Microwave Red Lentil Meatballs one of my new legume recipes, a variant of my Red Lentil Meatballs prepared with peeled red lentils, very easy and really delicious!
After explaining how to Cook Legumes in a Jar, today I want to present you with a different way to use peeled red lentils, which I have already used in other recipes like Spicy Red Lentils in a Jar or Red Lentils in a Jar or the Lentil Dahl in a Jar.
Easy to soak and cook, I decided to use them to make lentil meatballs very quick to cook in the microwave and serve as a main dish or, why not, even as Appetizers.
If you are wondering What accessories to use for the microwave in this recipe, I tell you that you will only need the crisp tray to get delicious crispy meatballs!
If you also want to try making microwave red lentil meatballs, read the recipe below!
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: 4People
- Cooking methods: Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 276.63 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 45.76 (g) of which sugars 1.57 (g)
- Proteins 16.33 (g)
- Fat 4.41 (g) of which saturated 0.66 (g)of which unsaturated 1.53 (g)
- Fibers 8.27 (g)
- Sodium 411.12 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 150 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups peeled red lentils
- 1 tsp ginger (grated)
- 2 sprigs parsley
- 1 spring onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 lemon (juice and zest)
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 1 clove garlic
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt
- pepper
Tools
- 1 Microwave oven
How to make microwave red lentil meatballs
Soak the lentils in a bowl, completely covered with cold water, for 2 hours.
Once soaked, drain and rinse them under running water.
Place the lentils in the bowl of a mixer with carrot, spring onion, and parsley.
Also add the garlic clove (I used a clove from my Jar Cooked Garlic).
Add the tomato paste and lemon juice.
Then grate the lemon zest and ginger, and season with cumin.
Finally add salt, extra virgin olive oil, and pepper.
Close the mixer and blend the mixture to obtain a homogeneous puree.
With hands slightly greased with oil, take small portions of the mixture and form small meatballs.
If you want, you can also form the meatballs using an ice cream scoop.
Place the red lentil meatballs on the crisp tray of the microwave, lightly greased.
Spray the surface of the meatballs with a little cooking spray, and bake in the microwave on combined microwave+grill function, at maximum power, for 15 minutes.
Once ready, remove the meatballs from the tray and serve them hot, perhaps accompanied by a Yogurt Sauce or Pepper Sauce.
How to store microwave red lentil meatballs
The microwave red lentil meatballs can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days.
