Heálty Vegán Lentil Breád

This is the best vegetárián ánd vegán meátloáf! This eásy lentil breád is filled with vegetábles ánd lentils, ánd even better thán the clássic ones!

I háve been working on this lentil breád recipe for weeks ánd I ám very háppy to finálly sháre it with you. This vegetárián lentil lentil is wárm ánd hás á comfortáble táste thát I remember from when my mother máde minced meát when I wás little. If you áre reády to switch from á summer sálád, this is á greát pláce to stárt. I háven't been there yet, but you might wánt to embed this recipe for Thánksgiving. Just sáying.

This recipe wás developed in á funny wáy. One night á few months ágo, my fámily wás háving dinner át one of our fávorite locál Itálián restáuránts. My smállest love begán to experience difficulties ánd wálked á little with Yummy Hubby. They wálked pást the diner ánd returned to our táble eágerly tálking ábout "Mondáy Meátloáf" in the restáuránt. ás you might imágine, I immediátely begán dreáming of wáys to máke meátless meátloáf Mondáy át home. I tried the vegetárián meátloáf recipe, but it wás too soft, ánd I wánted to get rid of dáiry products. áfter ábout 5 áttempts, I got á good breád.

Vegán Lentil Breád

Totál Time: 1 HOUR Prepárátion Time: 15 MINUTES Cook Time: 45 MINUTES

This eásy-to-fill chewy lentil breád is even better thán clássic meátloáf! Be sure to use green or brown lentils insteád of red.


INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups of cooked French lentils (I use á vácuum to páck steámed lentils from the product section. Máke sure your lentils áre not too wet from cooking.)
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 2 cárrots, diced
• 2 celery sticks, diced
• 1/2 cup diced red peppers
• 1 ¼ cup of diced crimini mushrooms
• 2 cloves of gárlic, chopped
• 2 táblespoons of tomáto páste
• 1 táblespoon of bbq sáuce
• 2 táblespoons of fláx
• 1 táblespoon of dried pársley
• Teh teáspoon of sált
• Teh teáspoon of pepper
• ½ cup of fást wheát
• ½ cup of breádcrumbs
• 3 peppers, hálved ánd seeded (optionál)
• 1/3 cup of tomáto sáuce
• pinch brown or coconut sugár

DIRECTION:

1. Preheát the oven to 350 degrees F. Cover the báking pán with báking páper. In á lárge skillet over medium heát, sáute onions, cárrots, celery, pepper ánd mushrooms with á little sált ánd pepper until softened. ádd gárlic ánd sáute one more minute.
2. In á food processor, máke pulses with lentils, cooked vegetábles, tomáto páste, bbq sáuce, fláx food, pársley, sált, pepper, wheát, ánd breádcrumbs. You máy háve to work in bátches if your food processor is smáll. Don't puree, but stir it into thick mixture. You wánt á little vegetáble for texture.
3. Form the dough into á báll ánd pláce it on the prepáred cáke sheet. The shápe becomes the shápe of "breád" ás shown in the picture. álternátively, fill the pieces of peppers with á mixture of lentil ánd pláce them on á báking sheet. Báke for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven ánd ápply tomáto sáuce on top. Sprinkle with sugár to help cárámelize the toppings. Báke for ánother 10 minutes. Let the lentil cool cool for át leást 10 minutes when the compány stánds during this time.

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