Recipe No 221 pastry

Vegetarian filo triangles

These gorgeous little filo triangles are superb as a lunchtime snack in place of normal sandwiches. This is a great recipe to make for meat eaters. You can make the pesto in a food processor although we find there is some satisfaction and additional texture if you use a mortar and pestle.
Time

Prep:

Total:

Difficulty
moderate
Yield
20 serves • 1000 g
Metric Imperial

Processes

  • Hazelnuts (or almonds) (¼ cup)
    36 g
  1. 01
    Dry toast to lightly golden.
  2. 02
    Transfer to a mortar and pestle.

  • Coriander (cilantro) (½ bunch)
    10 g
  • Garlic (1 clove)
    3 g
  • Salt (1 tsp)
    6 g
  1. 03
    Add to mortar and pestle.
  2. 04
    Pound to a coarse paste.
  3. 05
    Transfer to a mixing bowl.

  • Olive oil (3 tbsp + 1 tsp)
    43 g
  1. 06
    Add to bowl.
  2. 07
    Mix thoroughly to combine.

  • Goats milk feta cheese
    250 g
  1. 08
    Add to bowl.
  2. 09
    Mix gently to combine.

  • Olive oil (2 tbsp)
    27 g
  1. 10
    Heat in a frypan over medium-low heat.

  • Onion, sliced (1 onion)
    150 g
  1. 11
    Add to pan.
  2. 12
    Cook until lightly caramalised, about .
  3. 13
    Remove from pan. Set aside.
  4. 14
    Increase heat to medium.

  • Olive oil (1 tbsp)
    14 g
  1. 15
    Add to pan and heat.

  • Mushrooms, such as swiss brown and button (3 cups)
    200 g
  1. 16
    Sauté until softened, about .

  • Garlic, finely chopped (1 clove)
    3 g
  1. 17
    Add to pan.
  2. 18
    Cook .
  3. 19
    Return onions to the pan and stir to combine.

  • Firm tofu, chopped into 3 mm / ⅛" dice (1 block)
    250 g
  1. 20
    Add to pan.
  2. 21
    Add 250 g / 9 oz pesto mixture .
  3. 22
    Stir to combine.

  • Filo pastry sheets (1 package)
    250 g
  • Olive oil
    as needed
  1. 23
    Brush the oil around the outside edges of 1 sheet of pastry. Make a diagonal brush stroke from one corner to the opposite corner at the other end of the sheet.
  2. 24
    Place 40 g / 1.4 oz of mushroom mixture at one end of the sheet, 1.5 cm / ⅝" from the corner.
  3. 25
    Fold the triangles. Brush the final exposed edge of pastry with egg wash and then seal the parcel.

Notes

You can make an interesting variation by replacing the coriander with basil and the almonds with macadamias. When toasting the nuts, we find the best method is to keep the nuts moving constantly by sliding the pan around. If they sit for too long in one place they burn very easily. It takes longer to keep them moving, but the result is a lovely, consistent colour.

Try a variation substituting fresh pecans in ; do not dry roast.

Making ahead

Make the filling up to .

Storing

filling can be kept in the fridge for up to 3 days

Categorisation

Category
pastry roll (savory)
Meal
lunch picnic
Cuisine
greek
Diet
vegetarian
Tags
filo pastry