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Green Bean Tart

Ingredients

  • Filo Pastry
  • 25g Butter
  • Potatoes
  • Green Beans
  • Eggs
  • Double Cream
  • Nutmeg
  • Lancashire Cheese

Method

  1. Peal and boil the Potatoes (15 mins)
  2. Par-boil the trimmed Green Beans (5 mins)
  3. Layer a Filo sheet on a baking tray, brush with melted Butter
  4. Repeat for several more sheets
  5. Fold the edges over
  6. In a bowl, beat Eggs, Double Cream, grated Cheese, a little Nutmeg and season well
  7. Mash the Potatoes and add to the Egg mixture
  8. Pour this into the center of the Filo sheets
  9. Top with the Green Beans
  10. Bake @190C (20 mins)
  11. Serve with Salad

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Mushroom & Gorgonzola Parcels

Ingredients

  • 4 Portobello Mushrooms
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • Parsley
  • Gorgonzola Cheese
  • Filo Pastry

Method

  1. Peel skin off Mushrooms, slice into large chunks and fry (10 mins)
  2. Add chopped Garlic and Parsley (3 mins)
  3. Layer 4 square Filo Sheets
  4. Put Mushroom mixture in middle, then top with Gorgonzola
  5. Spread egg wash (or Milk) along edges of pastry
  6. Pull pastry up to make a parcel
  7. Twist top to seal
  8. Bake @180C (20 mins)
  9. Serve with Green Salad

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Spinach Filo Pie

Ingredients

  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Spring Onion
  • Parsley
  • Spinach
  • Eggs
  • Ricotta
  • Feta Cheese
  • Parmesan
  • Lemon Juice
  • Nutmeg

Method

  1. Fry Onion (10 mins)
  2. Add Garlic, Spring Onion, Parsley (10 mins), set aside to cool
  3. In another pan wilt spinach (5 mins), allow to cool and pat dry
  4. Mix Eggs, Ricotta, Feta, Parmesan, Lemon and Nutmeg
  5. Add Spinach and add Onion Mix
  6. Line a greased dish with sheets of Filo
  7. Fill with mixture
  8. Scrunch up remaining Filo on top
  9. Bake @ 180ºC (40 mins)

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