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Gluten-free vegan Wellington is ideal festive fundamental dish! It makes use of a easy, almond flour pastry crust and a pecan lentil loaf for a show-stopping vacation entree. Gluten-free soy-free with nut-free choice.
![gluten-free vegan beef Wellington on a cutting board after baking and slicing](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-3873.jpg)
Desk of Contents
You guys love my lentil mushroom Wellington and have been asking for a gluten-free model of it, so right here’s a gluten-free vegan Wellington!
It’s actually tough to seek out gluten-free puff pastry, so we’re making a easy dough from scratch. If yow will discover the gluten-free puff pastry, you should use that on this recipe or in my different lentil mushroom Wellington recipe and it’ll work out simply fantastic.
![gluten-free vegan beef Wellington on a cutting board after baking and slicing and smothering with gravy](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-3980.jpg)
In the event you can’t discover gluten-free puff pastry, then use this almond flour crust to wrap your Wellington. The crust makes use of only a few elements and takes simply minutes to prep. It makes this superb, gluten-free vegan Wellington!
The crust clearly goes to be extra delicate to work with in comparison with a puff pastry sheet, nevertheless it’s nonetheless fairly hardy, and you’ll form it nevertheless you want. You’ll be able to simply wrap all the Wellington up, or you may make some fancy designs.
Not up for making a wrapped Wellington? Simply make the loaf, And glaze it with a ketchup plus vegan Worcestershire glaze and bake for a lentil pecan meatloaf!
Why You’ll Love this Gluten-Free Vegan Wellington
- flavorful, moist lentil pecan loaf
- easy almond flour pastry crust
- make-ahead choice
- gluten-free and soy-free with a nut-free choice
![gluten-free vegan beef Wellington on a cutting board after baking](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-3863.jpg)
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Recipe Card
Gluten-Free Vegan Wellington
Gluten-free vegan Wellington is an ideal vacation fundamental dish! It makes use of a easy, almond flour pastry crust and a pecan lentil loaf for a show-stopping vacation entree. Gluten-free soy-free with nut-free choice.
Servings: 8
Energy: 411kcal
Substances
For the Lentil Pecan Loaf
- 1/4 cup (24.75 g) pecans
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons chopped onion
- 15 ounce (425.24 g) can of lentils drained, or use 1 1/2 cups of cooked lentils
- 2 ounces (56.7 g) mushrooms white or cremini or portobello
For the Spices and Sauces
- 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons Italian herbs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt or roughly primarily based in your style choice
- 3/4 teaspoon floor sage
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar, elective
For the Binders
- 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal
- 1 to 2 tablespoons cornstarch or different starch
- 2 tablespoons oats or use rice flakes or gf mix
For the Gluten-Free Wellington Crust
- 1 1/2 cups (150 g) blanched almond flour
- 1/3 cup (40 g) tapioca starch
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian herbs
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons flaxseed meal combined with 4 tablespoons of water
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil I exploit refined coconut oil for a impartial taste.
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
Directions
Make the lentil pecan loaf.
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Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit (205° C).
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In a meals processor, add the pecans, onion, and garlic, and pulse till the combination is a rough meal. Add the mushrooms and pulse to cut them up, then add half of the lentils and the entire spices and the sauces, and pulse to combine the whole lot. The combination will turn into like coarse pate, which is all proper.
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Switch the combination to a bowl, and blend within the flaxseed meal, 1 tablespoon of corn starch, and the oats and remaining lentils. (It’s also possible to add in 2 tablespoons of inexperienced peas and a tablespoon of finely chopped carrots, in case you like, for breaking apart the look of the loaf). If the combination continues to be very moist, then add in one other tablespoon of cornstarch or different starch and blend in. Don’t overmix! You need there to be some texture within the combination.
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Let this combination sit for five minutes for the flax meal, starch, and the oats to soak up among the moisture.
