Meatless Eggplant Balls

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From people of different eating habits, these delicious Meatlessballs taste like really meatballs. The advantage is that they do not harm any living being and they are more healthy 😎. Do you want to impress yourself or some of your friends? If yes, follow this easy recipe.

Ingredients

For about 18 balls of 3cm diameter:

500 g fresh eggplant
50 g zucchini
¼ red bell pepper
¼ okra
60 g plantain four
30 g seedless olive oil
5 g salt

Procedure

  • Peel the eggplants and cut them in regular pieces;
  • Blend them until they have the size you wish (see the picture below for a good reference). I suggest to use a food processor than a blender in order to keep the size under control;



  • Squeeze the eggplant with your hands or with a potato masher to remove part of the liquid (see picture below);

  • Blend the pepper, the zucchini and the okra together and add them to the squeezed eggplant;



  • Add 25 g of olive oil, salt and plantain flour and stir the dough until uniform;
  • Shape the balls and place them in a baking trail with some paper;
  • Spray some olive oil on top and fan bake at 180°C (356°F) for 25-30 minutes (probably you will need less olive oil than the rest on the ingredients);


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