Feta And Apricot Parcels Food

FETA & APRICOT PARCELS | ASDA GOOD LIVING

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Cut out 8 squares (19cm in size) of filo pastry and put them on a tray covered with a clean, damp tea towel to stop them drying out. Mix the butter and olive oil together in a small bowl.
• Lay a filo square in a bowl and brush with the melted butter mixture, then place another square on top at an angle. Brush with more butter mixture.
• Crumble the feta and put a quarter of it in the middle of the filo. Roughly chop the pistachios. Chop an apricot and add to the feta with a teaspoon each of conserve and pistachios.
• Fold the pastry squares up over the filling and gently twist the top to secure it. Place the parcel on a baking tray and brush the outside of the pastry with the butter mixture.
• Repeat to make another three parcels. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Serve hot with some watercress.

FETA AND APRICOT PARCELS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5. Cut out 8 squares (19cm in size) of filo pastry and put them on a tray, covered with a clean, damp tea towel to stop them drying out. Mix the butter and olive oil together in a small bowl.
• Lay a filo square on a board and brush with the melted butter mixture, then place another square on top at an angle. Brush with more of the butter mixture.
• Crumble the feta and put a quarter of it in the middle of the filo. Roughly chop the pistachios. Chop an apricot and add to the feta with a teaspoon each of conserve and pistachios.
• Fold the pastry squares up over the filling and gently twist the top to secure it. Place the parcel on a baking tray and brush the outside of the pastry with the butter mixture.
• Repeat to make another three parcels. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Serve hot with some watercress.

CRISPY GREEK-STYLE PIE

Steps:

• Put the spinach into a large pan. Pour over a couple tbsp water, then cook until just wilted. Tip into a sieve, leave to cool a little, then squeeze out any excess water and roughly chop. Roughly chop the tomatoes and put into a bowl along with the spinach, feta and eggs. Mix well.
• Carefully unroll the filo pastry. Cover with some damp sheets of kitchen paper to stop it drying out. Take a sheet of pastry and brush liberally with some of the sundried tomato oil. Drape oil-side down in a 22cm loosebottomed cake tin so that some of the pastry hangs over the side. Brush oil on another piece of pastry and place in the tin, just a little further round. Keep placing the pastry pieces in the tin until you have roughly three layers, then spoon over the filling. Pull the sides into the middle, scrunch up and make sure the filling is covered. Brush with a little more oil.
• Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Cook the pie for 30 mins until the pastry is crisp and golden brown. Remove from the cake tin, slice into wedges and serve with salad.

SPINACH AND FETA PHYLLO PARCELS

Steps:

• Squeeze spinach dry.
• Combine spinach, cottage and feta cheeses, pine nuts, egg, garlic and nutmeg in a bowl. Mix well.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• To make each 'parcel', place a sheet of phyllo on a flat surface.
• Brush with melted butter, Top with another sheet of phyllo, brush again with melted butter, then fold in half to make a rectangle.
• Spoon spinach mixture along one narrow end of the pastry.
• Fold edges in and roll up to encase filling.
• Place parcels on an oven tray brushed with butter.
• Brush parcels with remaining butter.
• Bake at 190°C for 12-15 minutes until golden.