Lentil Roast
I decided to experiment again in the kitchen only this time I actually followed a recipe! As a kid we had this one vegetarian loaf recipe - Red Lentil Roast. And although it was rather "legume-y" it was really quite tasty especially with a bit of gravy and served with mashed potatoes! Mmmmmmmm! So in my "Pinning" (which, I have to admit I'm becoming addicted to) I came across this fantastic vegan recipe website:
http://ohsheglows.com/
Being home today (in lieu of Friday's Stat - Remembrance Day) I had a little time to do some work around the house and after straightening up the office, vacuuming the whole upstairs, scouring second hand stores and packing up some stuff to send my son in Alberta, I decided to make good use of my time and try a new recipe.
It actually smells really good. Here's the recipe:
http://ohsheglows.com/2011/01/01/ultimate-vegan-lentil-walnut-loaf/
I substituted En-R-G egg replacer for the flax seed option - trying to stay away from flax seeds since they seem to bother my stomach, I discovered. I also used red lentils instead of green. And I used ketchup for the glaze instead of mucking around making the glaze as well. So the ingredients ready to mix together looked like this:
Never thought I'd be using a grated apple in a recipe but I did - it'll make it moist for sure. Toasted ground walnuts, oat flour (ground myself), whole wheat bread crumbs (ground myself, of course, in my Vitamix blender), cooked red lentils, celery/onion/carrot/garlic/apple fried up til tender, and egg replacer. It came together very nicely. Oh, using the red lentils means you don't need to mash up or process them to make it smoother. They fall apart quite nicely and make a nice smooth texture yet still have a bit of shape to them.
Ready to bake:
And the final product - which was super tasty!
http://ohsheglows.com/
Being home today (in lieu of Friday's Stat - Remembrance Day) I had a little time to do some work around the house and after straightening up the office, vacuuming the whole upstairs, scouring second hand stores and packing up some stuff to send my son in Alberta, I decided to make good use of my time and try a new recipe.
It actually smells really good. Here's the recipe:
http://ohsheglows.com/2011/01/01/ultimate-vegan-lentil-walnut-loaf/
I substituted En-R-G egg replacer for the flax seed option - trying to stay away from flax seeds since they seem to bother my stomach, I discovered. I also used red lentils instead of green. And I used ketchup for the glaze instead of mucking around making the glaze as well. So the ingredients ready to mix together looked like this:
Never thought I'd be using a grated apple in a recipe but I did - it'll make it moist for sure. Toasted ground walnuts, oat flour (ground myself), whole wheat bread crumbs (ground myself, of course, in my Vitamix blender), cooked red lentils, celery/onion/carrot/garlic/apple fried up til tender, and egg replacer. It came together very nicely. Oh, using the red lentils means you don't need to mash up or process them to make it smoother. They fall apart quite nicely and make a nice smooth texture yet still have a bit of shape to them.
Ready to bake:
And the final product - which was super tasty!
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