Small meatballs with bell pepper and chickpea

Small meatballs with bell pepper and chickpea

Appetizers

Small vegetable pâtés made with chickpea flour, bell pepper, and tomato, seasoned with paprika. Served as an appetizer on a bed of green salad.

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These pâtés can be prepared in a simple loaf pan or in individual ramekins. They are simple, light, and easy to make.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total1 hr 15 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$3.45 $0.86 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.56
  • $1.59
  • $0.32
  • $0.18
  • $0.16
  • $0.07
  • $0.57

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mix all the ingredients together until you have a soft, pliable dough. Add a little water if needed. ≈ 4 min
  2. Pour: Pour, pour a greased loaf pan or individual ramekins. ≈ 3 min
  3. Bake for 1 hour at 180 °C for a large mold, or for 20 minutes for individual ramekins.
  4. Remove the individual pastries and serve them as an appetizer with a green salad, or spread them on bread, or use them as a filling for grilled vegetables.

The bill

Small meatballs with bell pepper and chickpea

  • 125 g of chickpea flour$0.56
  • 1 finely chopped bell pepper$1.59
  • 125 g of chopped tomatoes$0.32
  • Approximately 60g of breadcrumbs (1/2 cup)$0.18
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil$0.16
  • 1 tablespoon of almond puree$0.07
  • chives and parsley, chopped$0.57

Total$3.45

that's $0.86 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 125 g of chickpea flour
  • 1 finely chopped bell pepper
  • 125 g of chopped tomatoes
  • Approximately 60g of breadcrumbs (1/2 cup)
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of almond puree
  • 6 grams of yeast
  • chives and parsley, chopped
  • paprika, to taste
  • salt and pepper, to taste

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