Soy Walnut Loaf

Total Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 cup chopped carrot (about 1 medium)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup walnuts
• 1 (15 ounce) can black soybeans, drained
• 1 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup minced parsley
• 2 tablespoons almond butter
• 1 tablespoon vegetable bouillon granules
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon tamari or 1 tablespoon other soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons rolled oats
• cooking spray or oil
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon dijon-style mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey or 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 note you may also use vegetarian chicken or beef in place of the vegetable boullion.
• 2 preheat oven to 400f and prepare a 4 x 8 by spraying with pam.
• 3 mince the carrot and onion in a food processor then saute over medium heat until limp, 4 to 5 minutes.
• 4 grind nuts until fine but not powdery and place in large bowl. add beans to processor and pluse until coarse. do not puree. add to bowl.
• 5 stir in the bread, parsley, almond butter, bouillon, thyme, tamari, garlic, salt and pepper. use hands to combine by mixing and kneading.
• 6 sprinkle the loaf pan with oats. press into pan and smooth. bake for 30 minutes.
• 7 in bowl stir topping ingredients and spread over loaf. return to oven for 10 minutes. remove to rack to cool for at least 10 minutes before slicing.