Vegetarian Meatballs, a.k.a. “Energon Spheres”

Pulse the celery, onion, and carrots in a food processor until finely chopped. Place the olive oil in a large skillet and heat over a medium-high flame. Add the vegetable mixture and cook for about 5 minutes.

Dice the mushrooms and rinse the lentils. Add the mushrooms to the vegetables along with the rosemary, and grate in the garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for another 5 minutes.

Remove the rosemary and place the mixture in a large bowl. Combine with the remaining ingredients. Taste and re-season.

Scoop balls onto a prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 425ºF.

Makes about 3 dozen small balls.