Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 225 g cashew nuts
  • 110 g fresh breadcrumbs
  • 1 egg
  • 3 medium parsnips, cooked and mashed in a little butter
  • 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
  • 1 teaspoon vegemite
  • 150 ml hot water or 150 ml stock
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper
  • 25 g butter
  • 225 g mushrooms, chopped
  • butter, for greasing tin

Method

  • Pre-heat the oven at 180 Celsius.
  • Heat the oil and fry the onion and garlic until soft.
  • Grind the cashew nuts in a nut mill, blender or mincer until they are in small pieces. Don't go too far. You don't want them in a powder.
  • Mix the cashew nuts with the breadcrumbs.
  • Beat the egg and add to the dry ingredients.
  • Mix in the mashed parsnips and herbs.
  • Add the fried, be sure to scrape the pan so that all the juices go in as this will help keep the nut roast moist.
  • Dissolve the vegemite in the hot water or stock and add to the other ingredients. Season well.
  • Melt the butter in a frying pan and saute the chopped mushrooms until soft.
  • Grease a 900g loaf tin with butter and put in half the nut mixture. Cover with a layer of mushrooms and add the rest of the nut mixture.
  • Cover with foil and bake for one hour.
  • When cooked, remove from the oven and let it stand for 10 minutes before turning it out.
  • Serve hot or cold.