cauliflower meatballs

30 Minute Vegetarian Meatballs - cauliflower, quinoa, brown rice, garlic, and spices. SUPER versatile - recipe makes a huge batch so you can stockpile them in your freezer for easy meals later!

30 Minute Vegetarian Meatballs

cauliflower florets (roughly 1 head of cauliflower)

quinoa

eggs

salt

olive oil

Cauliflower

Cook the cauliflower florets in a pot of boiling water for about 5 minutes, till fork-tender. Drain well.

Pulse the quinoa and cauliflower through a food processor until semi-smooth (see pictures for texture). Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl and combine with all other ingredients. Stir until everything is incorporated. Roll into small balls (about one heaping tablespoon per ball was best for me).

Cook

Heat a thin layer of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat &#8211; add the balls and cook for a few minutes on each side &#8211; they will need to be gently turned every so often to get browned all the way around. Serve with yummy sauces, salads, bowls, or freeze for later!

Wondering if these freeze well? They look delicious.

I would love to see the nutrition info on these yummy looking meatballs if you have the chance to post it! thanks for all your mouth-watering recipes!

These look just like some vegetarian meatballs I had at an Indian restaurant in vegetarian kofta. It tasted wonderful, but it wasn't as clean as this looks! I would love to use this if I were to ever recreate that recipe. It would be amazing!

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30 Minute Vegetarian Meatballs: made with cauliflower, quinoa, brown rice, garlic, and spices. SUPER versatile – recipe makes a huge batch so you can stockpile them in your freezer for easy meals later!

These vegetarian meatballs are incredibly easy and super versatile! Packed with cauliflower, quinoa, brown rice, garlic, and spices. Stockpile these in your freezer and your future self will thank you. 

cauliflower rice cauliflower florets

panko breadcrumbs

spices

teaspoon salt

Cauliflower and Rice

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Steam the cauliflower rice according to package directions in the microwave. Do the same for the rice so it&#8217;s warm and soft. (If using cauliflower florets, boil until tender and drain.)

Pulse the cauliflower and quinoa through a food processor until semi-smooth (see pictures for texture). Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl and combine with all other ingredients. Stir until everything is incorporated. Roll into small balls (about one heaping tablespoon per ball was best for me).

Brush generously with olive oil and bake for 20 minutes. Serve with yummy sauces, salads, bowls, or freeze for later!

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These vegetarian meatballs are incredibly easy and super versatile! Packed with cauliflower, quinoa, brown rice, garlic, and spices. Stockpile these in your freezer and your future self will thank you. 

Cauliflower Quinoa Vegetarian Meatless Meatballs in Coconut Turmeric Broth - A succulent vegetarian dinner idea and a great way to try some new spices.

Cauliflower Quinoa Meatless Meatballs In Coconut Turmeric Sauce

For the Meatless Meatballs

cauliflower rice (about 2 cups, see note 1)

cilantro

flour

eggs, beaten

tsp extra virgin olive oil

tsp salt

tsp Frontier Allspice powder

tsp Frontier Organic Ground Vietnamese Cinnamon

tbsp vegetable oil (to pan fry the meatballs)

For the Coconut Turmeric Sauce

tbsp extra virgin olive oil

medium onion, sliced thin (about 2 cups)

garlic cloves, sliced

ginger root, grated (about 2 tablespoons)

tsp Frontier Organic Fair Trade Certified Ground Turmeric Root

tsp Frontier Cracked Black Pepper

Aleppo pepper or red pepper flakes (optional)

canned full fat coconut milk

vegetable broth

lime juice

Combine all the meatball ingredients (except the vegetable oil for pan-frying) in a large bowl and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes

In the meantime, prepare the sauce. In a large skillet, heat olive oil. Add onions and cook over medium-high heat for 7-8 minutes or until translucent. Add garlic and ginger and cook for another 2 minutes. Add turmeric, salt, black and Aleppo pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes

Add coconut milk, lime juice and vegetable broth and let it simmer for 5-7 minutes

Add chopped cilantro (or parsley), remove from heat and set aside

To prepare the meatballs, heat the vegetable oil in a separate skillet. Working with 1 heaping tablespoon of mixture at a time, form about 22 meatballs. Arrange them in the skillet and cook over medium heat, 2-3 minutes per side. Set aside

Before serving, place the meatballs in the sauce and simmer for 10 minutes (if the sauce has thickened too much, you can add a little water to get the desired consistency).  It is important to place the meatballs in the  sauce before serving, to keep them from falling apart.

Just found your site - some lovely recipes.  Can't wait to try this one, great tip for flax eggs in comments, as I was wondering how to omit the eggs.

This dish was AMAZING! So flavorful! I served the "meat" balls over sauteed zoodles, and it was perfect. My husband is paleo and I am a vegetarian, so it's fun to try new recipes we can both enjoy :) Thank you!

