Easy nut roast recipe
 This really easy vegetarian nut roast can happily be made in advance and sit for a half an hour. It’s also brilliant cold with chutney in sandwiches. butter, for greasing and frying2 tbsp oil1 onion, chopped3 garlic cloves, grated1 tsp finely chopped rosemary (or ½ tsp dried rosemary)300g/10½oz flat or portabello mushrooms, roughly chopped300g10½oz mixed nuts75g/2½oz emmental, grated50g/1¾oz vegetarian Parmesan-style cheese, grated125g/4½oz cooked mixed grains, (quinoa, wheatberries, barley, etc., from a vacuum pack)125g/4½oz cooked Puy lentils (tinned or vacuum packed is fine)small bunch thyme, leaves pickedsmall bunch sage, leaves chopped, plus extra whole leaves for garnish75g/2½oz soft breadcrumbs, plus extra for garnish40g/1½oz pine nuts (optional)100g/3½oz dried apricots, chopped1 unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest only6 large eggs, beaten100ml/3½fl oz white wine2 tbsp soy sauce2 leeks, thinly slicedsalt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste butter, for greasing and frying 2 tbsp oil 1 onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, grated 1 tsp finely chopped rosemary (or ½ tsp dried rosemary) 300g/10½oz flat or portabello mushrooms, roughly chopped 300g10½oz mixed nuts 75g/2½oz emmental, grated 50g/1¾oz vegetarian Parmesan-style cheese, grated 125g/4½oz cooked mixed grains, (quinoa, wheatberries, barley, etc., from a vacuum pack) 125g/4½oz cooked Puy lentils (tinned or vacuum packed is fine) small bunch thyme, leaves picked small bunch sage, leaves chopped, plus extra whole leaves for garnish 75g/2½oz soft breadcrumbs, plus extra for garnish 40g/1½oz pine nuts (optional) 100g/3½oz dried apricots, chopped 1 unwaxed lemon, finely grated zest only 6 large eggs, beaten 100ml/3½fl oz white wine 2 tbsp soy sauce 2 leeks, thinly sliced salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Method Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Butter a 900g/2lb loaf tin and line the bottom with a strip of baking paper that comes up the short sides. This will help loosen the loaf to turn it out.Add 1 tablespoon oil to a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 10 minutes until soft, and just beginning to colour. Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl. Set the pan back on the heat, add the remaining oil and fry the rosemary and mushrooms until they have browned, released their water and are mostly dry. Set aside with the onions and garlic.Put the nuts in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped. Transfer to a large bowl with the cheese, grains, lentils, herbs, breadcrumbs, pine nuts (if using) and apricots. Stir in the onion and mushroom mixture.In another bowl, combine the lemon zest, eggs, wine and soy sauce. Pour into the nut mixture, season with salt and plenty of black pepper and stir until thoroughly combined. Put a layer of sliced leeks in the bottom of the prepared loaf tin so they are lying flat and evenly spread out (reserve the green parts for garnish). Pour the nut roast mixture on top and pack down with the back of a spoon. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Allow the nut roast to rest for at least ten minutes before turning out. To garnish, heat a knob of butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the green parts of the sliced leeks and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add the reserved breadcrumbs and sage leaves, stirring until the breadcrumbs are beginning to crisp a little. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the turned-out nut roast and serve with all the trimmings. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Butter a 900g/2lb loaf tin and line the bottom with a strip of baking paper that comes up the short sides. This will help loosen the loaf to turn it out. Pre-heat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. Butter a 900g/2lb loaf tin and line the bottom with a strip of baking paper that comes up the short sides. This will help loosen the loaf to turn it out. Add 1 tablespoon oil to a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 10 minutes until soft, and just beginning to colour. Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl. Set the pan back on the heat, add the remaining oil and fry the rosemary and mushrooms until they have browned, released their water and are mostly dry. Set aside with the onions and garlic. Add 1 tablespoon oil to a frying pan and gently fry the onion for 10 minutes until soft, and just beginning to colour. Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl. Set the pan back on the heat, add the remaining oil and fry the rosemary and mushrooms until they have browned, released their water and are mostly dry. Set aside with the onions and garlic. Put the nuts in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped. Transfer to a large bowl with the cheese, grains, lentils, herbs, breadcrumbs, pine nuts (if using) and apricots. Stir in the onion and mushroom mixture. Put the nuts in a food processor and pulse until roughly chopped. Transfer to a large bowl with the cheese, grains, lentils, herbs, breadcrumbs, pine nuts (if using) and apricots. Stir in the onion and mushroom mixture. In another bowl, combine the lemon zest, eggs, wine and soy sauce. Pour into the nut mixture, season with salt and plenty of black pepper and stir until thoroughly combined. In another bowl, combine the lemon zest, eggs, wine and soy sauce. Pour into the nut mixture, season with salt and plenty of black pepper and stir until thoroughly combined. Put a layer of sliced leeks in the bottom of the prepared loaf tin so they are lying flat and evenly spread out (reserve the green parts for garnish). Pour the nut roast mixture on top and pack down with the back of a spoon. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Allow the nut roast to rest for at least ten minutes before turning out. Put a layer of sliced leeks in the bottom of the prepared loaf tin so they are lying flat and evenly spread out (reserve the green parts for garnish). Pour the nut roast mixture on top and pack down with the back of a spoon. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Allow the nut roast to rest for at least ten minutes before turning out. To garnish, heat a knob of butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the green parts of the sliced leeks and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add the reserved breadcrumbs and sage leaves, stirring until the breadcrumbs are beginning to crisp a little. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the turned-out nut roast and serve with all the trimmings. To garnish, heat a knob of butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the green parts of the sliced leeks and fry for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add the reserved breadcrumbs and sage leaves, stirring until the breadcrumbs are beginning to crisp a little. Sprinkle the mixture over the top of the turned-out nut roast and serve with all the trimmings.