Lentil and Apple Nut Roast
Ingredients
200g precooked puy lentils
½ pint of vegetable stock
3 tbsp nutritional yeast
1 tsp basil, rosemary, parsley, caraway seeds & paprika
½ a chopped onion
1 crushed garlic clove
2 grated carrots
1 grated apple (skin left on)
1 chopped red pepper
100g chopped nuts of choice
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 chia ‘egg’ (1 tbsp seeds & 3 tbsp water. Let sit for 15 minutes to soak up liquid)
75g oats
Season with salt and pepper
Method
- Preheat oven 190ºC/374ºF
- Lightly fry the chopped onion, pepper and garlic for a few minutes until they soften.
- Add the carrots, apple, lentils, oats, chia ‘egg’, stock, herbs, spices, nutritional yeast, tomato puree & nuts.
- Stir thoroughly while on a medium heat for a few minutes until slightly simmering.
- Using an oiled/lined baking tin pour in the mix and spread evenly, pressing down slightly. Bake for 35-40 minutes in the centre of the oven.
- Serve!