George This is the Best Vegan Meatloaf ever! So delicious and filling and, at the same time, extremely healthy, 100% made of whole foods, so consequently oil-free. This means you can eat a super delicious meal without having to feel guilty, because this loaf is actually making you healthier, and not the contrary! It’s also loaded with plant-based protein from the lentils! Doesn’t it sound fantastic? That is what we like the most, having food as medicine, instead of eating food that will make us need medicine 🙂 This recipe is also in our cookbook & e-book on page 72 called “No-Meat Loaf”
One single serving of this Vegan Meatloaf provides you with amazing nutritional values: you get 248 kcal, 87% of the vitamin A and 84% of the vitamin C that you need in a day (based on a 2000 kcal per day diet) and it’s also very easy to make, just take it step by step and it will be fine 🙂
This Vegan Meatloaf combines perfectly with our Perfect Roast Potatoes with a Crunch. You really need to try them, they’re so delicious too!
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The Best Vegan Meatloaf with Mushroom Sauce -So Healthy
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dry green lentils
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 3 tbsp ground flaxseeds
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 celery stick, finely chopped
- 1 sweet potato, finely chopped
- 1 large roasted red bell-pepper, finely chopped
- 1 tsp sambal oelek
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- Black pepper, Freshly ground, to taste
- Sea salt, to taste
- 2/3 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup Graham flour, or all-purpose gluten-free flour + a bit of xanthan gum for gluten-free option
Glazing
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp pure date syrup
- Red bell-pepper, sliced, for garnish
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- 500 g mushrooms, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/3 cup cashews
- 1 cup water
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp black pepper, freshly ground
- 3/4 tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp Japanese soy sauce, tamari for gluten-free option
- 150 g shiitake mushrooms
Instructions
- In a small pot, boil the lentils in the broth until tender, covered with the lid Add more water if necessary.
- Drain the lentils and, in a blender, blend 3/4 parts of them into a paste. Set aside the 1/4 left.
- Combine ground flaxseeds and water in a bowl and let rest for 30 minutes. We can't find store-bought ground flaxseeds here in Sweden, so we grind them using our small blender instead.
- In a large non-stick skillet, over high heat, cook the onion until tender with a pinch of sea salt to help with the caramelization process. Add 1-2 tbsp of water to scrape off any onion that might have got stuck to the skillet.
- Reduce the heat to medium heat and add garlic, stirring continuosly, and cook for 1-2 minutes more. Then stir in sweet potato and celery, and let cook until tender. Add in red bell-pepper, sambal oelek, and all the seasoning, and give it a good mix. Taste and add more seasoning if necessary.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sautéed veggies and all the lentils (the lentil paste and the whole lentils).
- Now we offer 2 different methods to cook this vegan meatloaf:
Method 1
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
- Stir in flaxseeds, rolled oats, and Graham flour (or gluten-free flour and xanthan gum for gluten-free option), and using a sturdy spatula, mix well until a dough has formed out of the mixture.
- Line an oven-proof loaf mould (pan) with parchment paper.
- Spoon the mixture into the lined loaf mould, pressing it making sure to compact it as much as you can.
- Bake on the bottom rack of the oven for 45 minutes.
- Take out of the oven and let it rest inside the mould for 10 minutes. Don't turn off the oven yet!
- Carefully, flip it over a parchment paper-lined baking tray. remove any parchment paper that may have become stuck to the vegan meatloaf.
- Now proceed to prepare the glazing: in a small bowl, combine tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, and date syrup, and using a basting brush, glaze the meatloaf completely. Place sliced red bell-pepper over the glazed meatloaf.
- Bake the glazed meatloaf on the middle rack of the oven for 15 minutes. Now turn on the broiler on high for about 5 minutes. Be very careful not to burn it! Take out of the oven.
Method 2
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC.
- Stir in flaxseeds, rolled oats, and Graham flour (or gluten-free flour and xanthan gum for gluten-free option), and shape the mix into a loaf. Place on a parchment paper-lined oven-proof dish.
- Now proceed to prepare the glazing: in a small bowl, combine tomato paste, balsamic vinegar, and date syrup, and using a basting brush, glaze the top and sides of the loaf.
- Bake for 45 minutes on the middle rack of the oven, or until ready.
- We like both methods, but method 1 will deliver a prettier result. Your choice!
Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- Put a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat, and sauté mushrooms (not the shiitake mushrooms) until they are golden.
- Place cooked mushrooms inside a high-speed blender and set aside.
- Place the skillet back over medium heat, and sauté the chopped onion (with our without the addition of extra virgin olive oil) until golden.
- Place the cooked onion inside the high-speed blender.
- Now add the cashews, water, dried thyme, freshly ground black pepper, sea salt and Japanese soy sauce or tamari to the blender, and blend until smooth.
- Pour the blend into a sauce jug.
- Put a non-stick skillet over medium heat and sauté the whole shiitake mushrooms until golden on all sides. Place shiitake mushrooms over the meatloaf.
- Serve this delicious vegan meatloaf with the super yummy creamy mushroom sauce. You'll love this combo! Enjoy!
Nutrition
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