Friday, 14 March 2025

Bought for Christmas - Another Vegetarian Bake

 These were in my freezer, bought from Aldi before Christmas so about time at least one was tried. So yet another taste-test.

A hand finished blend of butternut squash, sweet potato, cashew nuts and parsnips, with an indulgent melting brie and cranberry centre.



I served it up with fresh cooked carrots with frozen green beans and a dollop of my red hot relish


Surprise, surprise - It was actually very tasty, which makes a change. 318 calories and rather too high in the fats, sugars and salt % for  regular eating but as they only had them at Christmas and may never have them again, that's not really a problem.

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Sue


13 comments:

  1. It sounds and looks absolutely delicious - although what does 'hand finished' mean, I wonder? :-) xx

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  2. Your "roast" certainly looks like the one on the box, which is good , and a good sized portion, too. I think "hand finished" may just mean that as it goes along the conveyor belt, someone pops a small piece of cheese on top! [I've watched too many episodes of Inside The Factory] I bought a packet of fancy stuffing to use at Christmas, and now i cannot find it!

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  3. I have a few Christmas treats still in my freezer, there is always more choice at that time of year.

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  4. I had the vegan version of this, it was definitely one of their better offerings. I think I have one more thing in the freezer.

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    1. Much better than so many of the other things I've tried

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  5. That looks delicious but as you say, just to be eaten sparingly. Catriona

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  6. This looks pretty good. Rarely do the prepared meals meet expectations. This might be the exception.

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  7. I've never had a "nut roast". Is it the vegetarian version of meat loaf?

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    1. There are all sorts of versions of nut roasts. This was mainly veg but with a few cashews inside

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  8. An interesting mix of flavors in that dish. How many did you purchase?

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  9. It looks quite nice. Glad it was tasty.

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