Meatless meatballs

This was shared on the growers' sheet 13th Dec 2019. It's from https://www.hairybikers.com/recipes/view/meatless-meatballs

Serves 4

Vegetarian, dairy free

100g brown lentils

1 tbsp olive oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 medium carrot, grated

100g spinach or chard, washed and finely shredded

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1 tsp cumin

1⁄2 tsp cinnamon

1⁄2 tsp cardamom

50g breadcrumbs

25g pine nuts, lightly crushed

zest and juice of 1 lemon

2 tbsp finely chopped parsley

1 egg, beaten

sea salt and black pepper

This recipe tastes even better made with vegetables from Community Harvest Whetstone :)

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