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