Vegan nut roast. Nut roast is a favourite for a reason. Try this vegan nut roast, which is great served hot for Christmas dinner, or cold for your festive buffet table. There are many vegan options for Christmas dinner, but you can't go far wrong with the classic nut roast with all the trimmings.
If you're looking for the perfect main course for a special occasion then this vegan nut roast ticks all the boxes. This meatless Vegan nut roast is made from lentils, nuts, cranberries and carrot. It tastes meaty and crunchy and is the perfect accompaniment to a roast dinner.
Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, vegan nut roast. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Nut roast is a favourite for a reason. Try this vegan nut roast, which is great served hot for Christmas dinner, or cold for your festive buffet table. There are many vegan options for Christmas dinner, but you can't go far wrong with the classic nut roast with all the trimmings.
Vegan nut roast is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Vegan nut roast is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have vegan nut roast using 17 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Vegan nut roast:
- {Make ready 2 of medium parsnips.
- {Get 2 of medium carrots.
- {Prepare 1 of medium sweet potato.
- {Make ready 2 of medium echalion shallots.
- {Get 1 cup of chestnut mushrooms.
- {Make ready 1/2 cup of raw cashews.
- {Take 1/2 cup of walnuts.
- {Get 1/3 cup of almonds.
- {Take 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds.
- {Take 1/3 cup of breadcrumbs (use GF crumbs, GF oats or omit for a GF recipe).
- {Get 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast (optional).
- {Get 1 tsp of Smoked Paprika.
- {Get 1 tsp of Marjoram (or Oregano if preferred).
- {Take 1 tsp of Thyme.
- {Make ready of Vegan butter or coconut oil for frying.
- {Get of Sea salt.
- {Make ready of Black pepper.
Transfer to a food processor, along with the chestnut purée, suet and maple syrup, and blitz until it comes together into a ball. Use coconut aminos for a soy-free version. How to make the best vegan nut roast. This vegan nut roast is the perfect vegan main dish for special occasions!
Steps to make Vegan nut roast:
- Preheat oven to 190 C degrees..
- Grease a 450g/1lb bread loaf tin with vegan butter or coconut oil, and line with baking paper..
- Prick sweet potato with fork and wrap in foil. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until soft enough to mash. Alternatively, microwave for 5-6 minutes until soft. Peel when cooled..
- Core and rough chop parsnips into 2cm chunks..
- Peel and rough chop carrots into 2cm chunks..
- Bring a medium saucepan of water to the boil and cook carrots for 5 minutes, then add parsnips. Cook for a further 10 minutes or until carrots are just soft enough to mash, then remove from heat and drain..
- Meanwhile, finely chop mushrooms and shallots and gently fry in a medium frying pan with a knob of vegan butter or teaspoon of coconut oil until just beginning to soften. Leave to cool..
- Use a pestle and mortar or end of a rolling pin to crush cashews, walnuts, pumpkin seeds and almonds so that no whole pieces remain – keep chunks for a good texture..
- Add cooked carrots, parsnips, sweet potato to a bowl and lightly mash together..
- Add cooked mushrooms, shallots (and mushroom and butter liquid) and all nuts and seeds to bowl..
- Add nutritional yeast (if using), breadcrumbs, seasonings and salt & pepper to taste..
- Mix well using stick blender, spoon or hands. It should hold its shape. If too wet, add more breadcrumbs or oats..
- Press well into tin and smooth over top..
- Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes, rotating half way through, or until a crust has formed on top and edges are brown and crispy. If you like a firmer 'loaf', cover with foil and bake for another 10 mins..
- Remove from tin and leave to cool slightly before slicing. Keeps well for up to five days in the fridge, and can be frozen too..
- **Optional extras*** – Lightly toast almonds and cashews in a frying pan before crushing – Add dried cranberries and/or chopped apricots before baking for a fruitier version – Add 1 tbsp peanut butter or cashew butter for a nuttier version, or as a substitute for one or more of the nuts above – Add 1 tbsp of maple syrup or agave nectar for a sweeter version.
Made with a mix of veggies, mushrooms, nuts and seeds, it's packed with savory flavor and easy to make. One possible reason nut roasts may have fallen out of vogue is how vegan-unfriendly they can be. The majority of them do, after all, contain quite large quantities of cheese. Pack the nut roast mix into a greased mini bundt or small loaf tin lined with baking paper. Carefully turn out of the tin just before serving brush with the cranberry sauce to glaze.
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