Chickpea Veggie Loaf - Vegan Meatloaf Recipe

For the Loaf:

• 1 tsp oil
• 1/2 red onion chopped 3/4 cup
• 4 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• 1/2 cup finely chopped celery or use other veggies
• 1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper or carrots or both
• 2 tbsp dried cranberries optional
• 15 oz can chickpeas or 1.5 cups cooked
• 15 oz can cannellini beans or other white beans or use more chickpeas or cooked lentils
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 to 4 tbsp my soy free barbecue sauce
• 1.5 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp chia seed meal or 1.5 Tbsp flax seed meal
• 1 Tbsp Tahini optional
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne or chipotle pepper powder
• 1 tsp dried thyme or rosemary or 2 tsp fresh
• 1/2 tsp dried sage
• 1/2 to 3/4 tsp salt or to taste
• 1/2 cup or more breadcrumbs or a mix of half oats and half breadcrumbs (for gf use coarsely ground oats or gluten-free breadccrumbs)

Glaze

• 3 tbsp BBQ sauce
• 1 tsp hot sauce
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp ketchup
• a generous dash of freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp smoked paprika