Serve this lamb meatloaf and salad at a summer picnic or packed up for lunch. It’s tasty and healthy too, delivering all five of your five-a-day
Prep:15 mins
Serves 6
a little rapeseed oil for the tin1 onion, finely chopped1 large aubergine, cut into slices lengthways then finely diced (about 320g)250g pouch cooked brown rice3 tbsp tomato purée1 tsp vegetable bouillon powder½ pack dill, chopped, plus extra to serve (optional)2 tsp each ground cinnamon and allspice250g lamb mince (10% fat)2 large eggs227g can chopped tomatoes
STEP 1Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 900g loaf tin with baking parchment and lightly oil it.STEP 2Put the onion and aubergine in a large bowl with the rice, tomato purée, bouillon, dill, spices and lamb. Mix and squash together with your hands then add the egg and mix again. Tip the can of tomatoes into the base of the loaf tin then pack the mince mixture on top and press down lightly to compact it. Cover the tin with foil and bake in the oven for 1 hr 40 mins, taking off the foil for the last 15 mins.STEP 3Once the meatloaf has been cooking for 1 hr, tip the peppers, courgettes and red onion into a roasting tin and toss with the oil. Roast in the oven with the meatloaf for 40 mins until the vegetables are tender and a little charred.STEP 4Take the meatloaf and roasted veg from the oven, leave the loaf to settle for 5 mins, then tip out onto a platter or board, remove the baking parchment and scatter with dill if using. Toss the roasted veg with the vinegar, garlic and mint and serve them with the meat loaf.
