Thanksgiving Meatless Loaf

This is not your mama’s meatloaf. This is not even your mama’s seitan loaf, tofu turkey, or nut roast. It doesn’t taste like meat. It doesn’t even pretend to have the texture of meat. But if you like savory, Thanksgiving flavors so concentrated that you can just skip the gravy and dressing, you will want to give this recipe a try.

I was inspired by the Comfort Loaf in Robin Robertson’s Vegan on the Cheap*, but instead of using vital wheat gluten, oatmeal, and bread crumbs, I decided to make my loaf gluten- and grain-free. So it’s brown and slightly crispy on the outside like a traditional meatloaf, but the inside is almost as tender as mashed potatoes, partly because it does, in fact, contain mashed (sweet) potatoes. The heady flavor and aroma come from the holy quartet of fall herbs–parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme–and believe me, they will have you singing!

Ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato
• 1 medium onion
• 2 ribs celery
• 1 medium carrot
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 15- ounce can cannellini beans or other white beans drained and rinsed
• 14 ounces extra-firm tofu or an additional can of white beans
• 2 tablespoons gluten-free soy sauce or coconut aminos
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon spicy brown or whole-grain prepared mustard
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
• 1/2 tablespoon rubbed sage
• 1 tablespoon thyme leaf
• 1/2 tablespoon dried rosemary crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional
• 3/4 cup quinoa flakes or quick oatmeal

Instructions

1. Wash a medium sweet potato (about 7 ounces), pierce it several times with a fork, wrap it in a paper towel, and microwave until done, 4-5 minutes. (Alternately, bake or steam the sweet potato.) Allow to cool enough to handle and then peel and set aside.
2. Mince the onion, celery, and carrot. You can do this quickly by cutting each vegetable in quarters and then pulsing in a food processor until finely chopped.
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