Name: Mediterranean meat loaf
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 500 gram lean lamb or beef mince; 1 onion; 1 clove garlic; 1 egg; 400 gram can chopped tomatoes; 2 tablespoon tomato paste; 2 tablespoon fresh oregano; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs; 1 teaspoon iodised salt; freshly ground black pepper; Topping; 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs; 2 rashers bacon; 4 sundried tomatoes in oil; 1/4 cup pine nuts; 1 tablespoon avocado oil

Ingredients

500 gram lean lamb or beef mince

1 onion

1 clove garlic

1 egg

400 gram can chopped tomatoes

2 tablespoon tomato paste

2 tablespoon fresh oregano

1/4 cup chopped parsley

1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs

1 teaspoon iodised salt

freshly ground black pepper

Topping

1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

2 rashers bacon

4 sundried tomatoes in oil

1/4 cup pine nuts

1 tablespoon avocado oil

Method

1.Place mince in a bowl. Peel onion and chop finely. Crush garlic, peel and chop finely. Add onion, garlic, egg, undrained tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, parsley, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper to mince and combine well.

2.Press into a 20cm springform cake tin lined with baking paper. Spread topping over meat mixture. Bake at 180C for 45 to 50 minutes.

3.To make topping, place breadcrumbs in a bowl. Remove rind from bacon and chop bacon roughly. Chop sundried tomatoes roughly. Mix bacon, tomatoes and pine nuts into breadcrumbs with oil.

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