Eat More Plants to Improve Heart Health
Feb 01, 2021 08:30AM ● By Bernice Butler
Plant-forward eating should be easy and delicious - and it can be. Rather than follow strict rules, simply add plant foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans and grains to more meals throughout the day.
Walnut Meatless Meatballs
Pizza with Plant-Based Walnut Crumble
Walnuts, for example, are a kitchen multi-tasker with uses well beyond baked goods. In fact, walnuts can be used as a simple, whole-food meat alternative. One ounce of walnuts contains important nutrients including 4 grams of protein, 2 grams of fiber, 2.5 grams of monounsaturated fat, 13 grams of polyunsaturated fat and 2.5 grams of essential omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid.
Try walnuts as an alternative to meat in recipes like Walnut Meatless Meatballs or Pizza with Plant-Based Walnut Crumble, and find more plant-forward recipes at walnuts.org/plantrecipes.
Walnut Meatless Meatballs
Total time: 42 minutes
Servings: 4
1 Tbsp olive oil
¼ cup minced onion
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp tomato paste
½ cup California Walnuts, chopped
¼ cup cooked brown rice
¼ cup chopped roasted red peppers
¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp
2 Tbsp chopped Italian parsley
1 egg, beaten
Preheat oven to 375 F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In small skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and garlic; saute 1 minute. Add tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Transfer to food processor with walnuts, rice, roasted red peppers, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, parsley and egg. Pulse until combined but not mushy.
Form into eight equal balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Cook 12 minutes, or until firm to touch. Serve with sauce of choice
Servings: 4
1 Tbsp olive oil
¼ cup minced onion
1 tsp minced garlic
1 Tbsp tomato paste
½ cup California Walnuts, chopped
¼ cup cooked brown rice
¼ cup chopped roasted red peppers
¼ cup panko breadcrumbs
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp
2 Tbsp chopped Italian parsley
1 egg, beaten
Preheat oven to 375 F and line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In small skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and garlic; saute 1 minute. Add tomato paste and cook 1 minute. Transfer to food processor with walnuts, rice, roasted red peppers, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, Italian seasoning, parsley and egg. Pulse until combined but not mushy.
Form into eight equal balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Cook 12 minutes, or until firm to touch. Serve with sauce of choice
Pizza with Plant-Based Walnut Crumble
Total time: 38 minutes
Servings: 4
Walnut Sausage Crumble:
1 cup California Walnuts
½ cup cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 Tbsp coconut aminos
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsps fennel seeds
2 tsps Italian seasoning
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1tsp smoked paprika
¼ tsp celery salt
Servings: 4
Walnut Sausage Crumble:
1 cup California Walnuts
½ cup cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1 Tbsp coconut aminos
1 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsps fennel seeds
2 tsps Italian seasoning
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1tsp smoked paprika
¼ tsp celery salt
Walnut Sausage Pizza:
1 lb pizza dough
6 Tbsp pizza sauce
⅔ cup mozzarella cheese, divided
Walnut Sausage Crumble, divided
6 Tbsp pesto
¼ cup sliced small tomatoes
Fresh basil leaves
Shaved Parmesan cheese
To make Walnut Sausage Crumble: In food processor, pulse walnuts, cannellini beans, coconut aminos, olive oil, fennel seeds, seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and salt to sausage like consistency.
To make Walnut Sausage Pizza: Preheat oven to 500 F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide dough into four pieces and roll out into thin ovals; place on baking sheets.
Spread two dough pieces with equal amounts pizza sauce, 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese and half of Walnut Sausage Crumble.
Spread remaining dough pieces with pesto, remaining cheese, remaining Walnut Sausage Crumble and tomatoes.
Bake 8 minutes, or until pizza edges are golden brown. Garnish with basil leaves and shaved Parmesan.
Source: California Walnuts
6 Tbsp pizza sauce
⅔ cup mozzarella cheese, divided
Walnut Sausage Crumble, divided
6 Tbsp pesto
¼ cup sliced small tomatoes
Fresh basil leaves
Shaved Parmesan cheese
To make Walnut Sausage Crumble: In food processor, pulse walnuts, cannellini beans, coconut aminos, olive oil, fennel seeds, seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika and salt to sausage like consistency.
To make Walnut Sausage Pizza: Preheat oven to 500 F and line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide dough into four pieces and roll out into thin ovals; place on baking sheets.
Spread two dough pieces with equal amounts pizza sauce, 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese and half of Walnut Sausage Crumble.
Spread remaining dough pieces with pesto, remaining cheese, remaining Walnut Sausage Crumble and tomatoes.
Bake 8 minutes, or until pizza edges are golden brown. Garnish with basil leaves and shaved Parmesan.
Source: California Walnuts
