Easy Nut Roast

 This easy nut roast is a family favourite. It is a great centrepiece for your vegan Christmas celebration or anytime of the day when you fancy a nut roast for an everyday family meal.

Nut roast is also yummy served cold. And leftovers make a great sandwich filling.

Ingredients:

• 220g mixed nuts
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 100g fine breadcrumbs
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp dried herbs
• 1 cup vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 2 tbsp dried cranberries, chopped

Method:

Preheat oven to 180ºC/160ºC for fan assist oven.

In a frying pan, cook the diced onion and garlic with the olive oil until translucent and just starting to brown.

In a food processor, pulse the nuts until fine. If you are also making your own breadcrumbs now, process the bread separately from the nuts, as they will take longer to become fine.

In a mixing bowl, combine all the ingredients-ground nuts, breadcrumbs, fried onion and garlic, soy sauce, dried herbs, chia seeds, cranberries and vegetable stock.

Transfer the nut mixture into a loaf tin lined with baking paper, and smooth the top with a silicone spatula.

Bake the nut roast for 30-40 minutes until the top starts to brown.

Remove from the oven, and leave to cool in the tin for 10 minutes. To remove from the tin, place a board on top of the tin, flip over and peel off the baking paper.

Before serving, you can add some extra nuts on top for decorations.