Meatless Loaf

Course: Dinner Servings: 8

Prep time: 20min Cook time: 25 min

Difficulty level: Easy

VEGAN

GLUTEN FREE

Author: Jennifer Sargison

This meatless loaf is perfect to enjoy for a Sunday roast, special occasion or simply for a mid-week meal, as its really quite easy to make, especially when you’ve made it a few times and get the hang of it.

Ingredients

3 tbsp flax seeds mixed with 6 tbsp water (this is your flax ‘egg’)

2 tbsp oil

1 medium red onion, finely diced

1 courgette, grated

3 cloves garlic, minced

200g button mushrooms, finely chopped

1 tbsp mixed herbs

250g cooked rice (boiled or from a packet)

180g mashed potato

100g oat flour (oats blended to a powder)

breadcrumbs (2 slices of bread - crusts removed and preferably slate - blended to crumbs)

80g walnuts, chopped

1/2 tin tomatoes (oe 3 tbsp tomato puree)

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp salt

Method

  • Pre heat oven to 180C

  • Make the flax ‘egg; and leave to thicken for 5-10 minutes

  • Line a bread/loaf tin with baking paper

  • In a large frying pan heat the oil and gently fry the onion for 5 minutes

  • Add the courgette and garlic and continue to for for another 5 minutes

  • Add the mushrooms and turn up the heat and cook until the mushrooms have released the liquid and reduced in size.

  • Add the herbs and mix through until combined

  • Pour the mixture into a large mixing bowl

  • Add the rice, potato, oat flour and bread crumbs and mix really well until combined

  • Add the walnuts tomatoes, soy sauce and sat and mix again until combined

  • Place the mixture into the loaf tin and press down well

  • Bake for 25 minutes and check if its cooked by pressing the top and if its very squishy leave it for another 5 -10 minutes (cooking will depend on the size of your loaf tin)

  • Once it’s browned on top and cooked remove from the oven and leave to cool sightly.

  • Serve with some greens and roast potatoes.

Try these garlic and kale greens RECIPE HERE

 
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Add some vegan Yorkshire puddings RECIPE HERE

 
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Don’t forget the roast potatoes! RECIPE HERE

 

If you do make this then I hope you love it

Any thoughts or comments?

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Big love, Jen x

*For those of you eating a gluten free diet because of a gluten intolerance/allergy to gluten or suffering from celiac disease please check the ingredients listed in my recipes carefully. Although many of my recipes are gluten free please make sure you double check your ingredients to check. I am not intolerant to gluten so am no expert but I still like to provide GF options, please fully read your packets at home before making this, thank you :)

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