Mini Greek-Style Meat Loaves with Arugula Salad

I love mint; fresh mint from the garden; and this dish calls for lots of mint both in the meat and in the creamy yogurt sauce. 

But who knew that only 1 grocery store in our area carries ground lamb?  It was prepackaged/frozen and twice the amount recipe called for so I ended up doubling up recipe cause everyone knows that you cannot refreeze meat once it has been thawed.

Mini meatloaves were easy to prepare; quite tasty and very filling. Arugula salad complimented it nicely.  Not a "company" dish but definitely a good weeknight meal.  Hubby had 2nd helpings; will freeze remainder for another day and keep some for lunch tomorrow.

Hubby actually gave it the thumbs up twice; once during dinner and after meal was done; yep, this dish was definitely another "hit" in our household.  

Ingredients:

10 ounce ground sirloin

5 ounces lean ground lamb

1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs

1/3 cup grated red onion

4 teaspoons chopped fresh mint

4 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

3/8 teaspoon salt, divided

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper

3 garlic cloves, minced

1 large egg, lightly beaten

Cooking spray

1/2 cup plain fat-free Greek yogurt

2 ounces reduced-fat feta, crumbled

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided

1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

4 cups baby arugula leaves

1 1/2 cups (1/4-inch-thick) diagonally sliced peeled cucumber

Preparation

1.   Preheat oven to 450°.

2.   Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon mint, 1 tablespoon thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt, allspice, and next 3 ingredients (through egg). Press meat mixture into 8 muffin cups coated with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 7 minutes. Turn broiler to high; broil 3 minutes.

3.   Combine yogurt, feta, 1 tablespoon juice, 1 teaspoon mint, and 1 teaspoon thyme in a mini food processor; pulse 10 times to combine.

4.   Combine 1 tablespoon juice, oil, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and pepper in a bowl; stir. Add arugula and cucumber; toss.

Courtesy of Cooking Light
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/greek-style-meat-loaves-50400000127505/