Italian 'Meatball' Sandwich

Recipe Ingredients

		Seasoning
1 tablespoon	15ml	Ground fennel
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cumin
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried thyme
1 teaspoon	5ml	Celery seed
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried sage
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried marjoram
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Cayenne
		Sandwiches
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Button or cremini mushrooms
2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Chopped onion
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped red bell pepper
2 cups	320g / 11oz	Seasoned Soybeans - (see recipe)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon	15ml	Balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons	30ml	Tamari
		= (or soy sauce)
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Dry bread crumbs
1/3 cup	20g / 0.7oz	Whole-wheat flour
		Vegetable oil - for frying
6		Whole-wheat hero rolls
2 cups	474ml	Prepared pasta sauce

Recipe Instructions

Make Seasoning: In small bowl, mix seasoning ingredients. Set aside.

Place mushrooms in food processor and pulse on/off until finely chopped.

In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, 1 minute. Stir in seasoning mix, bell pepper and mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring often, 3 minutes. Transfer mixture to large bowl.

In food processor, puree half of soybeans. Add to vegetables in bowl. Add remaining soybeans to food processor and pulse on/off until almost smooth. Add beans, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and tamari to ingredients in bowl and mix well.

Stir in 1/3 cup bread crumbs and flour. Form slightly rounded tablespoonfuls of mixture into balls. (If it doesn't hold its shape, add equal parts of bread crumbs and flour as needed.) Roll "meatballs" in remaining bread crumbs until evenly coated.

Fill medium skillet with 1/2-inch of vegetable oil and heat over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add "meatballs," in batches if necessary, and cook until deep golden brown, about 1 1/2 minutes. Turn and brown other side. Transfer to paper towels to drain.

Brush insides of rolls with olive oil. Lightly toast on griddle or in broiler.

Heat tomato sauce and spoon into roll. Fill each with 5 or 6 "meatballs" and top with additional sauce. Serve.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Per Serving: 398 Cal; 22g Prot; 15g Total Fat (2 Sat. Fat); 58g Carb.; 0mg Chol; 1319mg Sod.; 10g Fiber.

Description:

"These make great casual party food—full of flavor and so satisfying."

Source:
Vegetarian Times, September 2001

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