Valentine's Recipes > Nut Roast

How to make nut roast:
A romantic alternative for vegetarians.





Ingredients

10 shelled Brazil nuts
10 chestnuts in shells or unsweetened tinned
10 shelled walnuts
20 shelled hazelnuts
2 eggs
1 large onion skinned and chopped
2 tablespoons fresh herbs chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove of garlic
salt and black pepper
1 tablespoon wholemeal flour
1 vegetarian stock cube
2 tablespoons water
(see measure conversions for more information)

Method

- Fry the onion and garlic very gently in the olive oil until soft.
- Mix in the stock cube with 2 tablespoons of water.
- Set to one side.
- Make a slit in each chestnut (if using fresh ones) and boil in plenty of water until tender.
- Cool and remove outer shell and inner skin.
- Grind all nuts finely in blender or mixer.
- Combine nuts, fried onion, garlic mix and fresh herbs in a large basin.
- Beat the eggs and add them to the mixture.
- Stir in the flour.
- Add seasoning and taste to check.
- Bake in a well greased tin (heart shaped if possible) for about 30 minutes at 190 degrees centigrade (see temperature conversions) or until firm to the touch and brown on top.
- Serve with vegetables of choice and vegetarian gravy.