Vegetable Meatloaf: The Alternative to Meat

• Preparation time: 15 minutes
• Cooking time: 40 minutes
• difficulty: Bassa

How to prepare vegetable meatloaf

Rich in health-boosting properties and easy to prepare, vegetable meatloaf is the ideal dish for a light, healthy, nutritious, and tasty lunch or dinner. Not to mention that it's a great way to get kids to eat their vegetables: serve it with a side of potatoes, you'll see that they won't be able to say no. A valid alternative to meatloaf and a dish that will allow you not to waste the stale bread and the vegetables and cheeses left over in the fridge.

Ingredients

• 300 grams of potatoes
• 1 leek
• 100 gr of spinach
• 2 carrots
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 onion
• 2 medium eggs
• 200g of stale wholemeal bread
• 200 g cheese (Emmental type)
• 1 glass of milk
• 3 tablespoons of breadcrumbs
• 80g grated Parmesan cheese
• A pinch of nutmeg
• half a glass of white wine
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• Extra virgin olive oil (as needed)

Preparation

• Cut the leek into slices and brown it in a pan with the garlic, the onion finely chopped and two tablespoons of oil.
• Boil the potatoes and spinach and, once ready, pour them into the pan in which you browned the leek, garlic, and onion.
• Soak the bread in the milk for a few minutes.
• Pour the boiled vegetables into the mixer or blender, add the well-squeezed bread, the eggs, the parmesan, the nutmeg, the salt and the pepper.
• Finally, add the cheese cut into cubes and make sure all the ingredients are well combined.
• Pour the resulting mixture onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and sprinkled with breadcrumbs, and shape the mixture into a meatloaf. You can also line a loaf pan with parchment paper and breadcrumbs, then pour the mixture in to compact it.
• Pour two tablespoons of oil into a non-stick pan and brown the meatloaf.
• As soon as you notice that a crispy crust has formed, let the wine evaporate.
• Cover the meatloaf with water, cover with the lid and cook over low heat for about an hour.

Read also:

• Meatless Meatballs: The Best Recipes
• Broccoli Meatballs Ready in Less Than an Hour
• Mozzarella meatballs ready in 10 minutes