Snez’s Stuffed Jack-O-Lanterns
Fun, tasty and healthy. Snez loves making these for a spooky Halloween family dinner.
Ingredients
- 1/2 brown onion finely chopped
- 200 g beef mince
- 1 truss tomato finely chopped
- 75 g brown rice pre-cooked
- 2 tablespoons tomato passata
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh mint finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- salt & pepper to taste
- 2 capsicums
Ingredients for Salad
- 1 cucumber diced
- 1 truss tomato diced
- 1/4 red onion diced
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220°C.
- In a saucepan brown the onion and mince, then add in the tomatoes, pre-cooked rice, pasatta, fresh herbs, olive oil, lemon juice, spices and salt & pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Cut the tops off the capsicums, scrape out the seeds and membrane.
- Place capsicums in the baking tray to fit snuggly together.
- Fill the capsicums with the mixture and cover the capsicum tops.
- Drizzle with olive oil and add ½ cup water to the baking tray and place in oven.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until capsicums are tender.
- Toss cucumber, tomato, red onion, parsley, and dressing, season with salt and pepper and serve with capsicum.