Recipe: Cashew Mushroom Loaf (no meat)

CASHEW MUSHROOM LOAF

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
8 oz cashew nuts
4 oz fresh breadcrumbs
3 medium parsnips, cooked and mashed
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp nutritional yeast (optional)
1/2 cup hot water
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 tbsp butter
8 oz fresh mushrooms, chopped

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Heat the oil and fry the onion and garlic till soft.

Grind the cashew nuts, then mix with the breadcrumbs. Mix in the mashed parsnips and herbs. Add the onion, being sure to scrape all the juices into the mixture. Set aside.

Dissolve the nutritional yeast (if using) in the 1/2 cup hot water. Mix the yeast mixture (or just the 1/2 cup hot water) into the vegetable and nut mixture. Season well and set aside.

Melt the butter in a skillet and saute the mushrooms until soft.

Grease a 2 pound loaf tin then press in half the nut mixture, cover with a layer of mushrooms and top with the rest of the nut mixture.
Press in well.

Cover with foil and bake at for 1 hour. When cooked, remove the pan and let stand for 10 minutes before turning onto a plate.

Serve hot or cold. Slice to serve.

From: MsSanta - 12-13-99