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Beef Moussaka Recipe
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Healthy Beef Moussaka Recipe

Ingredients

Cashew Cream

  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Moussaka

  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 # grass fed ground beef
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp allspice
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 15 oz diced tomatoes
  • 1 eggplant

Instructions

For the Cashew Cream:

  • Heat 2 cups water in a kettle until boiling. Pour over 1 cup cashews in a small bowl and allow to soak for ~30 mins.
  • In a blender add cashews & ~1/4 cup cashew water.
  • Add 1/4 tsp garlic powder & 1/4 tsp salt. Blend until smooth. Set aside.

For the Moussaka:

  • Preheat oven to 400 F. 
  • Slice eggplant thinly, longways, ~1/4 inch thick. Roast on a sheet pan for ~10 minutes until lightly browned.
  • Mince 3 cloves garlic and dice 1 yellow onion.
  • In a large sauté pan, add 1# ground beef, 1T minced garlic and diced onion. Cook for ~5-6 minutes, breaking apart meat. 
  • Add 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1/2 tsp allspice, 1 tsp paprika and 1/2 tsp salt and cook an additional 1-2 mins. 
  • Stir in 15 oz can diced tomatoes, cook an additional 1-2 mins.
  • Remove from heat.
  • In a 3-quart baking dish or 9-inch square pan, layer ½ of the eggplant, top with ½ of beef mixture, then layer the other ½ of eggplant and the other ½ of beef. Top with cashew cream.
  • Bake ~25 minutes until bubbling and hot.