(Cottage Cheese and Walnut Loaf)

This Mock Meatloaf is a vintage meatless loaf made with cottage cheese and walnuts-one of many clever “mock” dishes found in mid-century community cookbooks.

Despite the unusual ingredient list, this loaf slices cleanly and serves much like traditional meatloaf.

Mock Meatloaf

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 5

Course: Dinner

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

1½ cups cottage cheese
1 cup bread OR breadcrumbs OR cracker crumbs
1 cup walnuts, chopped
¾ cup celery, chopped
½ cup green pepper, chopped
¼ cup onion, chopped
3 eggs
1 Tbs oil
½ tsp salt
¼ cup sunflower seeds, chopped OR sesame seeds
parsley
oregano
paprika

Method

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. Use only half of the seeds (sunflower or sesame).
Using the oil, grease a loaf pan or casserole dish. Season the top of the loaf with parsley, oregano, paprika and the rest of the seeds.
Bake for 45-60 minutes.

Notes

This freezes well.

Adapted from a Phi Upsilon Omicron chapter potluck cookbook, accessed via by HathiTrust Digital Library (Public Domain U.S.).

If you’re into mock recipes try this one Mock Chow Mein

Fork Fact

“Meatless loaves” like this one were common in mid-century community cookbooks, especially for church suppers and potluck.