Veg Greek Meatballs in a Fragrant Tomato Sauce with Feta Cheese
- 3 8-oz. pkg. plain seitan, rinsed and drained
- 1 8-oz. pkg. low-fat cottage cheese or ricotta
- 1 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 small onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 3 Tbs. lemon juice
- 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh dill
- 2 Tbs. finely chopped fresh mint and/or parsley, plus more for garnish
- 2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. allspice
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 Tbs. olive oil
- 1 25-oz. jar tomato sauce
- 1 cup crumbled feta cheese, optional
- Pulse seitan in food processor until finely ground.
- Transfer to bowl, and add all ingredients except oil, tomato sauce, and feta.
- Mash mixture with hands or potato masher until mixture comes together.
- Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Chill 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Coat baking dish with oil.
- Scoop seitan mixture into golf ballsize meatballs, and place in prepared baking dish.
- Bake 20 minutes.
- Pour tomato sauce over meatballs, and sprinkle with feta (if using).
- Bake 30 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly.
seitan, lowfat cottage cheese, breadcrumbs, onion, egg, lemon juice, dill, parsley, ground cumin, baking soda, allspice, ground cinnamon, olive oil, tomato sauce, feta cheese
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/veg-greek-meatballs-in-a-fragrant-tomato-sauce-with-feta-cheese/ (may not work)