Goat Cheese & Spinach Turnovers Recipe
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Ingredients : Goat Cheese & Spinach Turnovers Recipe
1 tbsp Olive oil
1/2 cup Diced red onion
2 Garlice cloves, minced
2 bunch Fresh spinach, stemmed,
-chopped
2 oz Soft fresh goat cheese (such
-as Montrachet)
1/3 cup Toasted pine nuts
3 tbsp Grated parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp Minced fresh rosemary or 1/4
-tsp dried, crumbled.
1/2 tsp Grated lemon peel
4 Frozen phyllo pastry sheets,
-thawed
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter,
-melted
Greens, a vegetarian restaurant in San Francisco, serves these
terrific pastries
Makes 12
heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and
garlic and saute 5 minutes. INcrease heat to high. Add spinach and
saute until wilted, about 5 minutes. Drain spinach mixture, pressing
on solids to release as much liquid as possible. Transfer to bowl and
cool completely. Add goat cheese, pine nuts, parmesan, rosemary and
lemon peel. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Place 1 phyllo
sheet on work surface. Cut lengthwise into 3 strips. Brush with
butter. Place 1 rounded tbsp filling at 1 end of dough strip.
Starting at 1 corner,fold pastry over filling, forming triangle.
Repeat, folding up length of pastry as for flag. Brush wit butter.
Repeat with remaining pastry,butter and filling. Transfer turnovers
to baking sheet. Cover and chill. Preheat oven to 375F. Bake turnover
until golden, about 12 minutes. Cool slightly and serve.
Origin: Favorite Restaurant Recipes, by Bon Appetit Shared by: Sharon
Stevens
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