Chestnut Roast

200g (8 oz) cooked chestnuts (you can get them vacuum packed in supermarkets or in jars)

100g (4 oz) walnuts or cashew nuts

100g (4 oz) red lentils

1/2 a tin of chopped tomatoes

25g (1 oz) rolled oats

Salt (or crumbled stock cube) and Pepper

 

1 Boil lentils in a pan of water for about 15 minutes
2 Put nuts in a blender until blended.
3 Put in a bowl with lentils and tomatoes, add oats and season.  If the mixture is very dry, add a dash of boiling water to mix to a firm consistency.
4 Press mixture into a greased loaf tin and cook for at least 45 minutes at 200ºC/400ºF until solid and browned.