Most Delicious Lentil Loaf

[soccermom]

I know, I know! Sounds like you want gastric bypass but I'm telling you, it is delicious! And easy!

Lentils:3 1/2 cups water
2 cups lentils
1 bay leaf (I used 3!)
Veggies:
3 stalks celery, diced
1 med. yellow onion, diced
Tofu Herb Cream8 oz firm tofu
1 c. old fashioned oats
1/2 c. water and 3 gloves garlic
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 tsp dried thyme
2 tsp dried basil
6 leaves fresh sage OR 1 Tbsp dried sage
1 cup parsley, chopped
Nutty Topping
1 cup raw almonds, roasted (375 degees, turn alomonds frequently until aromatic)
2 T nutritional yeast ( I DID NOT HAVE THIS, LEFT IT OUT)
2 T soy sauce

Combine water, lentils and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer until tender (50-6- minuntes) until all water is absorbed. Remove bay leaves and place in caserole bowl that has been spayed with oil.

Saute onion and celery until tender, about 5 minutes. Put in bowl with lentils.

In blender put all ingredients for Tofu Herb Cream except parsley and blend until smooth. Add parsley and stir. Pour tofu over lentils and veggies and stir to mix.

Preheat oven to 350. Bake casserole w/out Nutty Topping for 20 minutes.

Place all ingredients for Nutty Topping in food processor (I just used the blender) until coarsley chopped. Remove from oven and spread nutty topping over top. Return to oven and bake 20 more minutes.

I swear, you will love this!

[lushy]

Wow!! That has a ton of flavors going on! I am excited to try this.

Why am I the only one to reply to your recipe threads? Did you do something to piss people off and perhaps you are on everyone's ignore list???

[luCKy]

I will try it too! A lot of steps but I think will be worth it.

Thanks!

[KatieSmiles]

This sounds yummy!

btw, lucky, I LOVE your avatar, makes me feel good!

[soccermom]

Thank you Lucky and Katie for responding to my recipe thread, thus proving to Lushy that I have indeed, not pissed anyone off.

[Cinders]

Soccermom,

This does sound really worth trying. My husband will hate it but my DIL and daughter will love it.

I can't remember which hotel I stayed in that had a "veggie" burger made out of lentils, but it was delicious, too. I really liked it.

Thanks for the recipe, I have been eyeing my bag of lentils in the cupboard recently trying to think of what to do different with them than just the usual lentil soup.

Cindi

[jane jane]

Yum-o-rama! I absolutely adore lentils in any form, so this sounds wonderful and well worth it. Funnily enough, I have a little bag of nutritional yeast that I bought about a year ago---it's in the fridge---do you think it's still usable? Can't remember why I bought it; probably to add to muffins but then I forgot about it.

Thanks. I'll take you off my IGNORE list (just kidding! I wouldn't even know how to do that! Wonder if I'm on anybody's?

[luCKy]

1. I was honest in my response

2. I love pissing lushy off!

[Flip]

What colour lentils are we talking about?

[lushy]

Oh for crying out loud Flip. Any color would work. Go have sex.