Vegan meatballs with chickpeas and mushrooms

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 400 g chickpeas from the can
• 200 g mushrooms
• 200 g couscous
• 200 ml water, hot
• 50 g walnuts
• 70 g oat flakes
• ½ large onion(s)
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 2 tsp parsley
• 1 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• 2 pinches of salt
• 2 pinches of pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

vegan and simple

Pour hot water over the couscous and let it swell for about 10 minutes. Slice the mushrooms. Finely dice the garlic and onions. Finely chop the parsley and oregano. Sauté the mushrooms, garlic, and onions in a hot pan with a little oil. Season with paprika, soy sauce, salt, pepper, parsley, and oregano and set aside. Finely blend the walnuts and oatmeal and place in a bowl. Finely blend/puree the chickpeas, couscous, and mushroom mixture and add to the walnuts and oatmeal, mixing everything thoroughly. Season to taste if necessary. Preheat the oven to 190°C (fan oven). Grease a baking tray or line it with baking paper. Shape the prepared mixture into small balls with your hands and place them on the baking tray. Bake for about 15 minutes, then turn and bake for another 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Perfect in tomato sauce with pasta or as vegan meatballs with potato salad.