Roast With All the Trimmings

So I stumbled across Nadia Lim's Vegan Christmas Roast last year and seriously love it.  Each of the dishes are amazing and well-liked by everyone.  Click here for the link.  I love the combination of the cranberry and pistachio nuts and after a cooking lesson from my friend Marrisa (an amazing vegan cook), have used this as a stuffing for my own roast dish.

There's a great Asian grocer in Petone called Davis Trading, where I get some of my 'vegan supplies' from.  One of which is a Veg-Chicken (not really, of course) roll.  The 500gm roll is about $9.80 and the 1kg roll is about $20.  The small roll is enough to feed a family of four and leave a little bit left over for the next day (nice cold to pick on, or add to sandwiches, or toss in the pan and serve with hash browns and spaghetti for a cooked brekkie).

Ingredients:

500gm Veg-Chicken Flavoured roll

Crushed garlic

Small handful of dried cranberries

Small handful of roasted pistachio nuts

1 large portobello (or breakfast) mushroom

Olive oil

Method:

1. Slice the roll in thin slices, almost through but not quite!  Your roll will open up like a concertina.
2. Using a processor, combine garlic, cranberries, pistachios and mushroom with a dash of olive oil and mix until you get a pesto-like mixture.
3. Stuff each of the slices of the roll with the mixture.
4. Carefully place onto foil and dribble olive oil on top.
5. Wrap and bake at 180degrees for approx 40 minutes, or until golden brown.  
6. Using a sharp knife, slice roughly into small pieces.

Delicious served with a selection of roast vegies, fresh peas and gravy.  Yum!

Top middle, this recipe.  Served with Nadia Lim's Vegan Christmas Roast vegetables,
mushrooms and stuffing balls, with a tomato gravy and baked cauliflower.  What a feast!

Recipe by Alina Pescini

** Update Jan 2020.  Since publishing this recipe, the roll featured in this recipe has slightly changed and the manufacturers have now included whey in the ingredients, making it vegetarian, rather than vegan.  Use this recipe with other meat alternatives to make a delicious roast.