Black quinoa, green lentils, cashews and sundried tomatoes combined together to make a fabulously delicious and flavourful vegetarian loaf that your whole family will love. Gluten free, hearty, filling, and loaded with protein, fiber and you won't even miss the meat.
Black Quinoa Loaf with Lentils, Sundried Tomatoes and Cashews
adapted from Taste
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- Grease and line the base and two sides of a 25cm x 11cm loaf tin, allowing the paper to overhang on the two sides.
- Place the quinoa in a bowl, cover with cold water and set aside to soak for 15 minutes. Cook lentils in a large saucepan of boiling salted water for 15 minutes. Drain the quinoa, then add to lentils and cook for 15 minutes or until the lentils and quinoa are tender. Rinse and drain and set aside. Preheat oven to 200C/400F.
- Meanwhile, heat the oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic, chilli and cashews and cook, stirring for 3 minutes. Add the tomato paste and continue to cook for a further 2 minutes, or until the onion is tender.
- Place the lentils and quinoa in a large bowl. Add the onion mixture, grated carrot, sundried tomatoes, fresh herbs, eggs and season with salt and pepper. Mix well to combine and press into the loaf tin.
- Arrange extra sundried tomatoes and cashews on top and bake for 40-45 minutes, (covering if browning too quickly) or until golden firm. Leave to cool in the tin. Cut into slices and serve with some yoghurt dressing on a bed of salad.
89 comments:
this is amazing! So wholesome and yummy! I would love to try it!
Hugs,dear!
Sounds and looks innovative and delicious; pinned to try!
Deliciously healthy! A wonderful recipe.
Cheers,
Rosa
Angie, you are so creative in our baking! Looks interesting and healthy!
..sorry..typo.. I meant to say.. you are so creative in your baking. :D
Bet this would taste awesome with that yoghurt dressing and salad. Love the toppings of cashews - needs to be used more in savory cooking in my opinion. Great recipe Angie, another one I can't wait to try.
So delicious.. I would like some :) very nice vegetarian meal..
It looks sooo delicious. Lovely presentation. Very tempting :)
Hey Angie dear, wishing you a very Happy Chinese New Year ! ((hugs)) Its been a while since my last visit, has been extremely busy these days. Wish I have more time for myself. Anyway, hope you're doing well. *gong xi gong xi*
Best wishes, Kristy
The combination of your ingredients is always so brilliant.You have talent Angie. This is delicious!
Wow Angie, your bread looks amazing and so healthy. You are becoming such an experienced bread baker! I've never found black quinoa in Greece but I will definitely try making bread using regular quinoa in the future.
How cool is this?! I know we wouldn't miss the meat - this looks delicious. I wonder if you could make it with rice instead of quinoa - love the sun dried tomatoes - wonderful!
That's a stunning loaf. I'd love to try it!
while i have put sundried tomato pieces in bread before, it was a long time ago, and cashews and quinoa were definitely no involved. this is an extremely unique loaf, angie, and it looks great! the cross-section is stunning!
What an absolutely fabulous combination of flavors. I must try to find some black quinoa.
Sam
Your presentation is always so lovely! Love this!
What a beautiful and delicious looking loaf especially seeing the inside with cashew, sun dried tomatoes, and all the other goodies. :)
I love all the components of this loaf - cashews give it such a wonderful healthy richness! It looks perfect on top of that bed of greens.
Angie - fantastic job with this loaf! I love the cashews showing though - so healthy and so flavorful and so good for you!
Just a stunning vegetarian loaf Angie, love the cashews and sun dried tomatoes combo here. I would not miss the meat.
un beau cake plein de saveurs j'aime bien
bonne soirée
What a beautiful loaf, Angie! You always come up with the most creative and healthy ingredients! I love all those extra cashews and sun-dried tomatoes you added too!
I love this kind of dense, nutty bread...somehow you've managed to make it look downright fresh and springy!
My goodness, your bread sounds delicious. Packed with all of my favorite things it has to be good.
It look so earthy and chock full of good stuffs! Would love a slice right now. :)
This looks just delicious! What a hearty loaf.
wow what a gorgeous healthy bread. If I cannot find black quinoa can I use regular quinoa, I don't I saw black one in the healthy food store.
looks so healthy and satisfying and gluten free. have to try this for a friend.
This looks really delicious Angie, love your ingredient list.
