Pork and green olive meatloaves with kūmara mash
MAKES 4 PORTIONS PREP AND COOK TIME 40 MINUTES
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 large onion (200g), chopped finely
3 slices sourdough bread (150g), chopped coarsely
¼ cup (60ml) almond milk
500g lean minced pork
1 egg, beaten lightly
1 cup (180g) pitted green Sicilian olives, chopped finely
½ cup firmly packed oregano leaves, chopped finely
¼ cup (20g) flaked almonds
250g cherry truss tomatoes
KŪMARA MASH AND BEANS
2 medium orange kūmara (800g), diced
¼ cup (60ml) almond milk
200g trimmed green beans, boiled, steamed or microwaved
1 Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced). Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring, for 6 minutes or until softened; season well. Transfer to a large bowl; cool slightly.
2 Meanwhile, process sourdough until chopped coarsely. Add 1 cup breadcrumbs and almond milk to onion; combine well. Add pork, egg, olives and ¼ cup oregano; mix well. Divide into quarters. Lightly grease four holes of a Texas muffin pan and place on an oven tray; press pork mixture into greased holes.
3 Combine remaining breadcrumbs, ¼ cup oregano, 1 tablespoon oil and almonds; season well. Press breadcrumb mixture gently onto meatloaves. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove meatloaves carefully from muffin pan using a palette knife; place directly on oven tray. Add tomatoes to tray; bake for a further 5 minutes.
4 KŪMARA MASH AND BEANS Meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave orange kūmara until tender; drain. Mash kūmara and almond milk; season. Boil, steam or microwave beans until tender but still crisp; drain.
ASSEMBLY Serve meatloaves with roast tomatoes, kūmara mash and beans.
TO FREEZE Wrap each meatloaf and a quarter of the tomatoes in a 30cm square foil piece. Divide kūmara mash and beans into 4 individual portions and store in freezer-proof, microwave-safe containers. Label and freeze.
TO REHEAT Thaw meatloaves, mash and beans in fridge. Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced). Place foil parcels on an oven tray and heat for 10 minutes. Unwrap and heat for a further 5 minutes or until crumb topping is crunchy. Microwave mash and beans on HIGH for 3 minutes.