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Recipe for "tofu-balls"

NAME

     TOFU-BALLS - Vegetable and tofu
     This recipe comes from the New Recipes from  Moosewood  Res-
     taurant cookbook.  They said that these vegetarian balls are
     ``one of our most popular standard  lunch  items''.   I  was
     skeptical,  so  I  gave  it a try and indeed, they are quite
     tasty.

INGREDIENTS (3 dozen)

     50 ml     vegetable oil
     4         cloves garlic, crushed
     1         large onion, finely chopped
     1         large carrot, grated
     1         green pepper, finely chopped
     7 ml      dried basil
     5 ml      ground fennel
     5 ml      dried oregano
     2         large eggs
     120 g     bread crumbs
     80 g      walnuts, very finely chopped
     10 g      fresh parsley
     30 ml     Dijon mustard
     25 ml     sesame oil
     15 ml     tamari soy sauce
     3         firm tofu cakes
               black pepper

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Preheat oven to 175 deg. C.
          (2)  Saute the garlic, onion,  carrot,  pepper,  basil,
               fennel  and  oregano  in the oil for 10 minutes or
               until tender.
          (3)  In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then add all other
               ingredients except the tofu.
          (4)  Mash the tofu and add it to the other ingredients.
               Mix well.
          (5)  Form the mixture into 4-cm  balls.   Spread  on  a
               greased baking sheet.
          (6)  Bake for 20-30 minutes at 175 deg. C or until gol-
               den brown.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy.  Time: 30 minutes preparation, 30  minutes
     baking.  Precision: approximate measurement OK.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Nicholas Horton
     Reed College, Portland, Oregon, USA
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