For anyone on a vegan diet or just after something tasty and different (and probably cheaper) for Christmas lunch, I wanted to share this nut roast recipe.
Nut and lentil roast
(serves 6)
1 cup ground peanuts
1/2 cup ground cashews or macadamias (for a real Christmas touch I’m going to try chestnuts this year!)
1.5 cups cooked lentils
3 finely chopped onions
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
1 small capsicum, finely chopped
2 large carrots, grated
4 cloves garlic, crushed
2 cups wholemeal breadcrumbs (allow up to another 0.5 cup if mixture is too wet)
1.5 tsp each cumin and caraway seeds
2 tsp turmeric
2 tbsp chopped coriander (or 2 tsp powdered)
1.5 tbsp cornflour mixed to a paste with water
Saute onions, celery, garlic and capsicum with carrot.
Add spices and stir until fragrant
Mix in remaining ingredients
Put in an oiled loaf tin and press down
Bake in pre-heated oven at about 180 for 45 – 60 minutes until top is brown
Slice and drizzle with cranberry sauce for Christmas colour – it’s also nice cold so can go to a BBQ or be cooked in advance if oven space is tight.
It sounds quite tasty, Ashleigh, thanks for sharing it.
I don’t know I’ve eaten many chestnuts so I wonder they would go in this recipe – let us know if you think it’s an improvement or not!
This comes right on time! My daughter is a Pescetarian (fish, but no flesh), and we’re always on the lookout for new recipes to try out. This one looks great! Thanks!
Hope it works out nicely for your family, Gary 🙂
Do you have recipes for Christmas dishes for toddlers?
If you do, I hope you won’t mind sharing them.
Thanks.
Hi Vida, there are a number of Christmas related recipes in our Santa’s Snacks category and some are perfectly fine for toddlers – but I’ll think up some more for you as well 🙂
hi Vida, I have added a Baked Christmas Custard recipe for you 🙂
It seems that no on in my family is vegan but we like to experiment with different flavour and a nut and lentil roast recipe looks tasty and interesting. I think I’ll try prepaing that dish for our Christmas dinner. My husband loves ground peanuts 🙂
I don’t think you have to be a vegan or vegetarian to enjoy their meals – just like I am not Indian or Vietnamese but love their food 🙂
I hope the loaf works out well for you, Trissandra, and that your husband appreciates the ground nuts in it 🙂
this could be useful to a few friends of mine whom celebrate Honnika instead. I’m never quite sure what to bring them but this seems like it will be a safe choice for the holidays.
I hope this fits the bill for you and your friends, sorrowscal