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How to make Vegan Meat Balls

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Ich glaube ich kann sagen mir sind die fleischlosen, kleinen Klößchen gelungen, wenn mein fleischliebender Freund mich ernsthaft anschaut und sagt “Die sind spitze, was ist da drin” ;-)
Und ich muss ehrlich zugeben, das sind sie wirklich. Durch den eisenhaltigen Geschmack des Kichererbesenmehls und der Leinsamen, schmeckt es tatsächlich wie Fleisch. Ich hatte sie Samstag zum Mittag mit Zoodles (Zucchini+Nudel = Zoodles) und dann gleich nocheinmal zum Abendessen mit ein paar Tomaten und einer Scheibe Brot.

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I think it’s save to say, that I scored a hit with this little meatless balls, when my meat loving boyfriend looks at me seriously asking “They’re amazing, whats in them?” ;-)
I honestly have to admit, they’re really pretty good. The chickpea flour and flax seeds are what make them really taste like meat, it’s kind of an irony taste. I had them on Saturday for lunch with some zoodles (zucchini+noodles=zoodles) and for dinner with some tomatos and a slice of bread.

 

Recipe (yields approx. 20 small meatballs)

What you’ll need
1 cup red beans
1 cup chickpea flour (I recommend making your own in a food processor, this way it’s not getting so fine. The little crumbs are what’s making the meatballs a little crunchy.)
1/2 red onion
1 medium shredded carrot
2 flax seed eggs (Means you mix to teaspoons flax seeds with 6 teaspoons water and let it thicken for about 5-10 minutes)
1 tsp. dry coriander (fresh is better if you have)
1/2 tsp. chilli flakes
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. sea salt

What you wanna do
1. Smash the red beans roughly with a fork, then add the shredded carrots, the onion, the herbs and salt and mix throughout
2. Add the flax egg and the flour to the mixture and mix well
3. With your hands, form little balls
4. Fry the meat balls in a pan with the heat turned on high. I recommend using either coconut oil for the frying or even better just some sparkling water, that way you reduce the fat
5. Serve the meat balls with some zoodles

Einen super Spiralschneider findet ihr hier. // You can find a super spiralizer here.

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How to make vegan Nutella

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Hierfür braucht man keine großen Worte. Geröstete Nüsse mit Schokolade. Punkt.

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You don’t need big words for this one. Roasted nuts with chocolate. Period.

Recipe (Yields one jar of Chocolate Cream)

What you’ll need

1 1/2 cups of nuts (I used almond for my almond-chocolate spread and hazelnuts for the hazelnut-chocolate spread)
2 Tbsp. Honey or Maple Syrup (whichever you prefer)
1 pinch of salt
1/4 -1/2 cup of Oil (Sunflowerseed or Coconut) – This liquidifies the spread, so the more you use the more liquidy it will be
1-2 tsp. Cocoa powder

What you wann do
1. Roast the nuts in the oven for about half an hour on 100°C / 212 °F
2. If you used hazelnuts you need to peel of the skin after they’ve been roasted in the oven. As you can see on the pics the skin will almost come of by itselfe.
3. Crush up th nuts if you’re not using a fancy food processor ;-) With whatever you got. I used a wooden Ice crusher.
4. Mix all the dry ingredients throughout the crushed nuts.
5. Ad the oil to the dry mixture and place in food processor until smooth texture appears. Or- as I did – use  your hand blender and blend away. You might need to add some oil through the process if to sticky.

The spread is best kept in the fridge for up to two weeks. But really I only lasts me toughly one week ;-)

My recommendation: Eat as is with a spoon!

Raw vegan alternative: Don’t roast the nuts but put in dehydrater. And instead of the vegan but not raw sweetener option Maple Syrup use stevia.

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Easy Hummus Recipe

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Meine neuste Art und Weise Hummus zu essen: warm mit eingelegten, ebenfalls warmen Rote Beete Kugeln…der Wahnsinn, wirklich!
Ich komme mir ein bißchen vor wie in der Parodie von “My big fat greek wedding” – in diesem Film machen die Darsteller Hummus auf alles. Und tatsächlich, Hummus ist einfach lecker zu vielen Gerichten:

– als Dip zu Gemüsesticks
– als Dip zu Chips
– als Belag für Wraps und Brote
– oder eben ganz für sich allein

Für mich muss Hummus einfach herzustellen sein, also Salz und Pfeffer dran und das war’s!

Was ihr braucht:
– Kichererbsen aus der Dose
– 1 Priese Salz
– etwas Pfeffer
– etwas Öl

Wie’s funktioniert:
– Kichererbsen inkl, Saft in dem sie eingelegt sind mit dem Pürierstab pürieren
– Öl, Salz und Pfeffer dran und fertig

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Latley i found another way of eating my lovely hummus: warm with some warm red beets out of a jar….OMG!
I feel a little like the parody of “My big fat greek wedding” – in that movie they smear the hummus on everything, and that’s so true, it’s just good with almost anything:

– as a dip with veggie sticks
– as a dip wth chips
– with wraps and breads
– or just on it’s own

But the recipe has to be easy for me

What you’ll need:
– 1 can of chickpeas
– 1 pinch of salt
– a little pepper
– a little oil

What you wanna do:
– Purée chickpeas with the water it comes with in the can
– Add the oil, salt and pepper

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