Middle Eastern Turkey-Stuffed Apples With Pomegranate Sauce
Swap ground turkey with yummy chopped veggies for an effortless meatless meal.
Ingredients
- 250 g cremini mushrooms stems removed and roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger finely grated
- 1/4 cup rolled oats (gluten-free, if desired)
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp dried apricots minced
- 1/2 medium onion finely chopped
- 250g ground turkey extra lean
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pomegranate Sauce
- 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp reserved apple scraps
- 1 tbsp finely grated ginger
- 1 1/2 cups sodium-reduced chicken stock
- 1 tsp coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds
- Juice of 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper to taste
- chopped parsley
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Instructions
- Add mushrooms to a food processor and pulse until they reach a “ground meat” consistency; transfer to a bowl.
- Add garlic, ginger, oats and parsley to food processor and pulse until oats break up and reach a rough powder-like consistency. Add to mushroom mixture.
- Add allspice, cinnamon, apricots, onion, egg, turkey, salt and pepper and mix until well distributed.
- Using a melon baller, remove cores and stems from apples. Hollow out apples, reserving apple filling and leaving at least ¼ inch apple around edges.
- Fill hollowed-out apple halves with meat mixture; set aside.
Pomegranate Sauce
- Meanwhile, add oil to an oven-safe skillet or pan over medium heat.
- Add onion, apple scraps and ginger and cook on medium heat for about 8 minutes, until softened.
- Add chicken stock, pomegranate molasses, coconut sugar and lemon juice.
- Place stuffed apple halves in pan with filling facing up.
- Cover with a lid and simmer on low heat for 25 minutes, or until a thermometer placed in centre of apple reaches 165°F.
- Preheat broiler and transfer pan to oven to broil tops of “meat” and apples until browned.
- Season sauce with salt and pepper and scatter with pomegranate seeds and parsley.
Recipe Notes
Per Serving: 231 calories, 18 g protein, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 29 g carbs, 4 g fibre, 26 mg cholesterol, 97 mg sodium