This turned out soooo yum! Better than expected! 
I used a mix of cauliflower and broccoli rice and it was perfect. The first time I made these I used the quinoa and the second time (yes 2nd!) I used some brown rice I had in the fridge ... and they were brilliant! 
I'm on a detox and chilli is a no go at the moment so used a little cumin instead of aleppo. Was perfect! 
If you haven't tried this recipe yet - you must!

This dish is definitely a keeper.  The sauce is flavorful  and compliments the cauliflower meatballs.
Thank you for sharing this recipe.  I left out the cinnamon because my daughter is allergic to it. The only thing I did different was to air dry  my cauliflower rice after I chopped it up fine in my food processor.  The meatballs held together perfectly.

The recipe was very tasty! I gave it a 4 star rating because I do not see how the prep time is only  30 minutes if you make your own cauliflower rice. I couldn't find it in our store. And then, there's the cooking of the quinoa &amp; cooling time. I recommend this recipe be a 2-day event. Prepare the cauliflower rice and the quinoa one day and the remainder of the recipe the next day. So 30 min prep is a little misleading. Yes. Total may be 30 min, but you can't start this process 30-45 min before serving and have everything cooled correctly. + it takes some time to form those "meatballs".  We will do this again. I'm thinking of how to make this more efficient.

I made this recipe this week and it's delicious! So flavourful. Evenmy meat-loving fiance loved it! Thank you for sharing!

Delicious.  Only downside was it took about an hour to make and we scarfed it down in minutes!

I loved this recipe! It was a hit with the family. I used the flax seed and water  instead of eggs. Next time I would use a little less onion - my onion was a little on the big side. I’ll definitely be making this again!

The depth of flavour created by the spices and other ingredients was the highlight of this dish for me!  Always looking for a way to use quinoa, and this one is a winner.  I broiled my "meat-less" balls as I couldn't get them to stick together well enough.  Absolutely loved the crisp outside, texture throughout and combination of flavours.  Thank you for creating and sharing this wonderful recipe!

OMG! This was absolutely delicious.  Definitely needs double the sauce! I could have eaten just the sauce. It's the best tasting sauce I think I've ever made. Making another batch of sauce to go with the leftover meatballs!  I'm in love!

These are super good!! I left out the cilantro/parsley cause I didn't have any on hand, and added some extra salt to the sauce. Loved this and will definitely make again. Also my husband was even saying how we could use these 'meatballs' in a tomato sauce sometime, so seems like everyone was happy!! Delicious. Thank you!

Let me first say that this was a delicious dish and there is nothing left. I struggled to keep the balls together, so I added an extra egg and made patties instead. I used oat flour, but maybe next time I'll get a different flour, I'm avoiding wheat. It definitely needed a lot more oil to cook in may cast iron pan, but I will definitely try this recipe again. It paired beautifully with a sauvignon blanc.

Wow! This was so good, I'm definitely making it again! The sauce was delicious (I did add a bit of red curry paste since I like a bit of heat). I made another batch of patties the day after; I was craving them and there weren't any left from the night before :) I made patties in the oven as another baker did and they turn out amazing and hold extremely well. The only thing I'm wondering now... Can you freeze the cooked balls/patties? Did anyone try? Thanks for this great recipe!

So easy to make and super delicious. Tastes even better the next day when eating as leftovers. I only made half the mixture as there's only me, but now I wish I had made the whole amount or even double lol.
Thank you for this health and yummy recipe.

Made them again, this time instead of the spices and herbs, I added a tablespoon of Curry Powder, same for the sauce and they were delicious! Next time I may try adding some spinach or some sort of vegetable in the balls or sauce and see how that works.
Again...many thanks for this yummy recipe.

Loved this recipe thanks. I find the lime juice overwhelming so omit this. Many thanks.

Oh my gosh this was so delicious. I served it with mixed greens as I don’t want more rice or quinoa. The flavors are so wonderful and the meal is very filling. It takes a little advanced planning and prep but it’s so worth it. I can’t wait to make this for friends!

These veggie cauliflower meatballs are SOOOOOOOOOO delicious!

This was so amazing! I used fresh turmeric instead of ground because I had it, and I used fire cider that I made in place of the lime juice bc I was out. One critique I have is that if you're using fresh cauliflower to make cauliflower rice, sqeeze it out in a dish towel to get all of the excess water out. The meatball mixture was a bit wet for me, and they turned out more in a falafel shape. I think removing the excess water would do this recipe well. Thank you!

One of the best dinner I have had in a long time.  Thank you so much for the recipe!

These were amazing!!! My 20 year old son and his buddies who are meat and potato boys were eating these faster than I could make them.

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