Ingredients
- 1½ cups Mitsides Parboiled Rice, cooked
- 1 cup Mitsides Large Lentils, Cooked
- ½ cup walnuts or pecan nuts, toasted
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 400g mushrooms, finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp mixed herbs
- 1 tsp Mitsides Vegetable Powder
- 4 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp Mitsides Tomato Paste (70g)
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 250g grated cheddar or other cheese that melts
- Salt and pepper
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Finely chop the walnuts or pecan nuts.
In a large skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft. Add the mushrooms, the mixed herbs and vegetable powder. Cook for about 5 minutes, until the mushrooms are golden. Transfer to a large bowl and let it cool.
In a small bowl, beat the eggs.
In the large bowl with the mushrooms, add the toasted nuts, parsley, rice, lentils, cottage and cheddar cheese, beaten eggs, tomato paste, salt and pepper. Mix really well.
Line a loaf tin with parchment paper. Pour the mixture inside and spread evenly with a spatula. Bake for 1 hour until golden brown. Let it cool, remove from the tin and serve in slices.