Fake meatballs

This whole vegetarian thing has me eating foods I would never have dreamed of prior to this little adventure and with the Celiac Disease most of the pre-made vegetarian fare in the freezer section is not good for me. I am having to do this vegetarian thing from scratch. I have no intention of eating things I don't love vegetarian or not... So I have been cooking and experimenting a lot...

Tonight is a good example. I made "meatballs" out of peppers, mushrooms, onions, spinach and quinoa. I stared at that recipe for a good 25 minutes convincing myself that it was worth the time and effort. I have recently begun to LOVE quinoa so that was the thing that gave me a bit of faith in the recipe.

I was the picky kid growing up. My body had a natural gag reflex to veggies. I literally could not swallow them. It was a texture thing not a taste thing and I have gotten over it as I have grown up. I did not like salad until high school... Could not eat salsa until after that and until tonight spinach and mushrooms were something other people bought at the grocery store, not me... These "meatballs" were incredible and may actually land both spinach and mushrooms a weekly slot on the grocery list!

I got the recipe from this awesome new blog that I found today: The Small Boston Kitchen. 

UPDATE - I made these again - way easier than forming them into balls with your hands I suggest using an ice cream scoop. Rather than putting them on a flat pan put them into cupcake tins.