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Meatless Sunday Roast

2 cloves garlic, minced
12 ounces vegetable sausage mix
1 egg
4 vegetable schnitzles or vegetable burgers
4 1/2  ounces TVP mince, unflavored
4 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 loaf brown bread, cubed
6 tablespoons margarine
5 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
4 fresh sage leaves, chopped fine
1 tablespoon dried mixed herbs

Start preparing the roast the day before it's needed. Preheat oven
350.  Grease and flour a large casserole dish or mold. Sprinkle
one half the garlic over the inside of the dish.

Measure the sausage mix, egg, and 1 pint water in large mixing
bowl.  Stir well and leave 5 mins for the liquid to absorb.

Measure 1/4 pint water into food blender. Add veggie burgers and
blend to even consistency.

Mix tvp mince and 1 pint water in bowl. Stir well and let stand 5
mins.

Combine sausage mix, pureed burgers, and the soaked tvp mince
together in a large bowl.  Add remaining garlic and soy sauce.
Mix well. Coat the casserole dish with the vegetable oil, and pour
the mixture into the dish, pressing it firmly on to the sides and
bottom. Leave large cavity in the middle of the stuffing.  Firm
mixture with the back of a spoon or your knuckles.

Bake 1 1/2 hours in the oven.  Allow to cool, then cover and place
overnight in the frig.

Make stuffing Preheat oven to 350. Place cubes of bread in large
mixing bowl.  Melt margerine in a large frying pan. Add celery and
onion and saute 5 mins, until lightly brown. Pour the saute into
mixing bowl with the bread cubes.  Add 1/4c water, the sage and
mixed herbs. Mix very well. Fill roast cavity with this stuffing.
Any remainder may be placed in baking dish and baked separately
later.

Turn casserole dish upside down on a baking tray, or roasting pan,
without removing the dish.  Place in oven and bake 45 mins. Remove
casserole dish and continue baking one more hour. After half an
hour, place extra stuffing in oven and bake the extra 30 mins.

Serve the stuffed roast with hot gravy, extra stuffing, baked sweet
potatoes, cranberry sauce, mashed and roast potatoes, etc.

Printable version: vegetarian-roast03.txt.