Spaghetti & Mushroom Balls by Tanya Alekseeva

RFR member Tanya Alekseeva is a wellness coach, chef, author, Reiki do Satori master teacher, and a renowned raw food & detox expert. Born in Russia, raised in New Zealand and now living in London, she focuses her coaching to ensure busy individuals achieve their most desired wellbeing and ultimate health objectives. She is the founder of Better Raw, co-founder of Lush Escapes, creator of 'Raw Food 101' DVD, author of numerous eBooks, as well as a FREE report '15 World's Healthiest Foods' available on www.BetterRaw.com You can also connect with Tanya at Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BetterRaw

3 large portabella mushrooms, peeled and chopped
1 cup walnuts, soaked 1-8 hours and rinsed
2-4 tbsp flaxseeds, hulled
1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped
2 tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp tamari soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp mixed italian spices (I used a combination of parsley, rosemary, coriander, basil and oregano)
1/2 tsp cracked pepper

-Pour the Apple Cider Vinegar and Tamari over the chopped mushrooms, add garlic and basil leaves, stir through and leave to marinate for a minimum of 2 hours. Note: if you have little time- slice the mushrooms really thinly.
-Rince out the water from soaked walnuts, place them with the mushrooms into a food processer with an S Blade, pulse so they are chopped fine and mixed in, but still slightly chunky.
-Depending on how long you marinated the mushrooms for, you will end up with a different amount of marinade liquid. If there is only a small amount, only add 2 tablespoons of hulled flaxseeds, but if your mushrooms are drowning in water, only then add 4 tablespoons of flax.
-Also add all the spices and pulse a couple of times to let everything mix in, then let the mixture sit for half an hour for the flax to soak up the liquid.
- Roll into any size 'Meat' Balls you like, but note that the larger they are, the longer the'll take to dehydrate.
-Place on mesh tray of your dehydrator and dehydrate at 110degrees F for 4-6 hours

The complete recipe for spaghetti and bolognaise sauce lives here: http://www.betterraw.com/2010/09/raw-vegan-spaghetti-meat-balls-to.html