Three-Nut Meatless Loaf
- 1 cup walnuts
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 12 cups almonds (blanched or whole) or 1 12 cups about 3/4 cup almond meal
- 1 12 cups soft whole wheat bread crumbs
- 34 cup minced onion
- 12 cup minced celery
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill weed
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- salt and pepper
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups skim milk
- Chop or process the walnuts and pecans to get pieces about 1/8-inch.
- (You're trying to preserve some texture to simulate ground meat.
- ).
- Grind the almonds to a meal.
- Combine the chopped nuts with the almond meal, bread crumbs, onion, celery, parsley, dill, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Add the eggs.
- Pour in milk and stir.
- Add just enough to make the mixture moist but not soupy, firm not sticky.
- Spoon into a very well oiled loaf pan and smooth the top.
- (A glass pan gives a browner crust.)
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Reduce heat to 250 and abke 124 minutes longer until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool upside down for 5 minutes.
- Loosen with a knife and remove.
- Cool completely before slicing.
walnuts, pecans, almonds, whole wheat bread crumbs, onion, celery, fresh parsley, dill weed, paprika, salt, eggs, milk
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/three-nut-meatless-loaf-227274 (may not work)