Recipe - Lentil Nut Loaf With Red Pepper Sauce

One half cup Red lentils
One half teaspoon Olive oil
One half lg Onion
1/8 cup Chopped basil
2 small Tomatoes
30 g Romano cheese
One half cup Ground hazelnuts
One fourth cup Tomato puree
One half cup Wholegrain breadcrumbs

SAUCE
One half tablespoon Olive oil
One half Garlic clove
One half Red pepper
1 One half Tomatoes

Preparation: Chop the onion and peppers
: Peel and slice the tomatoes for the loaf
: Peel, seed and chop the tomatoes for the sauce
: Crush the garlic clove 1 Place the lentils in a pan and cover
with cold water
Bring to the boil, reduce heat and cover and simmer until the lentils
are tender. Drain well

2 Heat the oil in the pan
Add the onion and cook over gentle heat until it is soft
Combine the onion and lentils, ground hazeenuts, tomato puree and
basil.
Spoon the mixture into a greased and line 20 * 10cm loaf tin.
Cover with the cut or sliced up tomatoes, cheese, and breadcrumbs.

3 Bake a 180C for 3035 minutes

4 Prepare the sauce while the loaf is baking.
Heat the oil in the pan , add the garlic and cook over a low heat
for 23 minutes. Add the peppers and tomatoes. Cook until the
mixture thickens.

5 Serve hot or cold , with sauce

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From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini