Vegan Nut Roast


Vegan Nut Roast Recipe - This vegan recipe is also a good suggestion for a Christmas lunch.

Nut-roast

By: Isabel Robson
Serves: 4
Preparation: 55 minutes

Ingredients:
200g butternut squash
1 Carrot
1 Parsnip
1 small onion
2 garlic cloves
25 g fresh coriander
25g fresh basil leaves
100g rice
3 table spoons of olive oil
1 tsp fresh chopped ginger
1 tsp fresh chives
1 tsp Soya butter
50g boiled chick peas
50g cashew nuts
50g walnuts
25g roasted peanuts
25g dried apricots
10 Goji dried Berries
4 cherry tomatoes
400ml tomato sauce
1 chili   
Pepper and salt
                                                                                     
  • Boil rice for 5 minutes, drain and leave in the pot with lid on.
  • To avoid drying the rice, add 1 tsp of butter, stir gently and cover with lid.
  • Crush ginger and chop onion finely, add to hot pan with olive oil until golden or for about 30 seconds on high heat.
  • Chop all vegetables and herbs and add to the pan.
  • Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes until soften.
  • Stir gently and often.
  • Chop 2 table spoons of walnuts and cashews into large chunks and mix with cooked vegetables.  
  • Add chopped dry apricots, chick peas and Goji berries and stir for about 1 minute.
  • Take off the heat and turn oven on to 220 degrees.
  • Drizzle deep baking tray with olive oil and add cooked vegetables.
  • Pour tomato sauce and add layer of rice on top.  Add salt and pepper.
  • Crush remaining nuts and sprinkle on top of rice. 
  • Drizzle 1 table spoon of olive oil and bake for 35 minutes. 
  • Serve hot on its own or with green salad.
As you can see from picture above, this roast comes out of the oven pipping hot.   Best to allow a few minutes for steam to escape before tacking in.

Ginger is known for improving libido.

Walnut may help develop neuron transmitters for improved brain function including boosting memory.  It can also lower cholesterol, fight cancer, protect against heart disease and lift mood.

Apricots like peaches can help aid digestion, fight cancer and prevent strokes.






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