{"id":2559,"date":"2020-02-03T12:17:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T10:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thehappylentils.com\/?p=2559"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:59:31","slug":"vegan-adzuki-bean-meatballs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappylentils.com\/en\/vegan-adzuki-bean-meatballs\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Adzuki Bean Meatballs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There’s something about food that goes way beyond fuel. A certain dish can throw us back in seconds to another time, another place, people we once had in our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like a pot of meatballs. When I see one, it instantly throws me back to my parents’ home, to that same beautiful pot we called “the red meatballs,” sitting on the stove, full of flavor and love. I, the little girl, would look at that loaded pot and already imagine the plate my mom was about to make me. Today, as a parent myself, I know the sense of satisfaction she must have felt watching me eat what she made with so much love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the meatballs themselves\u2026 a little ball packed with everything. Protein, carbs, vegetables (always vegetables!), all coming together into a tasty ball that simmers in sauce. So many vegetables my mom snuck into me through those meatballs. So many vegetables I sneak into my own kids through the ones I make today.<\/p>\n\n\n

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This pot only resembles the meatball pot from my childhood in looks. It’s not my mom’s meat version, it’s my own, full of plant-based ingredients that reflect who I am today. The base is adzuki beans, a tasty, easy-to-digest bean with a shorter cooking time than most, which makes it more practical for everyday life. The meatballs are fully vegan, and stay firm thanks to a quick bake in the oven before their short simmer in the sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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