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Amelia's Nut Roast

Vegetarian Dinner Lunch

All the way from England in 1981, this traditional vegetarian nut roast recipe is a Christmas tradition in my family. It’s high in plant-based proteins, hearty vegetables and fresh herbs. It’s a hit with vegetarians and meat lovers alike and can be frozen to reduce food waste.

150 mins
13 ingredients
$3.85 / person
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Amelia's Nut Roast

Gear

Ingredients

Serves = 8

2 brown onions, finely diced

4 cloves garlic, finely diced

4 fresh tomatoes, diced or 1x 400g tin of tomatoes, salt reduced

1 stick celery, finely diced

250g mushrooms, roughly diced

100mL extra virgin olive oil

2 Tbsp plain flour

500mL vegetable stock, salt reduced

1 Tbsp soy sauce, salt reduced

½ tsp smoked paprika

400g bread (preferably wholemeal)

500g mixed nuts (you can use any nuts, except peanuts. I love to use a mix: 300g almonds, 100g walnuts, 100g Brazil nuts, all finely diced)

½ cup herbs (I love to use chopped fresh rosemary, thyme and oregano)

4 free range eggs

2 Tbsp sesame seeds


It’s this easy

  • Preheat the oven to 180oC
  • In a large frying pan, fry diced onions in olive oil over medium heat. Once translucent, add garlic, tomatoes, celery and mushrooms, and cook until soft.
  • Stir in flour, stock, fresh herbs, soy sauce and cook for a few minutes. Then, remove from heat and place in a large bowl.
  • Blitz fresh bread in a food processor to make breadcrumbs. The nuts can be prepared this way too.
  • Add all other ingredients (except sesame seeds) to the bowl and mix well. Let stand for 10 minutes.
  • Add mixture to a large ovenproof dish, sprinkle with sesame seeds and cover with foil.
  • Bake for 1.5 to 2 hours or until brown on top.
  • Serve with a tomato sugo or mushroom gravy. Enjoy!

Tweaks

  • Any dried herbs lurking in the pantry can be used to substitute fresh herbs

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (2990kJ)
  • Protein (23.7g)
  • Total Fat (53.2g)
  • Saturated Fat (6.8g)
  • Carbohydrate (28.9g), (Starch (21.0g), Sugars (7.9g), Added sugars (0.05g), Free Sugars (0.05g))
  • Dietary Fibre (13.5g)
  • Sodium (531mg)
  • Calcium (252mg)
  • Iron (6.5mg)

Allergies

Contains: Gluten, Nuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat, Eggs, FODMAPs.

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