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Easy, baked quinoa loaf smothered in sweet ketchup glaze. Fix your sides while the loaf bakes, and supper is ready in about an hour and a half.
I dished up this easy quinoa loaf with some of my Perfect Mashed Potatoes and a super simple kale salad. You can fix the sides while the loaf is in the oven, so supper is on the table in just over an hour.
My kid is super picky right now, and ketchup is the secret to getting him to eat things that he might otherwise say no to. Kale salad? NO! Kale salad with ketchup to dip? YES! I’ll take it.
One of his strange, picky things right now is that he doesn’t like veggie burgers or veggie loaves. That’s a real bummer, because Dave and I love a veggie loaf! To make this loaf appeal to my picky child, I started with my usual lentil loaf recipe and made some changes make it a little bit more kid-friendly. Then I added a sweet, sticky ketchup glaze to seal the deal.
Look at this little ham sandwich!
Actually, there’s ketchup in the loaf dough AND in the glaze. This thing is basically ketchup held together with quinoa and lentils. And my kid ATE IT! Success.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYi-MHlOi7
Tomatoes are beautiful and taste great already, so you don’t need all of that processed, artificial stuff in a good ketchup! With a ketchup-obsessed kid like mine, it makes me feel better knowing that I can choose convenience without having to give him something full of ingredients that I’m not crazy about.
Quinoa Loaf, Ready to go into the Pan – I used black quinoa in the loaf dough pictured, but I’ve also made this with red and with white quinoa. Use what you have!
Quinoa Loaf with Ketchup Glaze
Ingredients
For the Ketchup Glaze
- 1/2 cup French’s Ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon sea salt
For the Quinoa Loaf
- 1/2 cup cashews
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 3/4 cups cooked brown or green lentils (or a 15 oz. can of brown or green lentils
- 1/2 cup minced sweet onion
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
- 1/2 cup French’s Ketchup
- 2 tablespoons flax meal
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
Make the Ketchup Glaze
- In a small bowl, whisk together the French’s Ketchup, brown sugar, and sea salt. Set aside.
Make the Quinoa Loaf
- Preheat the oven to 350F, and line your loaf pan with parchment paper (NOT wax paper).
- In your blender, puree the cashews into a flour. Think the consistency of cornmeal.
- Combine the cashew flour with the quinoa, lentils, onion, nutritional yeast, ketchup, flax meal, and soy sauce. Mix well, then spread into your loaf pan, smoothing out the top with your fork or the back of a spoon. Slather the Ketchup Glaze over the top.
- Bake for one hour, then let the loaf cool for 15 minutes on the counter before you gently pop it out of the pan with the parchment paper and serve.
Sophia | Veggies Don't Bite
That kid is a crack up! Love that he’s your ketchup model. Looks delicious.
Becky Striepe
Haha thank you! He makes us laugh every day.
Vegan Heaven
I’m so trying this, Becky! I’m a huge fan of lentil loafs, but I’ve never thought of using quinoa. What a great idea! 🙂
Becky Striepe
Enjoy it!
The Vegan 8
Oh, this looks so good! I love veggie loaves, never tried one with quinoa though!
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Brandi!
Ceara @ Ceara's Kitchen
This quinoa loaf looks like such comfort fooooood!
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Ceara!
Nicole
My mom use to make meatloaf all the time growing up and to me, it’s kind of a comfort food that I can no longer eat. Maybe now I can.
Becky Striepe
Enjoy it, Nicole!
Dreena
K, first, LOVE the pic of your wee boy with the ketchup. Soooo cute. I swear our girls think ketchup is a food group. :-/
Anyhow!!! This looks delicious, Becky, and I think just saying “sticky ketchup glaze” would get any kid excited about dinner. Adults too.
Becky Striepe
Haha thank you! Pretty sure Darrol agrees with your girls about ketchup. His fave!
Sarah
My boys are with all of your kiddos too! They eat ketchup on everything and I know they would love this! Thanks for another great recipe Becky!!!
Becky Striepe
What is it with kids and ketchup? Haha!
Linda @ Veganosity
If all it takes is ketchup to get your little one to eat that delicious loaf, then go for it!
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes
I first saw this loaf on instagram. I love the idea of it and can’t wait to give it a try;) My kids will love the glaze on it 😉
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Vanessa!
Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day
This looks so delicious! I admit I love ketchup. And I want to take that kid shopping with me.
Becky Striepe
Ha! He is pretty fun at the store.
Mary Ellen @ VNutrition
Ooh, that does look really good! I like non-gmo on the French’s label too. 🙂
Becky Striepe
Yesss! Me too!
Jenn
I love a good veggie loaf too. My kids seem to always turn up their nose when I say we are having “meatloaf”, but if I honestly made the same exact thing in burger form, they would devour it. Kids!! And, yay, to real sugar and not heavily processed crap! 🙂
Becky Striepe
Kid pickiness is so hard to navigate!! Solidarity, sister.
Tracey
When you simmer the lentils on the stove, do you keep a tight lid on them? Thanks!
Becky Striepe
You can keep them partially covered.
Tracey
ok, thanks!
Ginny McMeans
This loaf sounds so delicious and I don’t have a recipe like it. You can smear that sticky Ketchup glaze on any of my loaves!
Becky Striepe
Yeah! I want to try the glaze on other stuff for sure!
Dianne
This looks so hearty and comforting, and I love that glaze!
Becky Striepe
Thank you, Dianne!