Brazil Nut Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    1 onion, chopped
    1 leek, chopped
    3 -4 sticks celery, chopped
    2 garlic cloves, crushed
    1 tablespoon wholemeal flour
    1 glass white wine
    6 ounces brazil nuts
    2 ounces ground hazelnuts
    4 ounces wholemeal breadcrumbs
    1 tablespoon rolled oats
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh mixed herbs (1 teaspoon dried)
    3 -4 tablespoons natural yoghurt
    salt and pepper
Preparation
    Heat the oil in a shallow pan and fry the onion, leek, celery and garlic until soft.
    Add the tablespoon of flour and cook for 1 minute then add the wine and cook on medium heat until the mixture thickens.
    Grind 4oz of the brazil nuts finely and roughly chopped the remainder. Put these in a bowl with the hazelnuts, breadcrumbs and rolled oats. Add the onion mixture, the yoghurt and seasoning.
    Mix well then fill a prelined loaf tin and cover with foil.
    Cook at 175C for 50mins - 1 hour.
    Remove from the tin and serve with roast potatoes and vegetables.

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