AMAZING LENTIL LOAF – Healthy Vegan And Vegetarian Recipes

Looking for a vegan and vegetarian Lentil Loaf recipe?

Look no further! This recipe is healthy, delicious, and perfect for those days when you want something hearty and filling.

This Lentil Loaf recipe is perfect for meal prepping or simply putting in the oven during the middle of the day. It’s healthy, filling, and will never let you down. Give it a try today and see for yourself how amazing it is!

Ingredients:

For the lentil and quinoa loaf:

– 1 bay leaf (to cook the lentils)
– vegetable broth (to cook the lentils)
– 3 tbsps olive oil
– 1 onion (chopped)
– 3 garlic cloves (minced)
– 1 inch ginger (grated)
– 1 rosemary sprig
– 1/2 tsp cumin
– 1 tsp thyme
– 1/2 tsp paprika
– 1/3 tsp black pepper
– 1 tbsp soy sauce
– 150 grams brown mushrooms (chopped)
– 1 carrot (grated)
– 2 celery stalks (finely chopped)
– 2 tbsps nutritional yeast
– 2 cups cooked lentils (1/2 + 1/3 cup dried)
– 1/2 cups cooked quinoa
– salt (to taste)
– 100 grams oats
– 50 grams walnuts (chopped)

For the sweet tomato sauce:

– 3/4 tbsps olive oil
– 3 garlic cloves (minced)
– 3 tomatoes (blended)
– salt (to taste)
– black pepper (to taste)
– 1 tsp agave syrup

Instructions:

Making the loaf:

– Soak lentils in cold water for 45 minutes and quinoa in warm water for 30 minutes.
– Drain lentils and cook in vegetable broth with bay leaf until tender yet firm.
– Drain and cook quinoa in water with salt until fluffy.
– Sauté onion, garlic, and ginger in olive oil. Add cumin, paprika, thyme, and rosemary, allowing the aromatics to release.
– Add mushrooms and cook until they’re soft before adding the carrot and the celery and also letting them cook until soft.
– Stir in nutritional yeast, incorporating it into the mixture, allowing its nutty flavor to permeate.
– Fold in the cooked lentils, quinoa, and season with black pepper, and salt to taste.
– Combine the oats with the mixture and then use a hand blender to blend half of it until smooth.
– Fold in the chopped the nuts, mixing it all together.
– Transfer the mixture into a loaf pan and bake it in the oven at 180º C (350ºF) until it turns a golden brown.

Making the sweet tomato sauce:

– For the sauce, sauté garlic in olive oil, add tomato pulp, season with salt and pepper, and simmer.
– Finish sauce with agave syrup.
– Serve loaf with sauce, and optionally with roasted potatoes, veggies, or a light salad.

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