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This is an incredible recipe. When cooking eggplant, it is best salted to remove some of the bitter flavor. The meatloaf is just vegetables, spices and ground beef – no fillers. I had only one eggplant and used the excess meat loaf to create two torpedo shaped small loafs and baked them on either side.

Ingredients

Ground beef, 1 pound

Eggplant, 1

Green bell pepper, ¾, chopped

Onion, ½ small, chopped

Paprika, ¼ tsp

Salt & pepper, to taste

Water, to fill a large bowl

Salt, 2 TBSP

Olive oil, ¼ cup

Balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp

Tomato paste, 1 to 2 TBSP

Preparation

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