Nut Roast

Works well with panko breadcrumbs and gluten-free flour.

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion
  • 2 oz mushrooms
  • 2 oz margarine
  • 1 tomato, skinned and chopped
  • 1 tsp mixed herbs
  • 1 heaped tbs flour or Delila gravy powder
  • 1 tsp yeast extract (marmite etc)
  • 4 oz bread-crumbs
  • 4 oz ground walnuts
  • 4 oz ground cashew nuts
  • 1 egg
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/2 pint water
  • Directions

    1. Set oven to 350ºF. Line a 2 pound loaf tin with foil; brush with butter.
    2. Chop onion and mushrooms and fry in margarine for 10 minutes; add tomato and mixed herbs. Stir in flour or gravy powder, add water and yeast extract. Simmer until slightly thickened, then add bread-crumbs, nuts, egg. And season carefully. Spoon mixture into prepared tin and bake for 45-60 minutes. Turn roast out of tin and remove foil. Serve with roast potatoes, gravy,

    Originally from Rose Elliot (1973). Thrifty Fifty. Norwich UK: Fletcher and Son (ISBN 0-85487-031-8)