Lentil and nut loaf from Cremolafoam

kids can help can make in advance vegetarian
Category
Vegetarian recipes
Serves4-6
Prep time 15 -20 mins
Cook time50-60 mins

Mumsnetter ratings

based on (3) reviews
Ease of finding ingredients 9.667
Ease of cooking9.333
Success with kids9.5
Success with adults9.333
Overall Mark 9

Ingredients

1 tin green lentils
2 slices wholemeal bread, whizzed up into crumbs
1 onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 carrot, grated
1 courgette, grated
200g mixed nuts, chopped
100g cheese, grated
A pinch of chilli flakes
1 egg, beaten
A little olive or walnut oil

You will also need an oiled loaf tin, lined with greaseproof paper

Handy Hint

The courgette and carrot can be interchanged with a layer of cooked French beans or asparagus.

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180C.
2. In a large bowl combine the lentils, carrot, courgette, breadcrumbs and chopped nuts.
3. Fry the onion and garlic in a little oil until soft. Throw in the chilli flakes at the end for a minute or so and then add the mixture to the mixing bowl of dry ingredients.
4. Stir thoroughly and then add the grated cheese and egg to bind.
5. Press the mixture firmly into the loaf tin. Cover the top with tin foil.
6. Place in the oven for 40 minutes with the foil lid.
7. Remove the lid and cook for a further 10-15 minutes.
8. Turn the loaf onto a plate and serve in slices with a watercress salad and cranberry jelly.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: saggers on Tue 27-Dec-11 16:50:45 Overall rating: 10.0
Brilliant! Thanks for this fabulous recipe. Made it for our Christmas dinner, and it was just what I'd wanted. It fell apart a bit as I cut into it, so wonder how I could prevent that another time? Another egg maybe?
From: AprilAl on Thu 29-Sep-11 21:05:45 Overall rating: 9.0
Delicious, thank you. I might play around with different spices for a little variation (I added cracked black pepper this time as DH and I are complete pepper fiends and never have anything without a generous dose), but otherwise wouldn't really change anything. Lovely texture. This will definitely be going on my "make again" list.
From: Cremolafoam on Wed 16-Jan-08 20:57:48 Overall rating: 9.2
A winner with vegetarians because of the texture, which is good and chunky.It can be made a day ahead a kept in the fridge until you are ready to cook it. You can also use the mix to make veggie burgers which can be fried in olive oil and served in a bun with salad.



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