Recipe for vegetarian meatballs in a airfryer

Today in BiteMyRecipe We have prepared a recipe for easy, tasty and fast vegetarian meatballs with turnip tops in a airfryer!

These vegetarian meatballs are delicious and you will love them (to be vegan you have to substitute the egg).

In this case I have not accompanied them with sauce because I like them by themselves but you can make them in sauce.

This recipe for vegan meatballs with turnip greens in a airfryer It is very simple and they are perfect.

I have cooked everything in my 5.5L Innsky air fryer.

If you didn't know how to make homemade meatless meatballs, this is your recipe.

You can add or remove the ingredients for the ones you like the most, although I recommend that you try them that way.

I recommend you try other meatball recipes in an air fryer, such as the longaniza meatballs recipe in air fryer or the meatballs with tomato and boletus recipe in air fryer

Ingredients for the recipe for vegetarian meatballs in an air fryer

• Textured soy - 8.8 oz
• Turnip greens - 17.6 oz
• 1 onion
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp parsley
• 3 Eggs
• 2 tbsp of wheat flour
• Olive oil
• Salt

Preparation in airfryer

Preparation time: 5 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

1. In a large bowl add the soybeans and a large amount of water to hydrate
2. Let stand 20 minutes and we drain well
3. Add all the spices, a pinch of salt and mix well
4. In a medium saucepan, boil water and cook the turnip greens.
5. We change the water and continue cooking
6. Drain well with a strainer and a cloth if necessary
7. Chop the turnip tops and reserve
8. In a skillet over medium heat, heat olive oil.
9. Peel and chop the onion into small cubes
10. Add the onion, a pinch of salt and sauté
11. Let cook 5 minutes
12. Add the textured soybeans, the turnip greens and turn off the heat but do not remove
13. When it has cooled add the eggs, the flour and make the meatballs
14. Place parchment paper for air fryer in the basket and the balls on top with a little separation and without piling up
15. We cook in the airfryer at 200 ºC for 8 minutes
16. Halfway through the time we turn or remove
17. And we already have our recipe for vegetarian meatballs with turnip greens in a airfryer!

Tips for a good recipe for vegetarian meatballs in a airfryer

• The soybeans have to be hydrated in a large bowl since they double in size
• You can add this recipe for Spanish sauce in a airfryer on top
• The turnip tops are cooked in two waters and can take about 15-20 minutes
• Both soybeans and turnip tops can be drained with a cloth to release all the water
• Let the onion cook as much as possible but without burning
• The flour is indicative, add more until you can handle the dough

Substitution of ingredients

• Grelos ➡️ Spinach or chard
• Wheat flour ➡️ Whole wheat flour, rice flour or oatmeal
• Spices ➡️ You can substitute or add the ones you like the most