you could substitute whole wheat flour, which I did. Instead of lemon zest, I just used lemon juice. I also added a dash of parsley to the mixture. One thing that I read about online was that there are A LOT of typos in this book and information is just missing, or too much added with no resolution. I decided to bake the bean balls instead of fry them, and when I got to the baking directions there was no temperature. I just baked these at 350 degrees Fahrenheit and that was perfect. By the way, these were delicious. When they came out of the oven, I just kept eating them. I could see them being great for a bean ball sandwich. I have leftovers, so who knows? One thing I liked about them besides the taste was that store bought vegetarian meat balls sometimes can be disgusting, so it is nice to have this pretty easy recipe on hand.
INGREDIENTS: kidney beans, soy sauce, tomato paste, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, bread crumbs, whole wheat flour, dried oregano, thyme, parsley
Posted in Appetizers/Entrees, Vegan, Vegetarian
looks fantastic. please review, this book is surrounded by a lot of fanfare so it would be good to know if it lives up to its reputation. you have a great blog!
