Vegan Lentil Loaf

Ingredients

  • 1 cup green lentils uncooked⁣
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin seeds⁣
  • 1/2 cup walnuts chopped⁣
  • 1 cup butternut squash, chopped in 1 cm cubes⁣
  • 1 cup carrot, grated⁣
  • 1 cup apple, grated⁣
  • 1 sweet onion, diced⁣
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced⁣
  • 1/4 cup vegetable broth (or water)⁣
  • 8 dried apricots, diced⁣
  • 3 tbsp flax meal⁣
  • 1/2 cup oat flour⁣
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast⁣
  • 6 sprigs-worth of fresh thyme, de-stemmed⁣
  • 1 tbsp oregano⁣
  • 1 tsp tarragon⁣
  • 1/4 cup molasses⁣
  • 1/2 cup ketchup⁣
  • 2 tbsp dijon mustard⁣

Preparation

  1. Pre-heat oven to 325 F⁣

  2. Cook lentils according to package⁣

  3. Spread pumpkin seeds and walnuts on cookie sheet, then toast in the oven for 8 minutes⁣

  4. Turn oven up to 350 degrees F⁣

  5. Roast butternut squash for 20 minutes⁣

  6. While squash is roasting, heat a pot to medium heat⁣

  7. Oil-free sautéing time... Add onions to pot, and stir until you see browning/caramelization on the bottom (about 5 minutes). Then add garlic and saute for another 30 seconds. Add 1/4 cup vegetable broth (or water) to deglaze the pot. The onions and garlic should have a brown tinge to them⁣

  8. Add carrots, celery, apple, tarragon, oregano and black pepper to pot. Let simmer 10 minutes⁣

  9. In food processor, blend 1/2 cup of the roasted butternut squash with 3/4 cup of the cooked green lentils. Once blended smooth, add in flax meal, nutritional yeast, oat flour, and thyme. Blend until smooth again⁣

  10. Transfer blended mixture to the pot. Add pumpkin seeds, walnuts and apricot. Mix together well⁣

  11. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper (leave some out along edges so you can use it as handles to pull out loaf when it’s done)⁣

  12. Press loaf mix evenly into the pan⁣

  13. Make the glaze: Mix together all ingredients in small food processor, or in a small saucepan on low heat (this will help the molasses mix together)⁣

  14. Use spatula to spread the glaze over the loaf evenly⁣

  15. Bake for 45-50 minutes in the 350 F oven⁣

  16. Let cool 5 minutes, then move from the pan onto a cooling rack.⁣

  17. Enjoy with your favourite sides!⁣

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