Vegan loaf with black beans

How to make this vegan meatloaf

Are you looking for something vegan that will please everyone at the table this Holiday season that is fancy and not expensive ?

Try my rich and juicy vegan meatloaf.

Ingredients for 8 slices

(Veggies)

30g EV olive oil

100g carrot

100g celery

100g potatoes (not waxy kind)

100g chopped leek or onion

150g aubergine (important)

(Nuts ,beans and grains)

1/2 cup instant oats

1/2 cup almond flour (or finely chopped other nuts )

About 1cup strained black beans (from 400ml tinned beans )

(Spices)

6g salt

6g vegan broth (powder)

1tsp Ostmann's spice mix (partly salty)

1tsp thyme (dry)

1tsp cumin powder

1tsp sweet paprika powder

A pinch of black pepper

(Other ingredients)

2tbsp ground flax seeds

2tbsp applesauce (or water)

2tbsp brewer's yeast

Optional

Some more olive oil for the step5 & Step6

2 tbsp dry textured vegetable protein(to make it firm)

１tbsp mushroom sauce (to add color and flavor )

Topping

Finely chopped herbs

Holiday sauce (see below)

My holiday Sauce

Just mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl

or let it simmer for a couple of minutes in case adding the optional ingredients.

30g water

30g tomato paste

30g vegan okonomiyaki sauce

30g red wine (optional)

5g vegan butter (optional)

Preheat the oven for 190℃.

Measure all the spices in a bowl.

You can choose the spices of your choice.

Rinse and strain a canned (400ml) boiled black beans. 

Step1

Chop your vegetables finely.

Warm 30ml olive oil in a pot.

Add salt and sautee vegetables for 10 minutes.

(If you are adding some textured vegetable protein ,go ahead.

This is an optional ingredients but I sometimes add about 2tbsp of it.)

👉Don't skip aubergine because it makes the loaf juicy.

Step2

Strain canned black beans.

Just roughly mash them in a bowl.

(The beans should be easily mashed.)

Step3

Add beans into the cooked vegetables.

Mix everything with a spatula.

Add spices, almond flour and instant oats.

Step 4

Turn off the heat.

Add applesauce, brewer's yeast and ground flax seeds.

(Optionally add small amount of mushroom to add color)

Just combine everything with a spatula.

Step 5

Place a cooking sheet in the baking tray.

Brush some olive oil on the sheet.

Step 6

Fill the tray with the bean mixture.

Press it.

Lightly oil the surface.

Step７

Bake the loaf for 35 minutes at 190℃.

Step8

Smooth the top and top it with the sauce.

Bake it for another 5minutes.

Step 9

👉Let the vegan meatloaf rest for 30 minutes after baking, during which time it will firm up and be easier to slice.

When it's firm carefully slice them to serve.

Step 10

(Optional topping)

Sprinkle finely chopped parsley.