Vegan bean balls

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 250 g drained kidney beans (equivalent to 1 can)
• 50 g sunflower seeds
• ½ onion(s)
• 1 tsp basil
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 pinch of salt
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp nutritional yeast
• 70 g oat flakes
• Oil for frying

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 35 minutes

Vegetarian substitute for “meatballs”, great as a party snack, fried in a pan or baked in the oven

Drain the kidney beans and rinse well. Place the beans in a bowl and roughly mash with a fork. Chop the onion. Heat a little oil in a pan and fry the onion until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the onion to the kidney beans and mix in the spices, nutritional yeast, tomato paste, and oats. Place the sunflower seeds in a blender or food processor and chop until finely ground. Add this to the bean mixture and season with salt and pepper. Form the mixture into about 12-14 balls. Fry the bean balls in a pan with a little oil, about 4 minutes, until crispy. Alternatively, you can bake them in the oven on a baking tray lined with baking paper at 180°C (top/bottom heat).