I must say that I really love meatloaf, but when you want to cut down on meat or serve a vegetarian then you need a meatless meatloaf! Meat the Nut Loaf!
This recipe is based on the Classic Vegetarian Nut Loaf from the Kitchn. I only made some smaller adjustments and made it clearer with the quantity as well as the instructions. I also added a mushroom sauce and Haricot verts to make it a complete meal.
The nut roast seems like the perfect vegetarian dish for occassions like Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.
We will introduce it to our Christmas meal, why don’t you also give it a try? Sure it takes a little too long to cook for a weeknight dinner but the taste and texture was perfect!
Here you can find this recipe in swedish.
Recipe: The vegetarian meatloaf - Nut loaf
Ingredients
Brown rice
- 125 g brown rice uncooked
- ½ cube vegetable bouillon
- 250 ml water
Mushroom mixture
- 1 onion
- oil
- 340 g mushrooms
- salt
- black pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp tarragon
- 1 tsp sage
- 100 ml red wine
Nut mixture
- 200 g walnuts
- 175 g cashews
- 5 eggs
- 250 ml cottage cheese
- 340 g cheese
- 1 pot fresh basil or any other fresh herbs
Mushroom sauce
- 50 g butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 300 ml milk
- 1 tsp worchestershire sauce
- ½ cube vegetable bouillon
- 170 g mushrooms
Haricot verts
- 500 g haricot verts
- salt
- water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F)
Brown rice
- Start by cooking the brown rice according to instructions on package (but use the specified ingredients in this recipe)
Mushroom mixture
- Use a food processor to chop the mushrooms to small pieces
- Chop the onion and fry in oil until translucent
- Add the mushrooms and a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for a few minutes so that the mushrooms releases the excess liquid
- Add minced garlic, the dried herbs and the wine
- Let it cook a few minutes so that the liquid is reduced but mixture is still moist
- Remove from heat and let it cool while you fix the rest
Nut mixture
- Take a large bowl and add the brown rice
- Chop the nuts in the food processor and it too
- Use a separate bowl to beat the eggs with cottage cheese before adding it to the large bowl
- Add grated cheese, chopped fresh herbs and the mushroom mixture the the large bowl and stir it together (here you can keep the mixture in the fridge until the next day).
- Line 2 loaf pans with parchment paper and add the mixture.
- Let it bake in the oven for 50 min.
Mushroom sauce
- When it is 10 min left for the loaf then start preparing the sauce.
- Melt the butter in a pan, then whisk in the flour. Add worchestershire sauce and the bouillon.
- Add the milk while whisking and let it heat up so that it thickens
- During the same time you can fry the mushrooms and then add it to the sauce
Haricot verts
- Place haricot verts in a pan and cover with water and some salt
- Bring it to a boil and then boil for 3 min
- Remove from heat and add 100 ml cold water. Let it stand for 5 min then drain.
Also check out some of our other Christmas recipes or Vegetarian recipes
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