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T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies

Ingredients

Walnut Mushroom Meatloaf

  • 2 cups chopped cremini mushrooms
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup diced red bell pepper
  • 1 ½ tsp dried sage
  • 1 ½ tsp dried rosemary
  • 1 ½ tsp dried thyme
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 1 cup raw unsalted walnuts
  • 1 cup gluten-free whole grain breadcrumbs
  • ½ cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienned
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 ½ cups cooked sweet potato
  • 1 can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
  • 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Sauteed sage leaves and cherry tomatoes for topping
  • Black pepper, to taste

Glaze

  • ¾ cup ketchup
  • 2 Tbsp whole grain mustard
  • 1 Tbsp coconut or Bragg amino acids
  • 4 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 2 ½ Tbsp coconut sugar
  • 1 Tbsp low-sodium tamari
  • ½ Tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ⅓ tsp allspice

Instructions

Walnut Mushroom Meatloaf

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • 2. In a heated skillet, sauté mushrooms over medium heat until lightly browned.
  • 3. Add garlic, red pepper, herbs, spices and half of the salt. Cook for 1–2 minutes.
  • 4. Place walnuts in a food processor and blitz into small pieces.
  • 5. Add remaining ingredients to the food processor (except for the sage, cherry tomatoes, and black pepper) and pulse until mixed.
  • 6. Transfer ingredients from the pan to the food processor and pulse until mixed.
  • 7. Add meatloaf mixture to a parchment-lined pan, pressing mixture down with a spatula. Cook for about 45 minutes. While the loaf is in the oven, make the meatloaf glaze.
  • 8. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5–10 minutes. Top the loaf with the glaze, and return to the oven to cook for another 15 minutes.
  • 9. Top with sautéed sage leaves and cherry tomatoes. Add black pepper to taste.

Meatloaf Glaze

  • 1. Combine all glaze ingredients in a small saucepan, bring to a slight boil, then lower heat and simmer for 5–10 minutes, stirring until it begins to thicken.

Cooking Tips

  • 1. You can save the drained garbanzo bean liquid (known as aquafaba) to use in another recipe as egg replacer. Store in the refrigerator.

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