Alkaline Chickpea and Walnut meatballs

If you are craving something "meaty" and filling these meatballs are a great option. You can also form them into burgers and eat them on alkaline bread if you like. The combination of the walnuts and the chickpeas is extremely flavorful. These will not disappoint! 

before baking

Ingredients:

2 cups of cooked chickpeas

1 cup of crushed walnuts

1 cup of spelt or garbanzo flour

1/3 cup of aquafaba (water from cooked chickpeas)

1 cup of portabella mushrooms

1 red bell pepper

1 shallot

sea salt

cayenne pepper

onion powder

ground savory

basil

Directions:

1. In a high speed blender add chickpeas, walnuts, mushrooms, red pepper, and shallot. Pulse until everything is chopped up and blended enough to get molded into a shape.

2. Place mixture into a large bowl and add flour, aquafaba, and all the seasonings. 

3. Use your hands to mix everything together until it molds like actual hamburger meat. You may need to use more flour if its not holding together well. 

4. Mold the mix into meatballs the size of your liking and place on a baking tray covered in parchment paper. 

5. Bake at 400 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes flipping halfway through.

6. Allow them to cool down before serving, this helps them stay sturdy. 

I served these delicious meat balls with quinoa and roasted veggies and we absolutely loved them! Remember you can always adjust the seasoning to your liking so that's why I don't give measurements on them, I'm usually just eyeballing it myself lol. Hope you enjoy these Alkaline meatballs!

~Peace begins with your plate~