Sage White Bean Veggie Balls with Pomegranate Mandarin Sauce - Women Fitness

Ingredients

• 1 small sweet potato, chopped in chunks
• 1 small red onion, chopped in chunks
• 2 stalks celery
• 8 ounces brown mushrooms
• 1/2 cup hazelnuts
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 sprigs fresh sage
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon gluten-free soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
• 1 small lemon, juiced
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, gluten-free
• 1/2 cup oats
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• Salt, as needed (optional)
• 2 15.5-oz cans white (cannellini) beans, rinsed, drained
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 1 large mandarin orange, juice and zest
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure maple syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 large pomegranate, seeded