Vegetable meatloaf
Recipe provided by Vitamix
Serves 10
Ingredients
1 zucchini, quartered
2 medium red capsicum, seeded and quartered
1 yellow capsicum, seeded, quartered
5 small garlic cloves, peeled
230ml extra virgin olive oil
450g mushrooms, sliced
¾ cup ketchup
¼ cup white balsamic vinegar
½ cup nutritional yeast
½ cup oat flour
¼ cup rolled oats
1 large egg
3 tbsp fresh parsley leaves, chopped
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
2 tsp salt, optional
1 tsp ground black pepper
Method
Secure lid and remove lid plug.
Select Variable 3.
Turn machine on, take zucchini pieces and drop them one by one through the lid plug. You may need to use your tamper to push them into the blades. Remove zucchini and place in separate bowl or if your machine has a pulse feature, pulse to get desired texture .
Repeat step three with pepper and garlic.
Heat a large sauté pan on medium high heat. Add olive oil and allow to heat. Add mushrooms and cook until tender and all liquid has evaporated.
Add pepper, zucchini, fresh thyme leaves and garlic to the mushroom. Cook until all liquid has evaporated.
Add balsamic vinegar and allow to reduce by half.
Add ketchup, oats, oat flour, yeast and parsley to mixture and stir to combine. Remove and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
Add egg, mix to combine.
Prepare an 8 x 4 loaf pan with baking paper and baking spray. Add mixture to the loaf pan.
Place loaf pan in preheated 170 degrees C oven and cook for 45 minutes.
When done allow to cool for an hour and slice into 10 portions.
To serve, line baking sheet with parchment and place potions onto baking sheet. Bake at 170 degrees C for 10 minutes or until warm through. Serve immediately.