Cranks nut roast - for 4-6 people
Medium-sized onion 1
Butter or margarine 1oz (25g)
Mixed nuts, ie peanuts, walnuts, cashews etc 8oz (225g)
Wholemeal bread 4oz (100g)
Vegetable stock or water 1/2 pt (300ml)
Yeast extract 2tsp (10ml)
Mixed herbs 1tsp (5ml) or fresh herbs
Salt and pepper to taste
Chop onion and sauté in the butter until transparent. Grind the nuts and bread together in a liquidizer or coffee grinder until quite fine. Heat the stock and yeast extract to boiling point, then combine all the ingredients together and mix well - the mixture should be fairly slack.
Turn into a greased shallow baking dish, level the surface, sprinkle with a few breadcrumbs and bake in the oven at 180C (350F/Gas Mark 4) for 30-45 minutes, until golden brown. Garnish with fried onion rings or sliced tomatoes, if wished.
There are many variations on this recipe. One is to replace ~1/2 the stock or water with red wine. You can also put a layer of mushrooms in the baking dish as well.