Name: Sticky baked meatloaf with avocado & black bean salsa
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp rapeseed oil plus a little for greasing; 2 large onions halved and thinly sliced; 4 large garlic cloves grated; 1 tsp allspice or mixed spice; 1 ½ tsp fennel seeds; 2 tbsp smoked paprika; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 50g quinoa; 160g grated carrot; 1 tsp dried oregano; ½ tsp ground cumin; 400g pack turkey leg and breast mince; 1 large egg; 1 tsp black treacle; 400g black beans drained; 1 small red onion finely chopped; 1 avocado finely chopped; 2 tomatoes finely chopped; ½ small pack fresh coriander chopped; 1 red chilli deseeded and finely chopped (optional); juice 1 lime

Sticky baked meatloaf with avocado & black bean salsa 2016

For the meatloaf

1 tbsp rapeseed oil
plus a little for greasing
2 large onions
halved and thinly sliced
4 large garlic cloves
grated
1 tsp allspice
or mixed spice
1 ½ tsp fennel seeds
2 tbsp smoked paprika
2 tbsp tomato purée
50g quinoa
160g grated carrot
1 tsp dried oregano
½ tsp ground cumin
400g pack turkey leg
and breast mince
1 large egg
1 tsp black treacle

For the salsa

400g black beans
drained
1 small red onion
finely chopped
1 avocado
finely chopped
2 tomatoes
finely chopped
½ small pack fresh coriander
chopped
1 red chilli
deseeded and finely chopped (optional)
juice 1 lime

Method

step 1
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a deep 500g loaf tin with baking parchment. Heat the oil in a large, non-stick frying pan. Add the onions and fry for 10 mins, stirring occasionally until golden. Stir in the garlic and spices, toast over the heat for 3 mins, then add the purée. Scrape half into a small bowl for the topping.
step 2
Stir the quinoa and 4 tbsp water into the frying pan and cook for 2 mins. Tip into a bowl, leave to cool for 5 mins, then add the carrot, oregano, cumin, turkey mince and egg. Season with black pepper and mix well. Pack into the greased tin and bake, uncovered, for 35 mins until firm.
step 3
Meanwhile, mix all the salsa ingredients in a serving bowl, and add 3 tbsp water to the remaining onion mixture with the black treacle.
step 4
When the meatloaf is cooked, carefully turn it out of the tin onto a shallow ovenproof dish and spread the onion mixture over the top. Return to the oven, bake for 10 mins more, then slice and serve with the salsa.