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A tasty meat-free variant on a Scottish national favourite courtesy of the Vegetarian Society.

Fancy a taste of Scotland fit a the long Winter nights? Taste the difference with this easy to do meat-free haggis recipe courtesy of the The Vegetarian Society.

You Will Need

100g/4oz onion, peeled & finely chopped
15ml/1tbsp sunflower oil
50g/2oz carrots, very finely
chopped
35g/11/2 oz mushrooms, finely chopped
50g/2oz red lentils
600ml/1pint vegetable stock
25g/1oz mashed, tinned red kidney beans
35g/11/2 oz ground peanuts
25g/1oz ground hazelnuts
30ml/2tbsp shoyu (soy sauce)
15ml/1tbsp lemon juice
7.5ml/11/2tsp dried thyme
5ml/1tsp dried rosemary
generous pinch cayenne pepper
7.5ml/11/2 tsp mixed spice
200g/8oz fine oatmeal
Freshly ground black pepper

The Method

First pre-heat the oven to 190°C, 375°F or Gas Mark 5, sauté the onion in the oil for five minutes, then add the carrot and mushrooms and cook for a further five minutes. Add the lentils and three quarters of the stock, blend the mashed red kidney beans in the remaining stock, add these to the pan with the nuts, shoyu, lemon juice and seasonings.

Cook everything, well mixed together, for a further ten to fifteen minutes, then add the oatmeal, reduce the heat and simmer gently for fifteen to twenty minutes, adding a little extra liquid if necessary. Turn the mixture into a lightly oiled 1lb loaf tin and bake for thirty minutes.

Serve with mashed neeps and tatties for a traditional 'Burns' Night' style Scottish-flavoured feast!

The Vegetarian Society is the oldest vegetarian organisation in the world. It offers an independent voice able to promote and provide information on vegetarianism. The Society operates its own 'V' Symbol trademark, The Cordon Vert Cookery School, a membership scheme and publishes a magazine quarterly: The Vegetarian. The Society is dedicated to promoting a diet that is good for animals, health and the environment.

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