Lentil Loaf

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked French lentils (Be sure your lentils aren't too wet from cooking.)
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 carrots, diced
  • 2 celery stalks, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Optional:
  • 1 ¼ c diced crimini mushrooms
  • 1/2 c diced red bell pepper


  • 4 small tomatoes
  • 2 Tbs tomato paste
  • 1 Tbs bbq sauce
  • 2 Tbs flax meal
  • 1 Tbs dried parsley
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1/2 c quick oats
  • 1/2 c breadcrumbs

  • 1/3 c ketchup
  • pinch brown or coconut sugar

Instructions


  1. Chop carrots & celery
  2. Cook lentils (1 c to 1½ c water in rice cooker), steam carrots & celery on top
  3. Oven to 350, line baking sheet with parchment
  4. Saute onion, pepper & mushroom with S&P.
  5. Add garlic, saute.


  6. Blend everything together, leaving chunks.
  7. Form into loaf on parchment. Bake 35 min.
  8. Remove from oven, add ketchup, sprinkle with sugar.
  9. Bake 10 min. Cool at least 10 min.