Vegetarian Cheese And Nut Thanksgiving Loaf Recipes

CHEESE AND NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pan, line bottom with parchment paper, and butter again; set aside. Place dried porcini in a small bowl; add boiling water to cover. Let soak 20 minutes; drain, finely chop, and set aside.
• Toast walnuts and cashews on a baking sheet until lightly browned and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Finely chop with a sharp knife, or in the bowl of a food processor, set aside. Increase oven heat to 375 degrees.
• Melt butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add shiitake mushrooms and the reserved porcini; cook, stirring constantly, until all the mushrooms are golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Stir in rice, the toasted nuts, parsley, marjoram, thyme, sage, eggs, Gruyere, cottage cheese, salt, and pepper.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan, and bake until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan 20 minutes, then invert loaf, and remove from pan. Serve hot or warm, garnished with sage leaves.

VEGETARIAN NUT LOAF

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, saute onions, mushrooms and green pepper in butter until tender. In a bowl, combine the mushroom mixture, carrots, celery, eggs, walnut, sunflower kernels, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Stir in bread crumbs:, Coat a 9x5-in. loaf pan with cooking spray, then line with waxed paper. Transfer vegetable mixture to a prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a thermometer reads 160°. Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing.

CHEESE & NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Butter a loaf pan and line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper, then butter it again.
• Toast walnuts and cashews on a baking sheet (or you could use a hot, dry skillet set on medium and stir constantly) until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Chop fine with knife, (I used the food processor).
• Melt butter in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent. Add mushrooms and cook until they're browned and any liquid from the mushrooms has reduced by half. Stir in the cooked rice, the nuts, chopped herbs, eggs, cheese, cottage cheese, minced garlic, salt, and pepper.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan. Smooth it down until it's level. Bake until golden brown and firm to the touch, about 1 hour. It should be firm when you shake the pan. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edge of the loaf and invert onto a serving plate. Serve with Herb Bechamel sauce or a mushroom sauce.

VEGETARIAN NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Mix grated carrots and other vegetables together in large bowl. Squeeze some of the juice from the grated carrots into the egg yolks, add salt and spices and beat thoroughly then mix with the vegetables. Add nuts and melted butter and mix thoroughly.
• Bake in greased Pyrex loaf pan in moderate oven until done, about 1 hour. Serve on plates in slices just thick enough to hold together.

VEGETARIAN NUTTY CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 1-quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Melt butter in a wok or very large skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent and soft, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Add Cheddar cheese, oats, pecans, cashews, eggs, milk, bread crumbs, salt, and white pepper; mix until completely blended.
• Pack cheese-nut mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is well browned and crispy, about 1 hour.

CRUNCHY VEGETARIAN NUT LOAF

Steps:

• Cook celery, onion and garlic in oil for 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl and add remaining ingredients.
• Grease a non-stick loaf tin and spoon mixture into the tin. Bake at 180 degrees celsius (350 degrees fahrenheit) for 35 - 40 minutes or till firm.