Sour Asian Meatball Salad

Method

1. 01

   Heat the 1/2 cup of water in the microwave for 40 seconds and stir into the TVP.

2. 02

   Mix in the eggs, milk, and breadcrumbs.

3. 03

   Let soak for 20 minutes.

4. 04

   After it has soakeed, start to use a spoon to form balls about 1 inch in diameter.

5. 05

   If the crumbs are too dry, add more milk and wait 5 minutes and try again.

6. 06

   The goal is to have balls that hold together nicely.

7. 07

   Place the balls on a baking dish and brush with vegetable oil and then bake in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.

8. 08

   Remove.

9. 09

   Remove the outer part of the pineapple and core, dicing the flesh and reserving 2/3 of it in 1/2 in cubes for this dish.

10. 10

    Peel and thinly slide the carrots.

11. 11

    Thinly slice the celery.

12. 12

    Place all the veggies in a large dish.

13. 13

    Use a small saucepan to heat mix the sugar replacer and the cornstarch.

14. 14

    Pour in the vinegar and soy sauce and heat with constant stirring until it becomes thick and gooey.

15. 15

    Place the meatballs over the veggies and pour the sauce over it all.

16. 16

    In the meantime, prepare some udon noodles and serve it all together.