Vegetable nut roast

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupButter or margarine
1cupChopped mushrooms
2largesOnions; finely chopped
¼cupChopped green bell pepper
3cupsGrated carrots
cupChopped celery
½cupSunflower seeds
¾cupCoarsely chopped walnuts
5Eggs; beaten
3cupsWhole wheat bread crumbs (soft)
1dashDried basil
1dashDried oregano
Salt, pepper

Directions

Melt butter in skillet. Add mushrooms, onions and green pepper and cook until tender but not browned. Combine mushroom mixture in bowl with carrots, celery, sunflower seeds, walnuts, eggs, bread crumbs, basil and oregano. Mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Line 9- x 5-inch loaf pan on bottom with waxed paper, then grease paper and sides of pan generously. Turn mixture into pan and bake at 325F 1 hour. Turn out and carefully peel away paper.

(C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times