{"id":4063,"date":"2017-03-21T09:08:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T13:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/?p=4063"},"modified":"2018-01-18T09:31:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-18T14:31:43","slug":"test-kitchen-lentil-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/2017\/03\/21\/test-kitchen-lentil-meatballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Kitchen: Lentil Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Jay Patruno, Junior Dietetics Student, SAR &#8217;18<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Let me start off by saying I LOVE meatballs. These lentil meatballs are super versatile.\u00a0 Just pair these with any sauce (lemon pesto, creamy mushroom, or a classic tomato basil red sauce) and you\u2019ve got yourself one crowd pleasing meal (or snack!). If you\u2019re not in the mood for spaghetti and meatballs, consider stuffing these into a pita with hummus, cucumbers, and tomatoes.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from being super versatile, these lentil meatballs are packed with nutrition. They\u2019re high in fiber and plant-based protein. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sargent Choice\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Lentil Meatballs<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>(Recipe modified from the Sprouted Kitchen)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Yield: 4 servings (~16 small meatballs)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<br \/>\n<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/scnc\/files\/2017\/03\/Blog_Lentil-Meatballs-Nutrition-Facts.png\" alt=\"Blog_Lentil Meatballs Nutrition Facts\" class=\" wp-image-4064 alignright\" height=\"251\" width=\"265\" \/>2 cups cooked lentils<br \/>\n2 eggs, lightly beaten<br \/>\n\u00be cup Ricotta<br \/>\n\u00bc cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese<br \/>\n\u00bd teaspoon Fennel Seed, crushed<br \/>\n2 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped<br \/>\n\u00bd teaspoon dried thyme<br \/>\n\u00bd teaspoon Kosher salt<br \/>\n\u00bd teaspoon pepper<br \/>\n2\/3 cup whole wheat Panko bread crumbs<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nDirections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 400\u00b0F.<\/li>\n<li>In a food processor, pulverize the lentils into mush. Put them in a large mixing bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Add the beaten eggs, ricotta, Parmesan, garlic, fennel seed, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper and stir to mix well. Stir in the breadcrumbs and let the mixture sit for 20 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Check the lentil mix by rolling a 1\u201d round ball between your palms; it should hold together fairly well. If it seems pretty wet and is falling apart, stir in another tablespoon or two of breadcrumbs until the mixture stays together when rolled into a ball.<\/li>\n<li>Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the mixture into balls and line them up on a baking sheet (they don\u2019t need a lot of space between, they won\u2019t spread).<\/li>\n<li>Bake on the middle rack for 15-20 minutes until the tops are golden brown, gently turning them over halfway through baking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jay Patruno, Junior Dietetics Student, SAR &#8217;18 Let me start off by saying I LOVE meatballs. These lentil meatballs are super versatile.\u00a0 Just pair these with any sauce (lemon pesto, creamy mushroom, or a classic tomato basil red sauce) and you\u2019ve got yourself one crowd pleasing meal (or snack!). If you\u2019re not in the mood [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13117,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,12],"tags":[82],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13117"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4063"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4366,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063\/revisions\/4366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/scnc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}