Vegan Holiday Lentil Loaf

Tish's Note:

If you have a vegan or vegetarian coming over for the holidays or eat this way yourself, this is a great option for the holiday dinner. Great served with a veggie gravy, herbed garlic mashed potatoes and a nice salad

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 loaf

• 1 small onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 stalks celery
• 2 teaspoons sage
• 3 cups cooked lentils
• 3 cups cooked wild rice (you can use a wild rice/brown rice mix)
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• ¼ cup dry whole wheat breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 egg substitute
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• fresh ground black pepper
• sea salt

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Chop onion and celery finely, and crush the garlic clove.
3. Spray a frying pan with non-stick spray, and saute the onion, garlic and celery until onion is translucent.
4. Add the sage.
5. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
6. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray and fill the loaf pan with the mixture.
7. Press down.
8. Bake 30 minutes covered, 10 minutes uncovered.
9. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving.

Reviews

[Compassionate Chef]

I made this last night as a test run for Thanksgiving and it was wonderful! The celery, onion, and sage create a subtle flavor that will go perfect with my dressing. I used real eggs because I've heard varied opinions on how well egg substitutes work, and I used 2 cups each of rice and lentils instead of 3 and it still turned out delicious!

[997962]

I made this for Thanksgiving with a vegan mushroom gravy---my family did not miss the "turkey" and requested that I make this again and again. I did not have egg substitute---so I used soft tofu instead----other than that I followed the recipe exactly and used quantities listed----I actually made it the day before and waited until Thanksgiving to bake after it returned to room temperature-----great recipe---thank you for sharing.

[Chef #550789]

i had very high hopes for this, made it for thanksgiving and it was very bland and too earthy tasting. I suppose with some tweaks i could make it more to my liking, but it took a long time to make, so I will probably just try another recipe.