Vegan Lentil Loaf - High Desert Farmers Market

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked lentils
• 4 peeled carrots, shredded fine (in a food processor or powerful blender)
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 onion, peeled
• 1 bell pepper, seeded and stemmed
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 cups ground cashew
• 2 tbsp salt
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp ground mustard
• 1 tsp fennel seed (heated in a dry pan till fragrant, about 1-2 min)
• 2 tbsp ground sage
• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• ¼ cup tomato sauce or ketchup
• 2 cups Panko bread crumb