Raw Italian food anybody? This is my play on some vegan, raw Italian spaghetti & meatballs. Walnut meatballs and zucchini to replace the noodles. Everything tastes so fresh, you'll be quite surprised by the flavors!
Zuchetti and Black Walnut Meatballs
Serves: 2
Active Time: 1 hr
Ingredients
For the beet sauce
- 3 small tomatoes
- 1/2 cup sundried tomatoes
- 2 dates or 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 leaf of fresh basil
- 3 green onion stems chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- 1 sliver of beet
For the meatballs
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup sunflower seeds
- 1/2 white onion
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp rosemary
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 leaf of fresh basil
- 1 tsp charcoal powder (optional)
Method
- You need a veggie spiralizer for this. Start with the beet sauce first
- Add sauce ingredients into your blender and mix, bottle it up and throw in fridge while you make the meatballs.
- Add meatball ingredients into the food processor and mix.
- Roll into little balls and stick them into the fridge while you sprizalize the zucchini.
- Now spiralize your zucchini and add to whatever container you like.
- Assemble all the goodies and finish off with sunflower or pine nut seeds for crunch.