Cold meatloaf with squashed tomato & pepper salsa

Cold meatloaf with squashed tomato & pepper salsa

Thickly slice this meatloaf and serve in rolls as a picnic burger, or on its own as a tasty and economical cold cut

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 10 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put the mince, onion, eggs, crumbs, 1 tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper into a large bowl. Roughly chop the oregano leaves and finely chop the thyme and rosemary leaves. Add the herbs and crushed garlic to the bowl, then mix very well with your hands. Grease a 900g/2lb loaf tin with a little oil, then press in the mince, leaving the top a little mounded. Scatter with a few more thyme leaves and drizzle with a little oil.
  2. Toss the peppers with the remaining garlic, 2 tbsp oil and chillies in a large roasting tin. Put the meatloaf and peppers into the oven, with the peppers on the shelf below the meat. Roast for 30 mins.
  3. Meanwhile, quarter the tomatoes or chop a little smaller if they are large. After 30 mins, stir the tomatoes, vinegar and sugar into the peppers, which should be starting to look soft and turning golden at the edges, then cook for 40 mins more. The meatloaf should be hot in the middle (test with a skewer), and the tomatoes looking soft and juicy.
  4. Pour the excess fat and juice away from the meatloaf, then leave to cool. Squash the tomatoes into the peppers with the back of a fork, tear in the basil and season. Put into a container. Wrap meatloaf and its tin in foil. Serve sliced in rolls with salsa and a handful of rocket.
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Serve with...

Continue the Italian-inspired theme with a pot of pasta salad, a few olives and your favourite antipasti veg. Or if you're at the beach, grab a cone of chips!

Per serving

472 kcalories, protein 38.0g, carbohydrate 17.0g, fat 29.0 g, saturated fat 10.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 9.0g, salt 0.57 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2010.

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  • 03 August 2010

    DutchRed rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    SOOOOO nice! Will absolutely be making this again. Had the meatloaf waiting when we came back from the footy. Served with a large green salad and olives on the side on white rolls. Fed six hungry people. Will try again with different herbs and spices.

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  • 26 August 2010

    elizabeth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is really delicious. I served it hot with crushed new potatoes ( they collapsed in the water!) and french beans. Cold leftovers were equally delicious for lunch. Definitely a recipe to keep.

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  • 27 August 2010

    Lawrence rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simply fab! And the sweet tomatoes with the roasted peppers and that hint of chilli... Mmmm Will definitely become one of our regulars!

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  • 11 September 2010

    Elizabeth rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious - keep going back for another slice, very moreish!

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  • 22 September 2010

    Katie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a wonderful recipe - I did add some sliced chilli and some veggies just to make it look a bit prettier - but OMG this is moreish - serve with loads of different salads, we kept going back for more. Highly recommended very tasty.

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  • 26 June 2011

    Sally rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a brilliant recipe - just had to look it up on the website because I had temporarily misplaced my paper copy of the mag that it appeared in and thought I would leave a comment. I often make it to take camping with us because it does an easy cold friday night supper with potato salad and stuff that I also make and take with us, then does for a picnic lunch on the Saturday. The salsa is a bit spicy for the kids still but I keep trying them with it - the grown ups LOVE it.

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  • 08 July 2011

    The Cherub rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    We loved this, excellent meatloaf and roasted chilli peppers. Will be making again and again! YUM! Only comment is that the peppers did not need as much time in the oven as was suggested. But yummy nonetheless!

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  • 15 September 2011

    VikingPenguin rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Ate hot with veg and new potatoes. The peppers burnt a bit in my unpredictable oven, but the salsa still turned out awesome. Added a bit more chilli flakes than stated, as the other half and myself love spicy food. One end of my meatloaf came out with solidifying fat on it, but it was easily scraped off and disposed of. Absolutely lovely, both really enjoyed it. Going to make meatloaf, salsa and olive sandwiches for work tomorrow.

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  • 20 December 2011

    julia_bakes rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Excellent meatloaf recipe and the salsa is delicious. We have taken it up several mountains as it makes great portable food - just slice it and wrap in in foil and then carry the salsa in a tupperware and bring a bag of rolls. Scrummy!

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  • 30 January 2012

    The Nourishing Road commented on this recipe

    I love Salsa recipes. Check out my home made salsa recipe: http://thenourishingroad.blogspot.com/2012/01/salsa.html It's 'lacto fermented' which naturally improves the digestibility and vitamin content of the salsa!

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  • 24 February 2012

    Hayley Brown rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    No chance of cold cuts the following day, husband and daughter scoffed the lot!!

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  • 10 May 2012

    pendavies rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice but turned out a bit dry so will (hate to say it) use value mince next time for a higher fat content! Also will shape it by hand and cook straight on the tray as I like my meatloaf very browned on the outside and I think cooking it in a loaf tin makes it a bit anaemic! But very tasty, didn't make the salsa this time but will do next time as I'm making it for a picnic in a couple of weeks.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 10 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 500g pack beef mince
  • 500g pack pork mince
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 50g stale breadcrumbs
  • handful oregano sprigs, leaves picked, or use 1 tsp dried
  • handful thyme sprigs, leaves picked, or use 1 tsp dried, plus extra for scattering
  • 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves picked
  • 2 garlic cloves , 1 crushed, 1 thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for greasing
  • bread rolls and rocket leaves, to serve

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472 kcalories, protein 38.0g, carbohydrate 17.0g, fat 29.0 g, saturated fat 10.0g, fibre 3.0g, sugar 9.0g, salt 0.57 g

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