Lentil Meatless Loaf - Vegan or Vegatarian

This can be made up in 5 minutes if you have a food processor.Its easy to put together,cheap,healthy and quite filling.Meat eaters won't miss the meat.Serve it with mash and gravy or it tastes good cold in a sandwich,pitta or wrap.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4-6
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup  cooked split red lentils
• 1  small onion, chopped
• 3  garlic cloves, chopped
• 1  carrot, grated
• 1  stalk celery, chopped
• 1  small  red pepper, chopped
• 1  chili pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup  seeds (walnuts sunflower, pumpkin) or 1⁄2 cup  nuts (walnuts sunflower, pumpkin)
• 1  tablespoon fresh basil or 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 cup rolled oats
• 2  tablespoons barbecue sauce or 2  tablespoons ketchup
• 1  tablespoon tomato puree
• 1  tablespoon ground flax seeds or 1  egg

• Topping (optional)

• 2  tablespoons rolled oats
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar
• 2  tablespoons ketchup

Directions

1. The quickest way to do this is.
2. 1. Get the lentils on.red lentils usually take 12 minutes.
3. If using vegan option:Put ground flax seeds in a bowl with 3 tablespoons of water, whisk and let sit.
4. 2.With the grater on the food processor grate the carrot and transfer to a bowl.
5. 3.Put the seeds and nuts in the food processor and pulse.Add to bowl.
6. 4.Next put onion,garlic and basil in the food processor and pulse.Add to bowl.
7. 5.Add celery,pepper,chilli oats,lentils,BBQ sauce and tomato puree to the bowl.Add flax seeds or egg.
8. 6.Mix well.
9. 7.Transfer to a lined loaf tin.
10. 8.Make the topping.just mix the 3 ingredients.
11. 9.Pat down well and put on glaze topping.
12. 10.Bake for 30 mins at 350*F/180*C.