Lentil Meatballs Recipe | Easy Vegan Lentil Recipes

The vegan lentil “meatballs” recipe is a very popular Turkish recipe and one of the perfect dishes for vegans and vegetarians. Especially, when you’re organizing a party and know you’ll have vegetarian or vegan guests, these lentil balls are a terrific vegan choice. This famous finger food is soft, spicy, and made with red lentils and bulgur. Are you looking for more vegan lentil recipes? Click here.

Red lentils:

You can find red lentils at any supermarket. They are a good source of protein and are easy to cook.

Bulgur:

Bulgur comes in two different textures: coarse and fine. We use coarse bulgur in recipes like bulgur salad . We will, however, use fine bulgur in this dish.

 

 

Ingredients (25-30 “meatballs”)

 

150 gr FINE bulgur wheat

150 gr red lentils

2 cups (400 ml water)

1 medium onion, FINELY chopped

150 gr finely chopped parsley

5-6 finely chopped spring onions

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 tablespoon paprika paste (if you don’t have paprika paste, you can use 1,5 tablespoon tomato paste)

1 teaspoon salt (8 gr)

1 teaspoon hot chili flakes

1/2 teaspoon hot black pepper

1/2 teaspoon cumin

Juice of a lemon

50 ml olive oil

 

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Preparation

• Wash the lentils.
• Use the right ratio of water. Add 2 parts water and 1 part lentils to a large pot and bring to a boil.
• When the water boils, reduce the heat immediately.
• Cook the lentils for 10-15 minutes over low heat.

• When the lentils are cooked, place them in a large salad bowl, add thin bulgur wheat and give it a good mix.  Let it cool. It should look like in the following picture.

 

 

• Heat olive oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
• Add chopped onions and sauté for 4-5 minutes over medium heat. The onions must be very soft.

• Add tomato paste and paprika paste and sauté for another 4-5 minutes.

 

• Add all ingredients to the salad bowl and mix.

• Take a piece of the mixture, the size of an apricot, and shape it into a cylinder and place it on a plate with some lettuce leaves.

Your delicious vegan lentil “meatballs” are ready.

 

• Add lemon juice before you serve it.

 

• There is a traditional way of eating vegan lentil “meatballs”. Place one in a lettuce leaf, squeeze lemon on it and throw it into your mouth.

 

 

Bon Appétit

 

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