Vegetable Empanadas With Tomato Sauce
- 1 potato, diced
- 1 carrot, diced
- 4 ounces butternut squash, diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1/3 cup peas
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
- 3 puff pastry sheets
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 2 tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 cup red wine
- 1/4 cup vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/2 tablespoon dry basil
- 1/2 tablespoon dry oregano
- Preheat the oven to 400u0b0F.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, saute onion in olive oil.
- When translucent add potato, carrot, and squash. Mix well and add vegetable broth.
- Cook for about 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender and broth evaporated.
- Add peas and parley and let it cool down.
- While vegetable filling is cooling down, cut each puff pastry sheet into four 5"circles.
- Add 1 Tbs of filling in the center of every circle.
- Brush the edge of each 1/2 circle with a little water, fold in half and seal pressing with a fork.
- Place on a non-stick cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes or until they are puffy and golden.
- Meanwhile make tomato sauce by sauteing, over medium heat, onion and garlic with the olive oil. After 5 minutes add tomatoes, wine and broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Move off the heat and let it cool down a little. Pour carefully in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Pour onto a saute pan, add tomato paste, basil and oregano and stir over medium heat until hot.
- Serve the empanadas with tomato sauce as a dip.
potato, carrot, butternut squash, olive oil, onion, vegetable broth, peas, parsley, pastry sheets, egg, tomato sauce, olive oil, onion, garlic, tomatoes, red wine, vegetable broth, tomato paste, basil, oregano
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegetable-empanadas-with-tomato-sauce-247508 (may not work)