Italian Meat-less Sub

This hearty meat-less sub is very high in protein, and also is full of heart-healthy fats – who knew that a sub can be actually healthy!

This is ultimate comfort food is very tasty, and will satisfy your tastebuds for sure!

Ingredients:

For the meat-less patties

• 125g Good Earth Flavoured Soya Flakes
• 1 tablespoon Good Earth ground Golden Linseed
• 1 tablespoon Good Earth Rapeseed Oil
• 2 tablespoons Good Earth Gram Flour
• 1 tablespoon Good Earth Italian Seasoning
• 75g Good Earth Walnut Halves
• 250g mushrooms
• 1 red onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons tomato concentrate (kunserva)
• dash of soy sauce
• salt and pepper as required

For the sub sandwich

• Baguette-shaped bread of choice
• 5 tablespoons of your favourite herbed tomato pasta sauce
• Green Vie vegan mozzarella cheese, grated

Directions:

• Ground the linseeds in a blender to a meal (do not over-blend)
• Mix 1 tablespoon of ground linseed to 3 tablespoons of water and set aside to form a slimy, “egg-like” consistency. This will help to bind the patties together.
• Rehydrate the flavoured soya flakes according to package instructions. Usually 1 part of soya flakes to 2 parts water.
• Pulse the walnuts to finely chopped pieces. Do not over-process otherwise it will become a paste.
• In the meantime, finely chop onion, garlic and mushrooms.
• In a large pan, heat a tablespoon of rapeseed oil and sauté the chopped onion, garlic and mushrooms.
• Add to the pan the rehydrated soya flakes and chopped walnuts.
• Mix in the tomato concentrate, soy sauce, italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper and take off the heat.
• Pre-heat your oven at 180 degrees.
• Put the mixture into a large bowl and fold in the “egg” mixture, and the gram flour.
• Form the mixture into a ball-liked shape, approximately 1.5-2 inches diameter.
• Place onto a lined baking tray and put in the oven for 45 minutes flipping half-way.

Assembling the sub

• Grate the vegan cheese, toast your baguette (optional) and heat your tomato sauce.
• Spread two tablespoons of the sauce to your baguette, place approximately three balls in the baguette and top with more sauce and cheese.
• Broil the sub for a couple of minutes till the cheese melts and serve.

Side note:

• Feel free to form the meatless mixture into burger patties for instance, for a meatless burger.
• Left-overs can also be used for a spaghetti-meat(less) ball dinner!
• This recipe can be made in advance – the patties can be frozen and used to your convenience.

Enjoy!!