Chickpea ‘meat’ Ball Sub

Make a SUBWAY-inspired meatball sub with this little chickpea alternative!

Simple to make and incredibly delicious.

INGREDIENTS

Chickpea 'Meat' Ball Sub

Chickpea Balls:

• 1 & 1/2 tbsp flaxseed

• 1/4 cup water

• 1 can chickpeas

• 3/4 cup walnuts

• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs 

• 3 tbsp olive oil

• 2 tbsp parsley 

• 2 tbsp oregano 

Marinara Sauce:

• 1 brown onion, diced

• 1/4 cup red capsicum, diced

• 1 can diced tomatoes

• 1 tbsp tomato paste

• 1 cup vegetable stock

Subs:

• Sub rolls

• Nutritional yeast 

METHOD

• Pre heat oven to 250c

• Add flax and water to small bowl and mix. Let sit to thicken

• Drain and rinse chickpeas. Add chickpeas and walnuts to blender. Blend to combine.

• Add mixture to a large bowl. Also add flax mixture, breadcrumbs, oil, parsley, oregano.

• Stir together - add more breadcrumbs if too wet, more oil if too dry.

• Roll into small balls and place on prepared oven tray

• Bake for about 20-30mins, or until firm and slightly browned

• For the marinara sauce, add diced onion and capsicum to fry pan with oil on medium heat. Cook until slightly browned

• Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste and vegetable stock, mix to combine. Cook and allow sauce to thicken

• Add sauce, a few balls and sprinkle some nutritional yeast into a sub roll