Meatloaf is a hearty and tasty change from burgers. With green seed meal and quinoa as the base, it’s filling and still has a fluffy and soft texture. Vegan meatloaf the way I love it. You’ll love it too. What makes it special is the delicious sauce that goes with it.
Vegan meatloaf
A vegan meatloaf is a unique meal. It’s a great recommendation for holidays. Your family and friends will love this super tasty dish! It goes best with my mashed potatoes.
Vegan meatloaf
Ingredients
For the meatloaf
- 250 g green spelt meal
- 1 onion
- 500 ml water
- 50 g quinoa
- 150 ml water
- 150 g oatmeal
- 200 ml water
- 2 tsp mustard
- 2 tsp tomato paste
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 pinch of cumin
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp marjoram
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley
- alternatively dried parsley
- 50 g potato flour
- 200 g tofu
For the sauce
- 1 small red beet
- 1 onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 slice of celery
- 1 parsley root
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 2 – 3 tsp starch flour
- 200 ml water
- 100 ml red beet juice
- Salt, bell pepper and paprika powder to taste
- 3 – 4 leaves pointed cabbage optional
Instructions
For the meatloaf
- Simmer green spelt meal and finely chopped onion with 500 ml water in a pot for about 5 minutes. Stir again and again. Then cover and let swell for 20 minutes.
- Simmer the quinoa with 150 ml of water in a pot for 15 minutes and then let it swell for another 5 minutes.
- Cook the oatmeal with 200 ml of water to a porridge.
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Add the spices. Stir in the potato flour.
- Dab the tofu dry, crumble and add to the mixture. Knead everything again lightly.
- Form the whole into a large meatloaf.
- In an ovenproof dish with a lid, first pour in a little water, then put 1 -2 leaves of pointed cabbage on top.
- Put the meatloaf mixture on top. Cover with 1 – 2 leaves of pointed cabbage. Finally, close with the lid.
- Bake in preheated oven at 200 degrees celsius top/bottom heat for about 50 minutes.
For the sauce
- Peel beet and cut into small sticks. Simmer in a pot of water for about 20 minutes until soft.
- Peel and chop the onion. Fry in a hot pot.
- Add peeled and chopped vegetables. Brown a little more with tomato paste. Then pour water and beet juice.
- Season the sauce with salt and bell pepper and paprika powder. Bind with starch.
- To thicken the liquid, mix the flour or starch in a cup of cold water, add to the liquid and bring to the boil.
Tips
Porcini mushroom or mushroom sauce go very well with it.
You can put the meatloaf without cabbage on a baking tray, cover with baking paper and bake.
The mixture is enough for one large or 2 smaller meatloaves. From the rest you can also well form burgers, bake and freeze individually.
Interesting to know
It’s just a perfect holiday meal.
