Vegan Lentil Nut Meatloaf

Ingredients

• Lentils

  Raw

  2 cup or 384g

• Coconut oil

  4 tsp or 18g

• Mushrooms

  White, raw

  3 cup, pieces or slices or 210g

• Salt

  Table

  1 dash or 0.4g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  1 dash or 0.1g

• Soy sauce

  Made from soy (tamari)

  4 tbsp or 72g

• Sweet potato

  Raw, unprepared

  2 sweetpotato, 5" long or 260g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  3 tbsp or 44g

• Walnuts

  Nuts, english

  2 cup, chopped or 234g

• Thyme

  Spices, dried

  2 tsp, leaves or 2g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  4 tbsp or 64g

• Bread crumbs

  Dry, grated, plain

  ½ cup or 54g

• Ketchup

  ½ cup or 120g

Directions

1. Prepare lentils according to package instructions.
2. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a loaf pan or an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
3. In a large skillet over medium heat, add half the coconut oil and mushrooms. Sauté, cover, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add half of the soy sauce, stir to coat, and cook for another 3-4 minutes until caramelized. Set aside.
4. In the same skillet, add the remaining oil and arrange sweet potatoes in an even layer. Cover and cook for 4 minutes. Flip, add water, cover, and cook for another 3-4 minutes until tender and browned. Set aside to cool slightly.
5. In a large food processor, pulse the walnuts into a loose meal. Add sweet potatoes, mushrooms, and thyme, and pulse to combine. Add lentils, salt, and pepper and pulse to loosely combine, avoiding a puree.
6. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl, add tomato paste and remaining soy sauce, and stir until a loose dough forms. Gradually add bread crumbs until a thick dough forms. Adjust texture by pulsing half the mixture if crumbly or adding more bread crumbs if too wet.
7. Taste and adjust flavor with more tomato paste, soy sauce, salt, or thyme as needed.
8. Transfer the mixture to the prepared loaf pan, spread evenly, and brush the top with ketchup.
9. Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes until golden brown on the edges and slightly dry to the touch. Let rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.