Look amazing Angie!!
Love how you use the quinoa!!
xo
@ArletteI am sure the white one will work just fine.
It looks so delicious and I like the ingredients!
Very interesting combination of ingredients used, Angie. Sounds very delicious and healthy. The loaf loaded a lot of protein and fiber. Love it.
Looks like a lovely loaf, Angie. The last vegetarian loaf I made was a Martha Stewart recipe and turned out way too dry. Must try this one.
That looks yummy.. especially on a bed of greens!! <3 - www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Fantastic recipe Angie!
Such a wonderful combination, quinoa, lentils and cashews, yumm..
This looks amazing, what a great way to use quinoa.
This is super INNOVATIVE. Super AWESOME! :)
Wow this loaf has a lot of great ingredients. A fabulous recipe:)
Beautiful loaf. Only you could come up with this combo to create a healthy and delicious loaf.
Don't know if my last comment went through....
this looks fabulous Angie!! Love the nuts and herbs, so delicious!
This is such a beautiful loaf Angie...you are indeed very creative...I love the idea of the quinoa and the nuts...yum!
Enjoy your week :)
Your baking abilities are beyond great. You come up with the most delicious combos ever. As I already mentioned before, wish you stayed close by. I get inspired all the time when I visit your space.
xoxo
This looks like a wonderful loaf. Healthy and delicious.
Love this beautiful wholesome loaf and your bread pan-they both look great in the photos ;)
looks great love your blog creative and healthy
This has enough protein to stand on it's own as a meal! Almost like meatloaf, but way more delicious.
WOW! Thanks so much for sharing this amazing recipe with us! Looks delicious! I'll definitely give your recipe a try!
Another creative and beautiful Loaf Angie!
I have never tried anything like this. I only have to get it past my husband and I am surely going to try. This looks awesome, Angie!
the use of the sundried tomatoes really intrigues me. I bet it tastes so delicious
Wow! I would love to have a slice right away.
What an interesting cake with a very unusual ingredients list. Love the picture of the cut pieces with the whole cashews. So many textures and flavors ... this just has to be good!
Yum! I bet the crunch of cashews really makes this special. Love it! :)
What a creation, Angie! This loaf is totally out of the commercially available breads out there. Love it, as usual!
Julie & Alesah
Gourmet Getaways xx
Wow, Angie! I'm always impressed by your creative baking and this is no exception! What a interesting dish and it looks delicious.
This looks wonderful! I have never tried black quinoa before! Healthy and delicious looking loaf!
Absolutely gorgeous!
What a fabulous tasty inviting lentil-black quinoa loaf! It looks freaking tasty too!
I made your lovely beetroot chia cake & loved every bite! s- xxx :)
Beautiful loaf Angie, looks like it's full of flavor. This is one I will give a try! Lovely photos too!
I absolutely have to make this!! It looks AMAZING!!
A cake that is good enough as lunch or dinner entree. Amazing.
Dear Angie, This loaf looks fabulous!!! I would love it. I would eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner!! xoxo Catherine
That looks just amazing! Wow! What a great combination?! I also adore your pics, making me drool!
Omigosh...this looks so good. It has a lot of character! ^.^
I definitely won't miss the meat! This looks delicious and hearty.
Looks gorgeous! Very professional ! Black quinoa is new to me.
Not sure I've had black quinoa before Angie, sounds very interesting. Your loaf sounds absolutely delicious and it's the sort of thing I love. I've bookmarked the recipe.
Quite interesting! Love your choice of ingredients! Lovely!
Loaf looks stunning and delicious
This sounds so wonderful! And what a gorgeous presentation!
Wow, one of the most beautiful breads I've ever laid on, Angie! The cashews inside must have an extra punch of buttery crunch! Pinning!
Angie, I have been following your blog for so long I am thinking I am running out of words that describe your amazing food :-) Once again this is a beautiful loaf with layers of flavors and textures.
Velva
Add sun dried tomatoes to anything and I'm happy. I love that sweet kind of savory flavor it adds to dishes. You bread looks amazing!
My mouth is watering looking at these beautiful pictures. This loaf looks amazing!
Ahh-- I love this!! Looks delicious!
What a gorgeous vegetarian loaf - I'm loving all the nourishing ingredients and it's so handsome in its rustic good looks. I've been looking for a lentil loaf for a while now - I think I just found it :) thanks Angie.
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