Mediterranean Meatloaf

 My husband loves meatloaf so I was trying to come up with something different than our normal ones. After some googling I found some ideas and came up with a delicious one! I made it with turkey this time, but I think it would be fantastic with ground beef or a beef/pork blend.

Quality olive oil
3 oz red onion
2-3 cloves garlic

1 small red bell pepper

2 cups baby spinach

1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes, I prefer oil packed, drained but not rinsed, chop well
1/2 cup crumbled feta

1 tablespoon fresh chopped dill
2 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
2 teaspoons dried oregano 

2 TB lemon dill hummus, plus more to serve 

1 egg
1/4-1/2 cup panko bread crumbs

1 pound lean ground turkey

Line a pan with foil, drizzle with a little olive oil, and preheat oven to 425. 

Cut the red pepper in half and place cut side down on foil, cut onion in large chunks and put on the pan and unpeeled garlic as well. Drizzle all with a bit more olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper

Roast veggies until tender crisp. Cover the pepper with a clean towel and allow the veggies to sit until  cooled a bit

While those are roasting , chop spinach into pieces and wilt in a pan over medium low heat, drain and squeeze any excess moisture out.

When cool enough, chop the onions fine, mash the garlic into a paste, pull the peel and seeds from the red pepper and chop, reserving half for topping.

Put roasted veggies, spinach, sun dried tomatoes, feta, humm us, dill, parsley and oregano in a bowl.

Add egg, turkey and 1/4 cup panko 

Gently mix until combined adding more panko as needed and salt/pepper to taste. 

(I added about 1/3 cup, next time I would add more to firm it up a little)

Place in a greased dish, I am cooking this in my pressure cooker so I have a nice little cake dish that works perfectly.  You can use a standard meatloaf pan if you are cooking it in the oven

For the topping, add the remaining red peppers and a bit of water to a small container and run an immersion blender through it until it is pureed.....you can do this in a blender or food processor if needed. 

Pour topping over meatloaf and spread gently

Put 1 cup chicken broth in you instant pot and place the pan on a rack making sure it is not touching the lid

Cook on HIGH for 25 minutes, natural release for 10. Release the rest of the steam, carefully remove from pot and let set 5 more minutes.  Add more feta cheese on top

Slice and serve with more Lemon Dill Hummus to dip!

*You can also add 1/4 cup chopped Kalamata olives either in the meat mix, on top before you cook or on top before you serve. I think olives are too overpowering so I let everyone add theirs as the like