If you don’t have an Ikea nearby, try our copycat Ikea vegetarian meatballs recipe. We added eight different vegetables, the same as in the original, with a tasty mix of spices and herbs to get the flavors just right.
What to expect?
To say that Ikea’s Huvudroll vegetable balls are veggie-packed is an understatement. Ikea describes them as “Clearly visible chunks of chickpeas, green peas, carrots, bell peppers, corn, and kale in a beautiful array of colors.”
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What does our copycat version contain?
We tried to make it as close to the original as possible and added as many ingredients as possible. However, we opted to make them oil-free, so no rapeseed or other oil of any kind. Not to mention, we have no idea where to buy pea protein or pea starch, but we can do that without them just fine.
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Ingredients
- chickpeas, frozen spinach, carrots, red bell pepper, sweet corn, green peas, onion, garlic, oat flour – or all-purpose flour
- Spices: sage, parsley, turmeric, nutritional yeast, cane sugar, black pepper, and salt
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Preparing the veggies I.
- Peel the onion and cut them in quarters. Peel the garlic cloves.
- Wash, peel carrots and cut them into 2-3 parts.
- Wash and cut bell pepper into 2-3 parts.
- Add all chopped vegetables to a food processor.
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Preparing the veggies II.
Pulse until they are finely chopped. No need to puree them entirely. You can see the reference in the picture below.
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Sauteing the veggies
Take a large frying pan and heat it to medium-high heat. Add a bit of olive oil and spread the chopped veggies evenly. Cook them for 10 minutes until they are tender and soft, but not mushy.
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Add the greens
Now add frozen but thawed or fresh spinach, the dried sage, and the dried parsley. Mix and cook for 1-2 minutes. Set aside to chill them.
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Making veggie balls I.
- Depending on the size of your food processor, you should work in batches. Add the canned chickpeas (without the water) and the pre-cooked vegetable mixture (chilled, not too hot).
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Making veggie balls II.
- Pulse until they are combined. The chickpeas should be cut up in small chunks (close to puree, but with “clearly visible chunks of chickpeas,” as Ikea would say).
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Making veggie balls III.
- Take a large bowl and add the veggie ball dough mix from the food processor, the cooked green peas, the canned sweet corn, and all the remaining seasoning (turmeric, cane sugar, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper).
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Making veggie balls IV.
- Mix well with a spatula or spoon until combined. Depending on the moisture you have from the veggies, you need to add oat flour. Start with ½ cup and add more to get the consistency shown in the below picture. The mixture should be soft if you press it, but firm enough that you can make balls easily.
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Baking veggie balls
To make IKEA-sized small veggie balls, I used the Tablespoon measure spoon. I scooped up a ball like ice cream and then finished forming it with my hands. Take your frying pan, add a bit of oil and fry them on medium heat for a couple of minutes on each side.
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