These tasty morsels of beany goodness can be served by themselves as a snack, or add a salad and voilà – dinner is served!

Ingredients:

1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/2 cup polenta
1/3 cup savoury yeast flakes/nutritional yeast
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp onion flakes
1 tbsp dulse flakes
2 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups cooked, drained aduki beans
2 tbsp no added salt tomato paste

Dipping sauce

2 tbsp no added salt tomato paste
1 tsp Dijon mustard
Juice of 1 lime

Method:

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking sheet with baking paper.

In a food processor, combine all ingredients except for brown rice, beans and tomato paste. Pulse until combined into a coarse meal. Set aside.

Place rice, beans and tomato paste in food processor and pulse until combined but still chunky.

Stir in seed, polenta and spice mix.

Form dessertspoons of mixture into balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes. Turn with a spatula or slotted spoon and bake for another 15 minutes.

Stir sauce ingredients together until well combined.