Not a huge success

Quick Vegie Slice
from the Savoury/Main Ugly Binder

1 small zucchini, grated
2 carrots, grated
1 brown onion, grated
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
1 parsnip, grated
1 turnip or swede, grated I used a turnip
1 potato, grated
2 cloves garlic, crushed I used minced garlic from a jar
1 tablespoon chopped parsley I used mixed dried herbs
1½ cups cheddar cheese, grated
4 eggs, beaten
¼ cup milk
½ cup wholemeal self-raising flour
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Combine all ingredients except sesame seeds
2. Turn into lightly greased loaf tin. Top with sesame seeds. Bake at 200˚C for 45-50 minutes.
3. Let stand 20 minutes before slicing

Variation: Line the tin with short crust pastry. Add 4 rashers chopped bacon.

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This recipe originally came from a leaflet of recipes inside a soup starter vegetable pack. I have tried a few of the others and had some good successes so thought I would give this one a go for dinner tonight. While this wasn't too bad I probably wouldn't bother making it again.

This was a quick vegie slice as far as preparation goes. I threw everything into the food processor for grating so that took no time at all. Lots better than grating it all by hand. But I found that it took an extra 15-20 minutes to cook through, so that stopped it from being quite as quick as I had anticipated. Maybe the eggs I used were too big and made the mix sloppier than it should have been (Yes, sloppier is a cooking term. Well, in my kitchen anyway LOL). I just remembered that the carrots were small-ish and I was deciding whether to add another one but decided to stick with the recipe - obviously I should have gone with gut instinct not tried to be good and follow the recipe for a change. When I tried to take the “loaf” out of the tin the whole thing split in half so while the photo looks okay they were the best slices. The other plate looked a little bit messier. It was quite tasty, definitely needs salt and pepper though.

Both kids tucked in although Offspring #1 tapered off halfway through. I think this had less to do with the slice and more to do with the end of term party at kindy and total 4-year-old tiredness. I had a little bit of left over mince, not really enough to do anything with, so I made some meatballs to go with this.

Meat + vegies + hungry kids fed = happy Mummy!

PS: I did try to blog last night but Blogger had gremlins and wouldn't publish. I didn't forget!