Nut Loaf .. Delicious Easy Recipe

NUT LOAF

Ingredients

15g butter

1tbsp olive oil

1 large onion finely chopped

2 sticks of celery finely chopped

2 garlic cloves crushed

200g chestnut mushrooms finely chopped

1 red pepper finely diced

1 large carrots grated

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp smoked paprika

100g red lentils

2 tbsp tomato purée

100g fresh breadcrumbs

300mls vegetable stock

150g mixed nuts (brazil, pecans, hazelnuts, walnuts, almonds)

100g cheddar cheese grated

3 eggs

Handful of parsley finely chopped

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Method

Preheat oven to 180 (160 for fan oven) degrees Celsius. Line a 1.5 litre loaf tin with baking paper. Heat butter and olive oil in a frying. Add onion and celery and cook for five minutes on a medium heat. Stir in garlic and mushrooms and cook for another 10 minutes. Stir in red pepper and carrot and cook for another 2 minutes. Add oregano and smoked paprika and stir well. Add red lentils and tomato purée and stir. Add vegetable stock and simmer over a low heat for about 25 minutes until all the liquid is absorbed. Let it cook and then add breadcrumbs, cheese, parsley and a pinch of salt and freshly ground pepper. Spoon into the prepared tin and press down on the surface. Cover the tin with tin foil and bake for 30 minutes with the foil on and a further 20 minutes with the foil off. 

Enjoy!

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