Nut Loaf

This is the quintessential vegetarian meal. The stereotype. I've only eaten it once in my life before I made it. Catherine and Dale made it once and it was yummy. This is not their recipe. We were invited by Jessica a passover dinner. We have only ever celebrated Passover once before and it was at a group event at our church, so this was our first intimate Passover dinner. Jessica asked that we bring something vegetarian since Passover is not very vegetarian. The rules - no beans, no dairy. I wanted to bring something traditional that provided protein because I assumed there would be some side dishes that we could eat. I searched and searched and found it very difficult. Even nut loaf recipes contain lentils or cheese. Catherine and Dale's recipe was laden with cheese. Many websites said that they bend the rules for vegetarians. The nut loaf kept popping up as a choice. This is one of the few that I found that followed the rules. To save money, I substituted almonds for brazil nuts, but otherwise I followed the recipe. I used canned tomatoes and I think that was why it was a bit soupy. I served it with canned mushroom gravy. It was pretty good. I'm pretty sure we were the only ones that ate it.