Nut Roast
A Nut Roast recipe, made especially for both vegans and those who are gluten/wheat free. It's full of protein and flavour, and guaranteed to fill you up!
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion (chopped finely)
- 1 tsp crushed garlic
- 1 cup portobello mushrooms (chopped finely)
- 1 can brown lentils (drained and rinsed)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- pinch ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander seed
- 1 tbsp dried mixed herbs
- 1 small handful fresh thyme
- 3/4 cup gluten-free breadcrumbs *check to see if contains soy, if applicable
- 1 cup ground nuts
- 1/4 cup vegetable stock
- 1 flax-egg (pre-prepared)
- sprinkle sunflower or pumpkin seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF. Prepare and grease a loaf tin of about 20cm x 10cm (approximately).
- In a large bowl, combine the breadcrumbs and ground nuts.
- In a large frying pan, heat 3 tbsp of olive oil on a medium heat. Once hot, add the chopped onion and crushed garlic with a pinch of salt. Sauté for a couple of minutes.
- Then add the finely chopped mushrooms and the drained and rinsed lentils. Sauté for about 5 mins or so until the mushrooms are cooked, then add the spices and the seasoning (including herbs and thyme). Continue to cook for a further 3 minutes until all the flavours come together.
- Pick out the sprigs of thyme. Then add the frying pan mixture to the bowl of breadcrumbs and nuts. Mix together fairly thoroughly. Add the vegetable stock, and stir in well until the mixture starts to come together (use this time to also make sure the ground nuts and breadcrumbs are evenly combined).
- Add in the prepared flax egg and combine evenly. The mixture should start to have a doughy consistency. Put into the greased loaf tin and press down until level.*If you like, you can add some sunflower or pumpkin seeds on top for decoration.
- Put the loaf tin into the oven for an hour to bake.
- Once out of the oven, allow to cool for about 10 mins before cutting up into slices or squares. Try serving with our homemade Mushroom Sauce!