17 Nov Vegan Holiday “Meat” Loaf (gf)
This dish will fool any meat eaters you have at your holiday dinner this year! The combination of the quinoa, oats, mushrooms and nuts provide this dish with the perfect “meat” loaf texture. Finish it off with your choice of our Cranberry Glaze recipe from this year’s series or a traditional meatloaf glaze.
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PrintVegan Holiday “Meat” Loaf (GF)
- Cook Time: 1 hour 50 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour 50 mins
- Yield: 4-6
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 1 cup filtered water
- ½ cup quinoa, uncooked
- 2 Tbsp flax meal
- 6 Tbsp filtered water
- 2 cups crimini mushrooms (or substitute porcini mushrooms), roughly chopped
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1 cup gluten-free rolled oats
- ½ onion, chopped
- 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
- 1 small carrot, peeled and finely chopped
- ¼ cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
- ¼ cup almond milk
- 1 Tbsp parsley, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp coconut aminos (can substitute tamari)
- 1 Tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp rosemary, finely chopped
- ½ tsp sage, finely chopped
- ½ tsp thyme, finely chopped
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
Glaze: Cranberry or Traditional
Cranberry Glaze
Traditional Meatloaf Glaze:
- 3 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 1/2 Tbsp vegan Worcestershire sauce
- 1/8 tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Rinse and drain quinoa. Place the quinoa and 1 cup of water in a small saucepot and cover. Cook the quinoa over medium heat. Once it has reached a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer. The quinoa should be cooked in about 15 minutes, when all the water is absorbed. Keep an eye on it so it doesn’t burn. Set aside to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. First, cut two pieces of parchment paper– one piece for the length of the loaf pan, from rim-to-rim, and one piece for the width of the loaf pan, rim-to-rim. Spray the loaf pan then place one parchment piece down. Spray the parchment again and lay the other piece of parchment over crosswise, like an x. Spray the parchment again. See here for a demo:
- Prepare the flax egg. In a small bowl, combine the flax meal with 6 Tbsp of water, mix and set aside to thicken.
- Prepare the faux “meat”. Measure out ¾ cup cooked quinoa (store leftover quinoa in the refrigerator to eat later). Place the quinoa in a food processor with the mushrooms and walnuts, and process until it comes together and resembles the same texture as ground meat.
- Place the faux “meat” in a large mixing bowl and add the remaining ingredients to the bowl, including the flax egg. With clean hands, toss all the ingredients until fully combined.
- Pour the “meat”loaf mixture into the loaf pan and pat down well, spreading evenly. Flatten the top.
- Place the loaf pan in the center of the oven for about 1 1/2 hours.
- Make the glaze. Either a Cranberry Glaze or the Traditional Meatloaf Glaze by combining ketchup, vegan Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, and stirring together with a spoon.
- minutes prior to removing the loaf from the oven, brush the top of the meatloaf with the glaze, spreading it evenly to coat. If you use the Cranberry Glaze, use only a little over ¼ cup of it to spread. Reserve the rest of the Cranberry Glaze to serve on the side.
- Allow the loaf to cool for about 10 minutes prior to cutting.
- Serve with a side of steamed broccoli or green beans and/or mashed potatoes.
Notes
This can be made in advance and refrigerated overnight. To reheat, preheat the oven to 300 degrees F and heat for about 25 minutes.
alexis
Posted at 08:58h, 21 NovemberCan I use anything to substitute the mushrooms?
Jasmine Briones
Posted at 14:12h, 21 NovemberHi Alexis! Try using eggplant and zucchini. We haven’t tried it yet so tell us how it goes! Make sure to use more eggplant than zucchini though since it is less water rich.
Carly Vickers
Posted at 09:17h, 24 NovemberCan you substitute the walnuts and almond milk as my daughter is allergic to nuts
Jasmine Briones
Posted at 09:33h, 24 NovemberHi Carly,
Can she eat seeds? You can make homemade sunflower or pumpkin seed milk and use that! And you can try replacing the walnuts with pumpkin or sunflower seeds.
xo Jasmine
Ang
Posted at 23:25h, 07 NovemberWhat would you suggest if one can’t eat seeds or nuts?
Jasmine Briones
Posted at 08:08h, 08 NovemberHi Ang,
I am so sorry to hear that! The recipe won’t turn out the same :/ You’ll need an egg replacer for the flax, and maybe the nuts you can do oats! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Ang
Posted at 23:26h, 07 NovemberAlso, do you know where to find vegan Worcestershire sauce? 🙂
Jasmine Briones
Posted at 08:11h, 08 NovemberWhole foods or order online 🙂
Barb Jacobson
Posted at 14:53h, 25 NovemberFor ‘meat’loaf and vegan/mushroom gravy – are herbs fresh or dried? Reading that they were to be finely chopped, I initially thought fresh but wasn’t sure. Loaf is already in the oven with dried herbs (in amounts specified in recipe) but have yet to make gravy. Thanks so much!
Jasmine Briones
Posted at 10:29h, 26 NovemberFresh! Dried will work, it will be delicious 🙂 I hope you enjoy it, let me know what you think!
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anna
Posted at 20:22h, 21 MarchWhat can i replace the oats with? I have celiac and cant eat even gf oats 🙁
Jasmine Briones
Posted at 08:49h, 28 MarchHi Anna. Oh not, I am so sorry to hear that! I have not tried this recipe with a replacement just yet, but I would assume that another grain would work well in its place! More quinoa or even rice, etc. Let me know if you try this out! I would love the info and hopeful share it here <3
Georgina
Posted at 20:52h, 18 DecemberHi! Can I replace the quinoa with more oats? Or can I use beans instead? 🙂
Jasmine Briones
Posted at 17:15h, 21 DecemberMore oats would work better! 🙂