black bean quinoa vegan loaf

so, i recently, through this wonderful tumblr, discovered this wonderful tool!

i am in love. this is the only recipe i have tried (and i'm not going to lie, i didn't follow it exactly), but it was really good! on top of being tasty, this just bangs out easy, healthy meal ideas with whatever you have onhand. am i being overly dramatic about the effect this will have on my life? heck no.

we tend to eat a lot of those vegetarian "meat" substitutes, which are really tasty and all, but tend to be fairly processed, and pretty expensive. this is providing me with some amazing alternate ideas.  you can use the mixes to make veggie burgers! falafel-style balls, the possibilities are endless!

my adaptation of the recipe follows! enjoy this with some mushroom onion gravy!

ingredients:

1 T oil

1/2 large onion, finely chopped (1 1/2 c)

1 carrot, grated (1/2 c)

1/2 med zucchini, grated (1/2 c)

1 can black beans

1 c cooked quinoa

1/2 c uncooked cornmeal

2 T garlic

1/2 t sage

1/2 t thyme

1/2 t oregano

2 T nutritional yeast

1 t salt

1/4-1/2 c veggie broth or water (i used 1/4 c)

to make: 

saute onion, carrot and zucchini in oil about 8 minutes, or until it's well cooked.

combine everything in a large bowl, except broth.

mix well, adding broth as needed. it will depend on how moist everything else is, but you may need none, or more or less than noted. the mixture should stick together, but not be sticky.

press mixture into a greased loaf pan. i used a rubber spatula to press it all down into a nice neat loaf shape.

bake at 350 for 1 hour

allow the loaf to cool about 15 minutes, then turn it on to a cutting board, and slice.

 

serve with vegan gravy!