My lovely mother has just phoned me to say she has made me a vegan/ gluten free nut roast for our christmas day meal :')
 She used this simple nut roast recipe switching the wholemeal breadcrumbs to half white half brown gluten free bread. 

Now i really cant wait until christmas!!

Easy Vegan Nut Roast

1 medium sized onion or 1 small leek, chopped
1 fl oz (30 ml) vegetable oil
2 tsp (10 ml) yeast extract in 1/4 pint hot water
8 oz (225g) chopped mixed nuts
2 tbsp ground almonds
4 oz (100g) wholemeal breadcrumbs
1 tbsp sage
Pinch cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Saute the onion or leek in the oil until soft, not browned.
2. Combine all of the ingredients together; the mixture may be slightly slack. Turn into an oiled ovenproof dish and bake in oven at 180C/350F/gas mark 4 for 30 minutes until golden brown. Serves 4-6