Recipe courtesy of Rhonda Price
Almost Tuna Loaf
- Level: Easy
- Total: 9 hr 30 min
- Prep: 30 min
- Inactive: 9 hr
- Yield: 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 carrot, peeled
2 celery stalks
1/8 cup chopped red onion
1 teaspoon dried parsley or 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley leaves
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon kelp powder
1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
Leaf lettuce, for serving
1 scallion, chopped, optional
1/2 ripe avocado, sliced, optional
1/2 ripe tomato, sliced, optional
1/2 red bell pepper, sliced, optional
Directions
- Soak almonds in water for at least 8 hours and sunflower seeds for 6 hours.
- Drain almonds and sunflower seeds. Grate carrot and celery in a food processor. Add the onion, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, and seasonings and process until desired consistency. Remove the mixture from the food processor bowl and form it into a loaf. Using a loaf pan makes this easier. Cover the loaf with plastic wrap and let rest for at least 1 hour so that the flavors to mingle.
- Serve on a bed of leaf lettuce, sprinkled with scallions and accompanied by the vegetable slices, if using.
