Preheat oven to 350°
*MEAT
1.5 # of organic ground turkey
3 tablespoons organic olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped organic onion
3 cloves finely chopped organic garlic
1/2 cup finely chopped organic celery
1 1/2 cups grated organic carrots
1 red organic pepper finely chopped
1 1/2 cups finely ground organic walnuts (terrassoul. Terrasoul.com or Amazon)
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp Simply Organic Italian seasoning (simplyorganic.com, iherb, Thrive Market, Amazon)
Dash of organic red pepper flakes
In a skillet sautee the onions, garlic, red pepper, carrots and celery in the olive oil. Set aside to cool a bit.
In a large bowl add meat, ground walnuts, salt, Italian seasoning, dash of red pepper flakes and mix well. Use your hands. Add in the sautéed onion, garlic and celery, carrots and red pepper. Mix the rest of the ingredients well. Form into a loaf or circle and place it in a baking dish. I line the baking dish with parchment paper.
Top the meat loaf with beet ketchup before you put it in to bake.
BAKE covered with a piece of parchment paper for 45 minutes.
*BEET KETCHUP
1 – 8.8oz package of organic cooked beets (I used Love Beets. Thrive Market, Amazon or Whole Foods)
3 tbs. Organic Lemon juice. (Use a fresh lemon or have Organic Italian Volcano 100% lemon juice on hand. Costco, Whole Foods, Amazon)
1 tbs organic wheat free Tamari (San-J 25% less sodium. Amazon or
Whole Foods
1/4 tsp. Simply Organic garlic granules
1/4 tsp. Simply organic onion powder
4 tbs. Organic Maple sugar (or whatever sweetener you like)
2 tbs raw honey
3 tablespoons cream balsamic glaze vinegar (Isola import from Italy. at Amazon or Whole Foods)
1/4 tsp. Simply Organic cinnamon
1/8 tsp. Simply Organic clove
1/8 tsp. Simply Organic cardamom (optional)
Put all ingredients in a cuisinart or blender and blend away.
The flavor is best made a day ahead. Keep refrigerated.