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Lentil quinoa loaf with green beans

Lentil quinoa loaf with green beans

Ever wondered how you could eat something as hearty as a meatloaf but vegan? Look no further! This wonderful, moist loaf with a spicy, smokey glaze and a side of green beans, will delight your tastebuds.
Recipe inspired from Vegan Richa.

  • Ingredients

    • Lentil-quinoa loaf
    1. 50g brown or green lentils, rinsed and drained
    2. 60g quinoa, rinsed and drained
    3. 1 dried bay leaf
    4. 2 tsp oil (9g)
    5. 90g chopped onion
    6. 12g crushed garlic
    7. Optional (if you like heat):  1 small jalapeno, chopped
    8. 40g grated zucchini
    9. 60g grated carrots
    10. 1/2 thyme
    11. 1/2 tsp oregano
    12. 20g raisins
    13. 15g flaxseed meal
    14. 17g vegan Worcestershire sauce
    15. 35-40g ketchup
    16. 25g soy sauce
    17. 30g tahini
    18. 9g nutritional yeast
    19. 40g breadcrumbs

     

    • Glaze
    1. 60g barbecue sauce
    2. 5g hot sauce (sriracha, sambal oelek, tabasco...)
    3. 10g maple syrup
    4. 5g vegan Worcestershire sauce

     

    • Green beans
    1. 300g green beans, fresh or frozen
    2. 15g margarine

  • Instructions

    • Lentil-quinoa loaf
    1. Cook lentils with the bay leaf, drain and reserve.
    2. Cook quinoa with the same bay leaf, and add to the cooked lentils.
    3. In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce, tahini, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce.
    4. Heat up oil in a pan over medium heat and fry onion until it gets a bit tender.
    5. Add carrots + zucchini (and optional jalapeno), and keep cooking until everything is nearly done.
    6. Add crushed garlic and keep cooking for another ~2-3 min.
    7. Add herbs, salt and raisins, and mix.
    8. Add the sauces and mix. Reduce heat, cover with a lid and let it simmer for a few minutes.
    9. Remove lid, add ground flaxseed and nutritional yeast, and mix.
    10. Add cooked lentils & quinoa, and mix.
    11. Add breadcrumbs and mix.
    12. Heat up oven at 180°C (traditional oven).
    13. Grease an oven dish (I brush with oil), and pour the mixture in it. Flatten with a spatula so it is even everywhere.
    14. Mix together all ingredients in a small bowl.
    15. Pour the glaze over the loaf in the oven dish, and spread evenly.
    16. Cook the loaf for ~15-20 min. It doesn't need to cook for long as all ingredients are already cooked. Overcooking will lead to a dry loaf, so less is better for this recipe.

     

    • Green beans
    1. While the loaf is in the oven, cook the green beans in a large pot of boiling water, but make sure there is a little bit of a bite left in the green beans (don't overcook them!). Drain them.
    2. In a large pan, melt margarine over high heat.
    3. Fry green beans until they start to become a bit golden. Remove from the pan.
    4. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
    5. Serve the loaf with a side of green beans.

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