Surprisingly Meatless Meatloaf

Sarahbella01's Note:

I made this for my vegetarian boyfriend, who is rather fussy, and he loved it. I'm not vegetarian and I loved it too. It's worth fiddling with the quantities, this is just the one I whipped up last night

• Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (8 ounce) can lentils , drained and rinsed
• 1 (8 ounce) can red kidney beans , drained and rinsed
• 100 g wheat gluten vegetarian mincemeat
• 1 small diced brown onion
• 5 large mushrooms , halved then sliced
• 1 teaspoon mixed herbs (oregano, basil, marjoram)
• ¼ cup almond meal
• 1 cup breadcrumbs
• 2 large eggs , beaten
• herbal salt substitute

Directions:

1. Combine the lentils, beans and mince in a large bowl. Add the dry ingredients and stir through thoroughly.
2. Add the 2 beaten eggs and stir with spoon, and then finally bind the mixture using your clean hands.
3. Line a baking tray with paper, spray with cooking oil, then gradually add handfuls of the mix to the middle of the tray, shaping and pressing it into the shape of a meatloaf.
4. Drizzle the loaf with a little olive oil and cook in moderate oven for about 50 minutes.
5. We had this with baked celery potatoes, carrots, steamed beans and broccoli and vegetarian gravy. Deee-licious!