1 Cucumber,large
1 lb Ground beef
3/4 c Bread crumbs,fresh
1 tb Onion,grated
3/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
1 Egg
8 Cheese slices,past. process
1. Peel cucumber. Cut cucumber lengthwise in half. Using spoon, scoop out
seeds from each cucumber half. Coarsely shred enough cucumber to make 1
cup. Slice any remaining cucumber to use as garnish.
2. In medium-sized bowl, combine shredded cucumber, ground beef, bread
crumbs, grated onion, salt, pepper, and egg. Divide meat mixture into 4
portions.
3. Unwrap 4 cheese slices; fold each into 1 1/2×3/4×1/2″ chunk.
4. Shape each portion of meat around 1 chunk of cheese, making four 4×2″
oval loaves. Arrange loaves in 12×8″ baking dish; cover dish with waxed
paper. Cook at medium high (70% power) 9 minutes. Remove waxed paper
rotating dish a half turn; top each loaf with a slice of cheese. Cook at
medium high 2 minutes longer. Let meat loaves stand 3 minutes. Remove from
baking dish and arrange on warm plate. Garnish with cucumber slices.
Miscellaneous recipes from the collection of Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mo-misc.zip
Yields
4 Servings