Ingredients

1 1/4 cups lentils

3 3/4 cups water, preferably spring or filtered

2 bay leaves

1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal

3 cloves garlic, peeled and quartered

1 large egg

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/4 teaspoon Tabasco or similar hot sauce

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

FOR SHAPING AND BAKING

• 1 cup crisp, fine breadcrumbs
• 1/2 cup crushed Nutri-Grain or other no-sugar-added corn- or wheat flakes
• 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (see tip, below)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf sage, crumbled
• Salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 large egg (optional)
• Cooking spray or olive oil spray

Description

Editor's Note: The Recipe And Introductory Text Below Are Excerpted From Crescent Dragonwagon's Book Passionate Vegetarian. Dragonwagon Also...

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