Vegan Lentil Meatloaf with Vegetables
A vegan twist on the classic meatloaf, made only with non-animal ingredients, this is a light and highly protein-packed main course.
Doses for 4 servings
Calorie per porzione132kcal
Cost Low
Other details
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- 200 g Dry Lentils (7 oz)
- 1 Zucchini
- 1 Potato
- 1 Carrot
- 1 Large Onion
- 1 bunch of Chives
- some Basil leaves
- 2 tbsp of Soy sauce
- 3 tbsp of Breadcrumbs
- some Salt
- some Pepper
- 4 tbsp of Extra virgin olive oil
- some Diced Celery
- 1 clove of Garlic
Instructions
How to Make a Vegan Meatloaf with Lentils and Vegetables
- To prepare the light vegan lentil and vegetable meatloaf recipe, start by cooking the lentils in half a liter of slightly salted water. Cook over medium heat, leaving the lentils slightly al dente. They are ready after they have doubled in volume and absorbed all the cooking water.
- In another pot, boil the potatoes, diced for faster cooking. Meanwhile, take a large cutting board and dice the zucchini, onion, celery, and carrot.
- Heat a pan over high heat, add a little oil, reduce the heat to medium, immediately add a clove of garlic split in half without peel and the diced vegetables. Sauté briefly, season with salt and pepper. Drain the boiled potato and mash it until it becomes a puree, then add it to the sautéed vegetables in the pan.
- At this point, the lentils will also be cooked, so we can blend them with an immersion blender without overdoing it to avoid turning them into a puree.
- Chop basil and chives and add these herbs to the pan with the vegetables, also adding the lentils while making sure to remove the garlic.
- To adjust the consistency, you can use breadcrumbs. Since all the ingredients are almost cooked, you can taste and adjust the salt and pepper.
Bake the Vegan Meatloaf
- For baking the vegan lentil and vegetable meatloaf, lay a sheet of parchment paper with breadcrumbs on top. Add our meatloaf mixture, trying to give it the shape of a cylindrical prism.
- At this point, we can roll the vegan lentil meatloaf so that the breadcrumbs stick all around. This will help give it the desired shape.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and grease it, then insert the meatloaf. Press it into shape. Drizzle with another round of oil, not too generous but enough, and into the oven.
- Bake the lentil and vegetable meatloaf for about 25 minutes in a preheated oven at 170°C (340°F). Our meatloaf is ready!