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Utilizing oiled arms, form the combination into two mini loaves, that are no less than 3/4” to 1” tall in top and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet. Then bake for 20 minutes or longer, till the highest is ready and beginning to get somewhat golden.
Within the meantime, make your crust.
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In a bowl, add the almond flour, tapioca starch, the entire spices and salt, and blend rather well. Press and blend to interrupt the almond flour lumps.
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Add within the flax meal and water combination(flax egg) , coconut oil, and the maple syrup and blend rather well. It’s going to really feel like there’s not sufficient moisture initially, however do not add any additional moisture simply but. Press and blend till you get a dough. If the dough is method too crumbly after attempting to combine it for greater than 1 minute, then add in sprinkles of water or non-dairy milk to assist it come collectively. You need it to be type of like a pastry dough. If it is too gentle, then it’s going to simply be actually arduous to roll out and to work the dough into totally different shapes to wrap over the lentil loaf.
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Put the dough within the freezer for about 10 to fifteen minutes for it to stiffen somewhat bit.
Assemble and bake the Wellingtons.
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When your lentil loaf is finished baking, take it out of the oven and let it sit to chill to room temperature earlier than wrapping.
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Then, take your crust dough out of the freezer, divide it in half, put the primary half between two parchment sheets, and roll it out. The dough needs to be very easy to roll out. You’ll be able to simply use your arms to unfold it out, or you should use a rolling pin. Simply unfold it out into considerably of a rectangle. Reduce the rectangle out and put the lower items again to the opposite dough.
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After you have your rectangle lower out, preserve the width to be the size of your lentil loaf. Then, place the lentil loaf within the center, and now you’ll be able to simply both wrap the pastry fully over the loaf or you may make designs as you want. I normally simply lower the perimeters of the rolled out dough into ribbons, after which crisscross the ribbons over the lentil loaf. (If the ribbons break, you’ll be able to stick the half again on the dough! This dough simply sticks in simply). When you’re performed with designing no matter you want over your lentil loaf, use a toothpick to interrupt a couple of holes. You should use among the additional dough that you just eliminated whereas shaping it right into a rectangle to make totally different designs, like leaves and so on and put it on high of the Wellington. Brush the highest of the Wellington with somewhat little bit of oil, and repeat for the opposite lentil loaf.
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Bake the Wellingtons at 350° F (177° C) for 20 minutes or longer, till the crust is beginning to flip golden. You don’t need the dough to get overly golden brown else will probably be too crisp and can fall off the loaf when slicing.
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As soon as the Wellingtons are performed baking, take away them from the oven, brush somewhat little bit of olive oil, sprinkle with some Italian herbs, or a sprinkle of thyme, after which slice, and serve it along with your favourite gravy. See notes beneath for storage and make forward.
Notes
This loaf is fairly moist, relying on how lengthy you bake it. In the event you bake it a bit too lengthy, the crust would possibly get a bit extra crispy, so it positively advantages from being served with a gravy.
Nutfree: This recipe gluten-free and soy free. If you wish to make it with out nuts, you’ll be able to convert it right into a lentil loaf with out the pastry, or if yow will discover a gluten-free, nut-free puff pastry then use that. Additionally omit the pecans from the loaf and use pumpkin seeds as a substitute.
Diet
Diet Information
Gluten-Free Vegan Wellington
Quantity Per Serving
Energy 411
Energy from Fats 162
% Day by day Worth*
Fats 18g28%
Saturated Fats 3g19%
Sodium 313mg14%
Potassium 602mg17%
Carbohydrates 47g16%
Fiber 20g83%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 20g40%
Vitamin A 103IU2%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 98mg10%
Iron 5mg28%
* P.c Day by day Values are primarily based on a 2000 calorie food regimen.
Substances and Substitutions
- pecans – For the loaf. You should use pumpkin seeds for nut-free.
- garlic and onion – For the loaf.
- lentils – You should use canned, drained lentils or home made brown lentils.
- mushrooms – Offers the loaf a meaty texture.
