Christmas Nut Roast

Are you looking for a meat-free alternative to Christmas Day? Well we have been busy in the Pulsin’ Kitchen creating a solution for you, with our Christmas Nut Roast! This can be used as a main or a side dish and is full of three types of nuts, ensuring you have plenty of protein to get you through the festivities.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 90 minutes
Serves: 4

Method

• Pre-heat the oven to 180°C
• Grind the nuts to a coarse texture in a pestle and mortar
• Mix together the quinoa flakes, oat flakes, oatmeal and nuts into a bowl
• Bash up the salt, garlic, rosemary & sage leaves in a pestle & mortar to make a rough paste and add to the mixing bowl, mix well
• Finely chop the spinach and mix into the bowl
• Add the tomatoes (and chilli sauce if using), season with black pepper and mix well
• Add the olive oil and rice syrup and mix in well
• Line a loaf tin with grease-proof paper and spoon in the mixture, pressing down firmly as you go
• Cook for approximately an 60-90 minutes (depending on your oven), until golden brown on top and cooked all the way through