Ingredients
- 150g sweet potato, cubed and steamed
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 250g / approx. 4 portobello mushrooms
- 1 onion, chopped fine
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 red pepper, chopped small
- 2 tbs mixed dried herbs
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- pinch sea salt & pepper
- 125g breadcrumbs
- 1 x 250g pouch Merchant Gourmet Whole Chestnuts, blitzed
- 1 x 250g Pouch of Merchant Gourmet Puy Lentils
- Zest of 1 lemon
- Roast potatoes
- Gravy
- Winter vegetables
SERVE WITH
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 180 degrees C. Line a medium sized baking dish / loaf tin or small pudding tins with greaseproof paper.
- Put the mushrooms in a blender and blitz until they are finely chopped.
- Place a large, non-stick saucepan over a medium heat. Add the oil & when the pan is hot, add the mushrooms. You want to sauté them for around 5 minutes so that you get rid of some of the water inside them & get them nicely golden.
- Next, add the onion, garlic & red pepper to a pan, plus the herbs, cayenne pepper & seasoning.
- Sauté the mix for 5 minutes, stirring often.
- When you’ve got a nice colour on everything, add the sweet potato. Sauté the mix for a few more minutes before adding the breadcrumbs, chestnuts, lentils and lemon zest. Stir until all the ingredients are well combined. Turn the heat off, then using an old-fashioned masher, lightly mash the mix breaking down any large chunks of sweet potato or chestnuts.
- Spoon the mixture into your lined loaf tin / tins & compact it in as much as you can.
- Place the lentil roast on the bottom shelf of your oven to roast for 30 minutes.
- Once your roast has been in the oven for 30 minutes, take out and let it stand for around 10 minutes before place a flat baking tray on top. Then carefully, whilst holding the tray with one hand & the loaf win with the other, turn the tray upside down so that the roast comes out. Peel off any greaseproof paper that’s stuck.
- Serve your Merchant Gourmet Lentil Roast with trimmings of your choice.
Good to know!
This recipe is high in fibre, a source of protein and low in saturated fat, sugar and salt.
