Slimmed Down - Turkey-Spinach Meat Loaf

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen spinach, thawed and excess water squeezed out
• 1 large (10 ounce) cooked baking potato, peeled
• 1 cup 1 percent milk
• 1 large egg, plus 1 egg white
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon dried mint
• Pinch ground cloves
• 3 teaspoons kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pound ground lean turkey
• 4 plum tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Heat the olive oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat, add the onions and garlic and cook stirring occasionally until soft and brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a food processor, along with the spinach, potato, milk, egg, egg white, Worcestershire, lemon zest, mint, cloves, salt and pepper. Pulse until everything is finely chopped and evenly mixed together.

Use a rubber spatula to transfer spinach mixture a bowl. Add the turkey, and stir everything together. Transfer meatloaf mixture to a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan (1 1/2 quarts) and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove loaf from oven, let rest for 5 minutes.

Meanwhile, chop the tomatoes and toss with the olive oil, salt and parsley. Slice meatloaf and serve with the tomato salad.

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