Wednesday 20 July 2011

MmmmmMeatloaf!

I made this last night. James said he'll eat this three times a week. It really is delicious! Also pictured are cauliflower mash,and the best broccoli in the world.

Meatloaf
Turkey mince
1 tbl worchstshire sauce
1 tsp onion flakes
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp thyme
1/4cup crumbled low fat feta
1small onion grated
1 small carrot grated
3/4 cup frozen spinach
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp tomato paste
seasonall
low carb BBQ sauce

After I grated the onion and carrot, I squeezed them like crazy, to get rid of the excess moisture. Do the same with the defrosted spinach. Combine all ingredients together except BBQ sauce, tomato paste, and seasonall (mix this in a small bowl). Form into a loaf, and place in a loaf pan. You could make a free standing loaf, but I feel like the pan allows moisture to be retained until the end. I was able to drain off all the surrounding liquid and fat. Cook the loaf at 350F/175C for 40 minutes. (You can be sneaky and check the loaf is cooked because you are going to cover that spot up with topping). At this point drain off the extra fat, add the BBQ sauce topping and return to the oven for another 10 minutes.

Cauliflower Mash
1/2 head of Cauliflower (I used 1 and it was way too much)
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbl greek yogurt
1/2 tsp of sour cream
pinch of grated parmesean
garlic poweder

Steam cauliflower and garlic for about 20-25 minutes, you dont want it to be falling apart, you want it to have some bite left. That way the mash is more like mashed potatoes. Drain off excess water, get it as dry as possible! Use an immersion blender and blend, get some air into it! Add the other ingredients and whip some more. You can add more cheese and seasoning to taste.

Best Broccoli EVER,but seriously it is.
1-2 heads of broccoli cut into florets
lemon juice
cooking spray
salt
pepper
parmesean

Spread broccoli onto a cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray and season lightly with salt and pepper. Roast in oven at 170C for about 20 minutes, you want the broccoli to get golden in spots, its fine, don't worry! Remove from oven, sprinkle with lemon juice, and fat free parmesean. Return to oven for 5 minutes, or until parmesean is golden. Serve up!

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