Time: 2 hours.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 6

This meatloaf (eng. meat loaf Meatloaf (meatloaf), prepared in a Mediterranean style, is filled with ground beef, bulgur, and pine nuts, giving it the appearance of a whole-grain loaf rich in fiber. Fried onion paste, along with a bouquet of spices like cumin, cinnamon, and allspice, impart a fantastic aroma. All ingredients are mixed with the ground meat and baked in a baking dish in the oven. Serve the meatloaf with a light summer cucumber and tomato salad, which will sparkle with new colors if you toss it with fresh mint instead of the usual parsley.

Ingredients:

• 450 g ground beef (25% fat)
• 1 cup bulgur
• 1 English cucumber, quartered lengthwise and cut into 0.5cm pieces.
• 2 medium plum tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup mint leaves, chopped
• 3 tbsp. l. olive oil
• 2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 medium onions, peeled and cut into 4 pieces
• 1 tbsp. l. ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 tsp ground allspice
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup whole grain breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup pine nuts (optional)
• Low-fat Greek yogurt, for serving

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Place bulgur in a small bowl, cover with hot water, and soak for about 1 hour. Drain.
Step 2
• In a medium bowl, combine cucumbers, tomatoes, half the mint, 1 tablespoon olive oil, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Step 3
• Preheat oven to 200°C. Spray a 20cm square baking dish with cooking spray.
Step 4
• In a food processor, puree the onion until it forms a paste, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the onion paste and any juices and cook, stirring occasionally, until the paste begins to brown (it will still be light in color), about 10 minutes.
Step 5
• Add the cumin, cinnamon, allspice, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few ground black pepper and continue to cook until the onion paste looks dry and is fragrant, 4 to 6 minutes.
Step 6
• In a large bowl, mix together the onion paste, bulgur, ground beef, egg, breadcrumbs, remaining finely chopped mint, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of black pepper by hand.
Step 7
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish and press down; sprinkle with pine nuts, if using, and press down.
Step 8
• Bake until the meat begins to pull away from the sides of the pan, is browned, and reaches 165°F (74°C), 30 to 35 minutes. Slice the meatloaf into 1-inch-thick slices and serve hot with a cucumber-tomato salad and a dollop of Greek yogurt.

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