Christmas nut loaf from California Walnuts
Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 
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Christmas nut loaf from California Walnuts
Christmas nut loaf. A veggie festive main with real wow factor
Serves: 6
Prep time: 15 mins Total time: 
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Ingredients
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 x 400g tin kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 x 180g pack whole chestnuts
- 150g walnut pieces, roughly chopped
- 50g cranberry sauce, plus extra to serve
- 1 tsp mixed spice
- 2 tbsp roughly chopped oregano
- 100g fresh breadcrumbs
- 125ml hot vegetable stock
Step by step
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas mark 6. Grease and line a 1kg loaf tin.
- Heat the oil in a small frying pan and fry the onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes until golden. Allow to cool slightly.
- Place the kidney beans and chestnuts in a food processor and roughly chop. Transfer to a large bowl and mix in the onions, walnuts, cranberry sauce, mixed spice, herbs, and breadcrumbs, season well. Mix in the stock, press into the prepared tin and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden.
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Cut into slices and serve with extra cranberry sauce and vegetables of your choice.TipForm the mixture into large balls and bake for 15 minutes to serve as part of a buffet. Try using cannellini beans or chickpeas instead of the kidney beans.
