Southwest Toasted Meatloaf Melt with Avocado Salsa and Cilantro Mayonnaise
This Toasted Meatloaf Melt is made with tender, juicy meatloaf, tangy avocado salsa, and cilantro mayonnaise served on toasted bread!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword best meatloaf sandwich, meatloaf melt sandwich, meatloaf sandwich recipe
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 4
Calories 1046kcal
Ingredients
For the Meatloaf:
1poundlean ground beef
1eggslightly beaten
½cupgarlic and herb dry bread crumbs
4ouncesdiced green chilies(I used 1 4-oz can)
¼cuponionfinely chopped
¼cupgreen bell pepperfinely chopped
1teaspoonminced garlic
1teaspoonhot pepper sauce
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
For the Avocado Salsa:
2ripe avocadospeeled, seeded and diced into ½ inch cubes
2tablespoonsfresh lime juice
¼teaspoonground cumin
1roma tomatodiced
¼cupred onionsdiced
¼cupcilantro leavesfresh, chopped
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
¼teaspoonroasted garlic seasoning
For the Cilantro Mayonnaise:
¾cupmayonnaise
¼cupcilantro leavesfresh, chopped
¼teaspoonfresh ground black pepper
For the Toast:
4slicescheddar cheese
8slicesthick texas toast
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl combine the ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, green chilies, onions, bell pepper, garlic, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper. Gently mix until just combined. Form into loaf and place into meatloaf pan that has been lightly sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until meatloaf is cooked through and top has browned. Let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.
Meanwhile in a medium bowl combine diced avocados, lime juice, cumin, tomatoes, onions, cilantro, salt and pepper. Toss gently, cover and refrigerate until serving.
In a small bowl combine the mayonnaise, cilantro and black pepper. Mix until well combined. Set aside.
When meatloaf has been removed from oven, preheat oven’s broiler. Place swiss cheese onto 4 of the slices of bread. Place all 8 slices under broiler for 1-2 minutes or until lightly toasted and cheese melted. Spread generous portions of the cilantro mayonnaise onto the insides of the 4 toasts without the cheese. Slice the meatloaf into 8 equal slices. Place 2 slices of meatloaf onto the cheese side of the toasts. Top the meatloaf with divided avocado salsa, and place the remaining toast on top to close sandwich. Serve immediately. Enjoy!