Description
These savory, delicious White Bean Sage Vegan Meatballs are filled with the goodness of beans, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, hazelnuts, and sage. Serve them as an entrée with this flavorful pomegranate mandarin sauce.
Ingredients
White Bean Sage Vegan Meatballs:
- 1 small (about 5 ounces) sweet potato, chopped into chunks
- 1 small red onion, chopped in chunks
- 2 stalks celery
- 8 ounces brown mushrooms
- ½ cup hazelnuts
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 large sprigs fresh sage (or 2 tablespoons dried)
- 2 (15-ounce) cans white (cannellini) beans, rinsed, drained
- ½ teaspoon ground mustard
- ½ teaspoon celery salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
- 1 small lemon, juiced
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- 1/2–1 cup breadcrumbs
- Salt, as needed (optional)
Pomegranate Mandarin Sauce:
- 1 cup pomegranate juice
- 1 large mandarin orange, juice and zest
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 2 cups pomegranate seeds (about 1 large pomegranate), may use frozen if desired
Instructions
- Using a food processor with the shredding attachment, shred sweet potato, onion, celery, mushrooms, hazelnuts, garlic, and sage. (Alternatively, shred them with a box grater, or chop very finely by hand).
- Place the drained beans in a large mixing bowl and mash with a potato masher until smooth, with some chunks remaining.
- Add shredded vegetables mixture to the bowl with beans.
- Add mustard, celery salt, black pepper, soy sauce, maple syrup, lemon juice, oats, and flax seeds. Mix well, using hands, to create a smooth texture. Add enough breadcrumbs to make a soft consistency that holds a shape. Season with salt as desired (optional).
- Refrigerate for 1 hour to allow easy handling of mixture.
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Using a spoon and clean hands, shape mixture into about 40 golf ball-sized meatballs, pressing firmly together.
- Place veggie meatballs on baking sheets sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Bake at 375 F for 45-55 minutes, until golden brown and cooked through.
- To make pomegranate mandarin sauce, whisk together pomegranate juice, mandarin orange juice, maple syrup, cardamom, and cornstarch together in a small saucepan. Heat over medium until bubbly and thickened. Stir in mandarin orange zest and pomegranate seeds (arils) and chill until serving time.
- Serve vegan meatballs with sauce immediately. Makes 10 servings (4 meatballs + 1/4 cup sauce each).
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 meatballs + ¼ cup sauce each
- Calories: 257
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 117 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 10 g
What could I use in place of sage?
You can use any herb such as oregano, basil, or rosemary.
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