Christmas Nut Roast

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