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Pesto beef with Mediterranean vegetables
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Pesto beef with Mediterranean vegetables

This is an easy healthy meal you can make in a baking tray.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients

Vegetables

  • 1 medium eggplant
  • 3 zucchinis
  • 1 medium capsicum
  • 1 medium fennel
  • 1 medium onion
  • 200 g Portobello mushrooms
  • drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
  • salt

Pesto

  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 bunch basil
  • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/4 cup walnuts
  • 1/4 cup macadamias
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice or red wine vinegar
  • salt and pepper

Beef

  • 2 tbsp fat of choice
  • 1 kg ground beef
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven at 170°C.
  • Chop the vegetables in large chunks, place in a large roasting tray, season with olive oil and salt.
  • Wrap garlic cloves, unpeeled, in foil and place in a corner of the roasting tray.
  • Roast vegetables for 40-50 minutes.
  • Turn off oven and remove garlic from tray (leave the tray in the oven to keep the rest of the vegetables warm), squeeze cloves into the jug of a food processor or blender along with the rest of the pesto ingredients. Process until it reaches desired consistency, season to taste.
  • Heat fat of choice in a saucepan and brown meat. Season with salt and pepper, stir until cooked through.
  • Mix beef and pesto and serve on top of vegetables.