Lamb Meat Loaf with Feta Cheese

1/3 c Pine nuts

2 1/2 lb Lean ground lamb

1 md Green pepper, diced

1 md Onion, diced

2 cl Garlic, minced +

2 lg Eggs

2 ts Ground pepper

2 ts Dried basil

1 ts Dried rosemary

1/2 ts Salt

4 oz Feta cheese, crumbled

8 oz Can tomato sauce

Garnishes: dried parsley - fresh parsley sprigs Source: Southern Living Magazine 1/97 BAKE pine nuts in a shallow pan at 350 degrees F. stirring occasionally, 5 minutes or until toasted. COMBINE pine nuts and next 9 ingredients; press half of mixture into a lightly greased 9x5-inch loafpan. Sprinkle with cheese, and press remaining lamb mixture over cheese. BAKE at 375 degrees F. for 1 1/2 hours; remove from pan, and place on a rack in a broiler pan. Pour tomato sauce over top; bake 10 more minutes or until done. Garnish, if desired. Serve with toasted pita bread. From the recipe files of suzy@gannett.infi.net -----