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Moroccan lentil 'meatloaf' recipe

23 ratings

Looking for a vegan main for Christmas this year? Give an American meatloaf a vegan makeover with this Moroccan lentil 'meatloaf', filled with walnuts, mushrooms and sweet potato and coated in a spicy harissa tomato sauce for a festive centrepiece. See method

Serves 8
15 mins to prepare and 1 hr 35 mins to cook
284 calories / serving
Vegan
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Dairy-free

Ingredients

1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, chopped
150g mushrooms, chopped
2 x 390g tins green lentils, drained
100g walnuts
100g dried apricots, chopped
4 tsp ras el hanout
20g gluten-free oats

For the sauce

2 tbsp olive oil
2 onions, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 tsp sugar
400g tin chopped tomatoes
4 tsp harissa paste
2 tsp ground cinnamon

For the garnish

parsley, chopped
toasted flaked almonds, handful

If you don't have chopped tomatoes, chop up a tin of plum tomatoes instead

Each serving contains

Energy
1185kj
284kcal 14%
Fat
15g 22%
Saturates
2g 11%
Sugars
11g 13%
Salt
0.4g 6%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 28g Protein 8.1g Fibre 3.1g

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Place the sweet potato on a roasting tray, drizzle with half the oil and bake for 20 mins.
Heat the remaining oil in a small saucepan. Add the onion and fry for 10 mins until softened. Add the garlic and mushrooms and cook for a further 5 mins, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly.
Once cooled, tip into a food processor and add the roasted sweet potato and remaining 'meatloaf' ingredients. Season generously and roughly blitz until just combined, so that the mixture retains some texture.
Line a baking sheet with baking paper. Tip the 'meatloaf' mixture on the paper and shape into a loaf. Bake for 45 mins.
To make the sauce, add the olive oil to a large pan and fry the onions for 10-15 mins until soft and golden brown. Add the garlic and sugar and cook for a further 2-3 mins. Add the remaining ingredients and cook over a medium heat for 15 mins until reduced.
Pour the sauce into a blender or use a hand blender to blitz the sauce until smooth. Spoon the sauce over the 'meatloaf' to coat, then return to the oven and bake for 15 mins.
Garnish with chopped parsley and toasted flaked almonds. Serve with the remaining tomato sauce.

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