Vegan spaghetti and 'meatballs' - Vegan - Vegetarian Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 packet of spaghetti of your choice (keep in mind most dry pasta is vegan, but fresh may have eggs).
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 400ml can of black beans, strained and drained
• 2 tbsp oil plus some for cooking
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup white onion, roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp flax seeds soaked in 4tbsp water for at least 15 minutes (this forms an egg-like binding mixture)
• 1 tsp liquid smoke or smoked paprika
• 2x 400g cans of tomatoes (chopped or whole)
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp maple syrup or brown sugar
• ½ white onion thinly sliced
• 2 cloves of garlic roughly chopped
• Salt to taste