- dried herbs and spices – Italian seasoning, salt, sage, smoked paprika, black pepper, and onion powder give the loaf a tremendous taste! You’ll additionally use Italian herbs, garlic, powder, and salt to season the pastry dough.
- sauces – Ketchup and balsamic vinegar add umami, acid, tang, and moisture to the loaf.
- binders – Flax meal, corn starch (or different starch of selection, and oats assist the loaf elements type a cohesive dough. Use gluten-free flour as a substitute of oats. Tapioca starch and flax meal combined with water act because the binders for the crust.
- almond flour – For the crust. To make this nut-free, both omit the crust or use gluten-free, nut-free vegan puff pastry, if yow will discover it.
- melted coconut oil – Offers the crust a tremendous texture and provides moisture.
- maple syrup – Provides extra moisture and simply the lightest contact of sweetness.
Suggestions
- Once you’re making the dough for the crust, it’s going to appear too dry at first. Simply preserve mixing, and don’t add any further moisture till after you press and blend for a minute or two.
- The crust dough shouldn’t be too gentle, or will probably be too arduous to form. You need a pastry dough-like texture. It would agency up some if you chill, as properly.
- It’s crucial that you just cool the loaf earlier than wrapping! Don’t wrap whereas nonetheless sizzling. Let the loaves come to room temperature.
- Have enjoyable with adorning your Wellington! Use extra dough to chop cute shapes and stick them on, if in case you have time.
Tips on how to Make Gluten-Free Wellington
First, make the lentil pecan loaf, since that should cool earlier than you wrap it within the dough.
Preheat the oven to 400° Fahrenheit (205° C).
In a meals processor, add the pecans, onion, and garlic, and pulse till the combination is a rough meal. Add the mushrooms and pulse to cut them up, then add half of the lentils and the entire spices and the sauces, and pulse to combine the whole lot. The combination will type of turn into like coarse pate, which is all proper.
![pecans, onion, and garlic in the food processor before running it](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9197.jpg)
![pecans, onion, and garlic in the food processor after running it](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9199.jpg)
![adding mushrooms and lentils to the food processor](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9201.jpg)
![mushrooms and lentils in the food processor, after running](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9203.jpg)
![adding binders and seasonings to lentil mixture in the food processor, before running it](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9206.jpg)
![spoon scraping up the lentil mixture to show the texture](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9211.jpg)
Switch the combination to a bowl, and blend within the flaxseed meal, 1 tablespoon of corn starch, and the oats and remaining lentils.
![lentil mixture in a bowl](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9213.jpg)
![adding sauces to the lentil mixture](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9215.jpg)
![adding whole lentils to the blended lentil mixture](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9217.jpg)
It’s also possible to add in 2 tablespoons of inexperienced peas and a tablespoon of finely chopped carrots, in case you like, for breaking apart the look of the loaf.
![adding oats and veggies to the lentil mixture](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9222.jpg)
If the combination continues to be very moist, then add in one other tablespoon of cornstarch or different starch and blend in. Don’t overmix! You need there to be some texture within the combination. There’ll be some texture from the entire lentils that we added and the veggies.
![mixing the whole ingredients into the lentil mixture](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9224.jpg)
Let this combination sit for five minutes for the flax meal, starch, and the oats to soak up among the moisture.
Utilizing oiled arms, form the combination into two mini loaves, that are no less than 3/4” to 1” tall in top and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet. I simply plopped the combination onto a parchment lined baking sheet and formed it with my arms. Then bake for 20 minutes or longer, till the highest is ready and beginning to get somewhat golden.
![shaping the lentil loaf on the baking sheet](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9228.jpg)
Within the meantime, make your crust.
In a bowl, add the almond flour, tapioca starch, the entire spices and salt, and blend rather well. Press and blend to interrupt the almond flour lumps.
