A slight variation of Sarah Brown’s ‘Florentine Loaf’ from ‘The Food Aid Cookery Book’.
Submitted by Nikki
Serves 4
Gas Mark 5, 375 F or 190 C
Well greased 1lb loaf tin
- 4oz (110g) red lentils (washed)
- 8 fl oz (225ml) water
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon each garam masala; ground coriander; ground cumin; chilli powder (or a fresh one)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 200g kale (washed and finely shredded)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar OR sherry vinegar
- 4 oz (110g) cottage cheese
- 1 large egg
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
- Salt and ground black pepper
- Nutmeg
- (Fresh tomato sauce to serve)
Cook lentils with water in a tightly covered pan for 15 – 20 mins. Beat to a smooth puree with a wooden spoon, adding a little more water and cooking longer if needed. Cool.
Put the wet kale in a pan, add the vinegar and cook covered till tender (about 7 mins).
Cook the onion gently in the oil till translucent. Add crushed garlic. Add garam masala, coriander, cumin and chilli. Cook gently for another 3 minutes.
Add kale to onion mixture and re heat (5 mins). Cool a little then puree for 30 seconds in a blender.
Mix together the lentils, onion and kale, cottage cheese, egg, lemon juice and coriander leaves. Season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Spoon into the tin and bake for 45 -50 minutes.
Cool in tin for 10 mins then turn out.
Serve in slices with the tomato sauce.
Nikki added toasted sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seeds on top.
I made this last night (see pic above) – delicious! Thanks to Nikki for sharing.
I made this yesterday and tried with tomato sauce…..yummy!!!! I can now feed myself for a week too (nearly)…….thanks