Vegan Mince Recipe
This vegan mince recipe is a rich, tasty substitute for minced beef. Made with mushrooms, lentils and walnuts, it has a great texture and plenty of protein. It's a healthy, versatile, easy to make plant-based mince.
Equipment
- Food processor or can also chop ingredients by hand
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion peeled and finely chopped
- 1 large carrot grated
- 1 stick celery very finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic peeled and very finely chopped
- 250 g mushrooms very finely chopped
- 250 g canned green or brown lentils drained
- 100 g walnuts finely chopped
- 400 g canned tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- ½ teaspoon Marmite
- ground pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large frying pan over a medium-hot heat. Add the olive oil, onion, celery and carrot and fry for 10 minutes until starting to brown. Stir frequently.
- Add the garlic, lentils, mushrooms and walnuts. Stir fry for 5 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked.
- Add the tomatoes, puree, Marmite and ground pepper. Mix well and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
Notes
- If you'd prefer not to use Marmite, you can use soy sauce, or just season the dish generously.
- You can either use a can of lentils or precook dried lentils for this recipe. You'll need 100g of dried lentils to get 250g cooked weight.
- If you have one, it saves time to chop the veggies in a food processor. Blitz the mushrooms carefully otherwise they'll turn to mush!
Nutrition
Calories: 323kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 12.9gFat: 20.7gSaturated Fat: 2.2gFiber: 10.1gSugar: 6.6g
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