Making a lentil nut roast without nuts - help

[4Marmalade]

I offered to bring a nut roast to my brother's for Christmas dinner.  I've made lots in the past but my nephew is allergic to peanuts so it's a nut-free house.  Do I just leave the nuts out or replace them with something else?  I searched for a nut-free recipe but haven't come up with one yet but if someone has one that would be great.

[hildare]

water chestnuts?  (not sure if that's "safe" or not, but yum)

[catnip]

I've had good luck using sunflower or pumpkin seeds in place of nuts.

[SundayCrepes]

Peanuts are not "nuts." They are legumes. Someone with a peanut allergy may well not be allergic to nuts. So ask the parents. Can he have other nuts? If so, just use one of them instead of peanuts.

BTW, I'd be interested in your loaf recipe.

[4Marmalade]

Thanks.  I have both pumpkin and sunflower seeds so maybe I'll do a combination of them.  I know that peanuts are not technically nuts but he has reacted in the past to some mixed nuts that did not have peanuts.  Maybe they came into contact with peanuts?  That might be the case with a lot of nuts unless it specifically says "peanut-free".  I would just rather avoid it all together so I'm not worried while we're there.  The recipe I thought I might use is under an old thread entitled "Favorite dish for Thanksgiving" and is posted by catnip.  I would link it if I knew how .  Thanks for the ideas

[catnip]

http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1335114/favorite-dish-for-thanksgiving#post_16751305

[4Marmalade]

Too funny!  I didn't even read the names of the posters who responded!  Thanks for sharing the link.

Originally Posted by catnip 

http://www.mothering.com/community/t/1335114/favorite-dish-for-thanksgiving#post_16751305

[SundayCrepes]

Thanks. I put it in my file of recipes to try.

[catnip]

If you follow the link that is in that other post, there are guidelines for subbing just about anything you can imagine to make a loaf recipe.