![almond flour, spices, and starch in a bowl](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9231.jpg)
![mixed dry ingredients in the bowl](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9233.jpg)
Add within the flax egg, coconut oil, and the maple syrup and blend rather well. It’ll really feel like there’s not sufficient moisture initially, however don’t add any additional moisture simply but. Press and blend till you get a dough. If the dough is method too crumbly after attempting to combine it for a few minute, then add in sprinkles of water or non-dairy milk to assist it come collectively. You don’t need the dough to be too gentle. You need it to be type of like a pastry dough. If it’s too gentle, then it’ll simply be actually arduous to roll out and to work the dough into totally different shapes to wrap over the lentil loaf.
![adding wet ingredients to the bowl](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9235.jpg)
Put the dough within the freezer for about 10 to fifteen minutes for it to stiffen somewhat bit.
![gluten-free almond pastry dough after mixing](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9237.jpg)
When your lentil loaf is finished baking, take it out of the oven and let it sit to chill to room temperature earlier than wrapping.
![lentil pecan loaf after baking](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9244.jpg)
Then, take your dough out of the freezer, divide it in half, put the primary half between two parchment sheets, and roll it out. The dough needs to be very easy to roll out. You’ll be able to simply use your arms to unfold it out, or you should use a rolling pin. Simply unfold it out into considerably of a rectangle. Even when it’s rolled out to another form, you’ll be able to simply lower the rectangle out and put the lower items again to the opposite dough.
![transferring half the dough to parchment paper](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9239.jpg)
![dough after rolling out](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9241.jpg)
After you have your rectangle lower out, preserve the width to be the size of your lentil loaf. Then, place the lentil loaf within the center, and now you’ll be able to simply both wrap the pastry fully over the loaf or you may make designs as you want. I normally simply lower the perimeters of the rolled out dough into ribbons, after which crisscross the ribbons over the lentil loaf.
![slicing dough for wrapping the Wellington](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9247.jpg)
![lentil pecan loaf placed on the dough](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9249.jpg)
![starting to wrap the loaf in the dough](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9259.jpg)
![loaf almost done wrapping in the gluten-free dough](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9251.jpg)
When you’re performed with designing no matter you want over your lentil loaf, use a toothpick to interrupt a couple of holes. You should use among the additional dough that you just eliminated whereas shaping it right into a rectangle to make totally different designs, like leaves or strips or one thing like that, and put it on high of the Wellington, as properly.
![gluten-free vegan beef Wellington wrapped and ready to bake](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9253.jpg)
Brush the highest of the Wellington with somewhat little bit of oil, and repeat for the opposite lentil loaf.
Bake the Wellingtons at 350° F (177° C) for 20 minutes or longer, till the dough is beginning to flip golden. You don’t need the dough to get overly golden brown, however you do need it nearly golden. If it’s overly golden brown, it’ll turn into a bit too crispy. In the event you like your crust to be very crispy, then you’ll be able to bake it longer. the crust nevertheless would possibly fall off if it’s too crispy.
As soon as the Wellingtons are performed baking, take away them from the oven, brush somewhat little bit of olive oil, sprinkle with some Italian herbs, or only a sprinkle of thyme, after which slice, and serve it along with your favourite gravy.
![gluten-free vegan beef Wellington on the cutting board after baking](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-9269.jpg)
![gluten-free vegan beef Wellington on a cutting board after baking and slicing](https://www.veganricha.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Gluten-Free-Vegan-Wellington-3925.jpg)
Steadily Requested Questions
This recipe gluten-free and soy free. If you wish to make it with out nuts, use pumpkin seeds as a substitute of pecans and convert it right into a lentil loaf with out the pastry, or if yow will discover a gluten-free, nut-free puff pastry then use that.
You’ll be able to! Make the lentil loaf forward of time, however I’d not make the crust and bake all the factor forward of time, as a result of the crust will proceed to soak up moisture from the lentil loaf and can soften because it sits in a single day. As an alternative, make the dough and the lentil loaf forward of time, and preserve them within the fridge for as much as 2 to three days. Then, when you’re prepared, roll out the dough, place your lentil loafs in it, after which bake simply earlier than you’re prepared to your occasion.
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