Good Monday, my good people! I hope your weekend was fun, relaxing and fruitful. Mine was warm, sunny and packed with all the words.
Oh, and hanging out in the kitchen doing vegan thangs.
Life has been really busy lately so I’ve been leaning heavily on easy vegan meals including, one pot vegan meals, traybake recipes and even vegan sandwiches. Anything that can cook while I do something else is pretty much high on my list of vegan recipes these days.
This recipe is really easy because I cooked 200 grams of dry chickpeas for later use…this was one of those uses. There are just three main ingredients: cauliflower, vegan veggie balls and chickpeas. The rest is just…window dressing.
Kind of.
Mostly.
Anyway this vegan recipe is great for a weeknight when you’re busy but you still want to eat well.
Kitchen Tools:
*Cutting board
*Silicon baking mat
*Kitchen knife
*Food processor/blender
Ingredients:
*Cauliflower, chopped
*Chickpeas
*Vegan meatballs
*Roasted garlic
*Sesame oil
*Sweet paprika, turmeric, salt & black pepper, garlic & oregano
Instructions:
*Preheat oven to 200C/400F
*Chop cauliflower into uniform sizes so they cook evenly.
*Lay the cauliflower out onto the baking mat and season with herbs & spices. Use your hands to toss it all together until all sides are coated. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until cauliflower is tender.
*Slice the top off a head of garlic and bake in oven for 20 minutes.
*Drain the cooked chickpeas and spread out on another baking sheet, toss with cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper, salt & pepper. Bake for 10 minutes.
*When chickpeas and garlic are done, let cool for 5 minutes and then add to blender. Pulse a few times and then run on full speed, adding water or broth as needed. You can add tahini paste if you’d like but I wanted this to be a bean puree rather than hummus.
*Cook the vegan balls according to package instructions. I tossed them in with the cauliflower during the last 10 minutes of cooking.
*To Plate: Add the garlic chickpea puree to the bottom of the plate or bowl, top with cauliflower and veggie balls. Enjoy!
This vegan recipe contains 21 grams of protein and 15 grams of fiber, so there’s all those amazing health benefits on top of being super delicious.
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