Luxury Nut Roast - Recipe

A Delicious Nut Roast - Perfect for Special Occasions!

A luxurious vegetarian roast alternative made with Gruyère Cheese and Sun-dried Tomatoes. This dish is best served with braised red cabbage, roast potatoes and all the trimmings!

Ingredients:

• 75g wholemeal breadcrumbs
• 250g Mixed Nuts
• 50g Sun dried Tomatoes soaked and finely chopped
• 100g Gruyere Cheese
• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 tsp Yeast Extract
• 1 tsp Thyme
• 1 tbsp Parsley
• 150ml Water
• Black Pepper to season

Method:

Preheat your oven to 180°C (190°c for non-fan assisted oven). Grease a loaf tin and set aside. This recipe serves 6 people comfortably.

1) Soak the tomatoes in some water and leave whilst you prepare the remaining ingredients.

2) Toast nuts gently under the grill (or in a dry frying pan), taking care not to burn them.

3) Add the nuts to a blender and blitz very briefly, leaving a mixture of coarse and fine cut pieces. (Blitz whilst the nuts are still warm as they are softer to cut). Set aside.

4) Mix the wet ingredients (water, oil, soy sauce, lemon juice and eggs) in a bowl, until the yeast extract has dissolved.

5) Breadcrumbs can be prepared in the blender. Grate cheese and combine with breadcrumbs, nuts and herbs.

6) Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl of dry ingredients and mix well ensuring the liquid coats everything. At this stage the tomatoes can be chopped and added to the mixture. Spread the mixture into the loaf tin.

7) Place in the middle of the oven and bake for 55 minutes until golden brown and firm. Turn out from tin, slice into even pieces and serve!