Cranberry Glazed Lentil Loaf

Not too tricky
1:20 h
14 ingredients

We've taken the classic meatloaf and given it a delicious plant-based twist, perfect for your Christmas dinner. Made with grated root veg, apples for a touch of sweetness, and lentils our Cranberry Glazed Lentil Loaf is packed with flavour and protein! Check out the full recipe below!

Serves: 8

Ingredients

For the Meatloaf

1 onion
2 stalks of celery
3 cloves of garlic
60g plant-based butter
2 carrots
2 parsnips
20g fresh parsley
3 stalks of rosemary
2 400g tins of lentils
50g walnuts
50g porridge oats
2 tbsp Nooch
Salt & pepper

For the Cranberry Glaze

150g fresh or frozen cranberries
2 tbsp light brown sugar

Before you start

Step 1

For the meatloaf

Peel and finely chop the onion and finely dice the celery stalks. Peel and crush the garlic. Melt 30g of the butter in a frying pan set over medium heat. Once foaming, add the onion, celery, garlic and a pinch of salt and cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer to a mixing bowl
Grate the carrots and parsnips using the thick side of a box grater. Melt the remaining butter over medium heat. Once foaming, add the root veg and garlic to the pan and stir. Cook for another 3-4 minutes to soften then add to the mixing bowl
Roughly chop the parsley and pick the rosemary needles from the stalk and roughly chop. Add to the mixing bowl
Drain and rinse the lentils and add to the mixing bowl
Roughly chop the walnuts and add to the bowl
Finally stir through the oats and the nooch
Taste and season to perfection

Ingredients

1 onion
2 stalks of celery
3 cloves of garlic
60g plant-based butter
2 carrots
2 parsnips
20g fresh parsley
3 stalks of rosemary
2 400g tins of lentils
50g walnuts
50g porridge oats
2 tbsp Nooch
Salt & pepper

Step 2

For the cranberry glaze

Add the cranberries, sugar and 1 tbsp water to a small saucepan and cook over a high heat until the cranberries are starting to burst, about 4 minutes. Allow to cool

Ingredients

150g fresh or frozen cranberries
2 tbsp light brown sugar

Step 3

Prepare the loaf tin and bake

Line a loaf tin with baking parchment paper
Spoon the cranberries into the tin, followed by the lentil mix and pat down so that it is compact. Bake in a hot oven for about 45 minutes

Step 4

Remove from the oven and serve

Remove from the oven and allow to stand for about 15 minutes before tipping it out of the tin and removing the baking parchment
Serve immediately with plant based gravy if you like!