Chickpea Meatballs

Ingredients (for 4 servings)

• 1 whole — Meatball Base
• 2 cups — cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed • 1 cup cooked brown rice (or quinoa), cooled • 1 cup pecans or walnuts • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (or oat flour) • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast • 2 tbsp olive oil • 2 tbsp tomato paste • 4 garlic cloves • 1/2 small onion, chopped
• 1 whole — Seasoning
• 2 tsp — dried basil • 1 tsp dried oregano • 1 tsp smoked paprika • 1 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste • Black pepper, to taste
• 1 whole — Binder (as needed)
• tbsp — water or aquafaba • 1/4 cup extra breadcrumbs (if mixture is too wet)