Vegan Beefless Burgers or Meatballs
A tasty meat substitution for vegans, this mixture can be used in place of hamburger in almost any recipe
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1cup textured vegetable protein
- 1cup water
- 3⁄4cup ground sunflower seeds
- 1⁄4cup finely chopped or grated carrot
- 1cup fresh breadcrumb
- 1⁄2teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄4cup minced onion
- 1teaspoon sweet basil
- 1⁄2teaspoon oregano
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- 3⁄4cup soymilk
- 1⁄2teaspoon liquid smoke
DIRECTIONS
- Combine all ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Use large ice cream scoop to measure out 6 patties, or divide mixture into six equal portions.
- Fry, or place on greased baking sheet, bake at 350 degrees 20-30 minutes, turning once.
- Be careful not to over-bake, since it will make the burgers dry.
- These may be brushed with BBQ sauce 5 minutes before removing from oven.
- Serve on a whole wheat bun with all the trimmings, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, etc.
- Or use your hands or a 1 ounce ice cream type scoop to form meatballs and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Serve with spaghetti sauce and pasta.