Walnut Tofu Meat Balls Recipes

VEGAN TOFU MEATBALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Grease baking sheet or parchment lined baking sheet and set aside. Make breadcrumbs by blending 1-inch pieces of bread in a blender or food processor, scoop breadcrumbs into a large mixing bowl. Stir in walnut, sage, oregano, and basil.
• In a food processor or blender, place tofu, liquid amino's, nutritional yeast flakes, tapioca starch, onion powder, garlic, and sea salt and process.
• Pour blended mixture into the bowl with seasoned breadcrumbs and mix well. Form into balls and bake for 30 minutes turning meatballs after 15 minutes. Transfer tofu meatballs to a serving dish and spoon sweet and sour sauce over the tofu meatballs and serve.
• In a medium saucepan add pineapple juice, tomato sauce, sugar, tapioca starch, onion, garlic and sea salt, whisk.
• Heat sauce over medium-high heat until it comes to a boil. Whisking constantly, reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickens.

SPAGHETTI & TOFU " MEATBALLS "

Steps:

• Saute the onion, carrot, pepper, garlic and dried herbs in oil until tender, for about 10 minutes.
• In a large bowl, lightly beat the eggs, then add bread crumbs, walnuts, parsley, mustard, sesame oil, and soy sauce.
• Crumble the pressed tofu with your hands, and add it to the bowl, along with the sauteed vegetables.
• Mix well.
• Form into 1 1/2 inch balls and place on an oiled baking sheet.
• Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes, or until crisp and brown on the outside.
• Add cooked "meat" balls to your favorite tomato sauce and serve over your favorite pasta.

TOFU NUT BALLS

Steps:

• Place oats and pecans in a blender or food processor and process until finely ground.
• Remove to a large bowl.
• Add garlic, sage, oregano, salt, pepper, and lemon juice to bowl.
• Process tofu and water in blender (or processor) until smooth.
• Add to bowl with other ingredients and stir until mixture holds firmly together.
• Shape into 1.
• 5 inch balls.
• Heat a little bit of olive oil in a non-stick skillet and skillet fry balls until reaching the desired level of brownness on all sides.
• Adding more oil if needed.
• Remove to brown bags or newspaper covered paper towels.
• Place in a baking sheet and bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until done in the middle.
• I sometimes skip this step and just flatten the balls slightly, so they will cook well on top of the stove.
• Yields about 16 balls.
• Serve over pasta cooked just al dente with some nice tomato sauce or as an appetizer.

WALNUT MEATBALLS (VEGAN)

Steps:

• In food processor, purée the water and onion until smooth. Pour into large mixing bowl. Add all the remaining ingredients, mixing well until mixture holds together.
• Coat hands with nonstick cooking spray.
• Shape mixture into 1-inch balls.
• Place on a baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.
• Remove from oven and place meatballs on a platter. Garnish with fresh parsley. Serve hot with a variety of dipping sauces, such as Sweet and Sour, Marinara, or your favorite.

TOFU WALNUT "MEATBALLS" (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in a large bowl.
• Add seasonings and mix until combined.
• Drain tofu and crumble with hands into the meatball mixture, mix.
• Add soy sauce and mix until all ingredients are incorporated.
• With clean hands, roll about a tablespoon's worth of mixture into a ball. If it is too dry to stick together, up to 1/2 cup water can be added. (I don't ever have to add water.).
• Continue to roll mixture into balls, and place onto a greased baking sheet, an inch or two apart. I use a cookie dough scoop to get mine a uniform size.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes (depending on size), until nicely browned.
• Cool and transfer to container or bag for freezing, or serve hot as desired.
• (These work well as appetizers, or as part of a main dish with barbecue sauce, brown gravy, vegan stroganoff sauce, or Asian sauces.).

WALNUT TOFU "MEAT" BALLS

Steps:

• Mash tofu with fork or potato masher until crumbly and as small as you can get it.
• Add seasonings and soy sauce to tofu and mix very well.
• Add bread crumbs, walnuts, celery and onion flakes. Mix well.
• Mix and knead with hands in bowl to incorporate everything well until the right consistency to form into "meat balls." Make them any size you want.
• Place in baking dish that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake at 400 until nicely browned. Cover in brown gravy or spaghetti sauce when they come out of the oven and serve hot.