FESTIVE NUT ROAST EN CROUTE
This could be the best Christmas Nut Roast ever with a mix of 6 different nuts and cranberries making it decadent, tasty and very special!
PREP: 20 minutes
COOKING TIME: 40 minutes
SERVES: 5-6
INGREDIENTS
60g Blanched Almonds
60g Hazelnuts
60g Almonds
60g Pistachio
60g Pine Nuts
100g Suma vegan Sausage Mix (See gluten-free alternative recipe)
1 Onion, finely Chopped
Coconut Oil for frying
2 Garlic Cloves – finely fhopped
1/2 tsp Dried Mixed Herbs
Pinch of Pepper
3 tbsp Tomato Purée
4 Slices of Bread / 100g of fresh Bread Crumbs
100g Chestnuts
100g Cranberries
1 tbsp Flat Leaf Parsley
1 tbsp Vegetable Bouillon
Ready-rolled puff pastry
1 Egg beaten for the glazing (can use milk)
METHOD
1. Set the oven temperature to 180c / 160c Fan oven.
2. Place all the nuts except the chestnuts on a baking tray. Dry roast the nuts in the oven as it heats up. Check them at five minutes and give the tray a shake. Put them back in for up to another five minutes, keeping a close eye on them. Once the nuts turn golden brown, give off a nutty scent and start to crackle, they are ready. Take them out the oven and put them to one side to cool.
3. Gently fry the onion and garlic in some oil until they soften. Stir in the mixed herbs, pepper and tomato purée, then transfer this base mixture to a large bowl.
4. Briefly blitz the roasted nuts in a food processor, keeping some texture. Add them to the base.
5. Thoroughly blitz the slices of bread in a food processor to make breadcrumbs. Add them to the base.
6. Roughly chop the chestnuts, cranberries and fresh parsley and add them all to the base.
7. Make up the sausage mix with water and leave to stand for five minutes. Add the sausage mix and bouillon to the base. Gradually stir in a little water until the nut roast mixture holds together.
8. Unroll the pastry. Spoon the nut roast mixture onto it in a thick line, along the longest edge. Wrap the pastry around the mix, making sure it’s rolled tightly. Leave an overlap before trimming off any excess. Seal the edges together with a little water and crimp them with a fork. Prick a few holes in the top of the roast. As an option, why not cut out some stars from the pastry sheet and stick decorations to the Nut Roast.
9. Finish by glazing the pastry with a beaten egg.
10. Bake the roast in the oven for around 40 minutes, until the loaf is piping hot and the pastry turns golden brown.
You can make your nut roast ahead of time and then freeze it before baking. Then when you are ready to use it.You can bake it straight from the freezer.You will probably have to be to extend the baking time slightly.
Recipe by Suma Co-operative
