Tuna Empanadas
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/2 small yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 5 ounces spinach, chopped
- 1 5-oz. can tuna in oil, drained
- 1/4 cup pitted green olives, chopped
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 17.5-oz. box frozen puff pastry, thawed
- Cover 1 egg with cold water in a pot; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; cover; let sit 12 minutes. Run under cold water. Peel and chop egg.
- Preheat oven to 325u0b0F. Warm oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion 4 minutes. Add garlic, paprika, salt and crushed red pepper; saute 1 minute.
- Add spinach to skillet by the handful, stirring after each. Increase heat to high. Saute 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl; let cool. Stir in tuna, olives, lemon juice and chopped egg.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment. Roll one sheet of pastry on a floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out 12 3-inch rounds. Repeat with second pastry sheet. Spoon 1/2 Tbsp. of tuna mixture in center of each round. Fold pastry over; press and crimp edges. Transfer to baking sheets.
- Whisk remaining egg with 1 tsp. water. Brush each empanada with egg wash. Bake until deep golden brown, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool 10 minutes.
eggs, extravirgin olive oil, yellow onion, garlic, paprika, salt, red pepper, spinach, in oil, green olives, lemon juice, pastry
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/tuna-empanadas (may not work)