Recipes | V for Life

Ingredients

• 75g/3oz fine or medium oatmeal (the pinhead or fine variety works best – available from health stores)
• 110g/4oz of uncooked brown or green lentils OR 300g/11oz cooked (about 1¼ tins of drained, rinsed lentils)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2 large carrots, finely grated
• 4 to 6 mushrooms, sliced
• ¼ tsp each of allspice, cumin, paprika and nutmeg
• ¼ tsp each of dried sage and thyme
• 1 tbsp soya sauce
• 400g tin of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 60g/2oz mixed nuts, ground
• 3 tsp yeast extract, eg Marmite
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• Knob of dairy-free margarine, eg Pure or Vitalite brand