Tuna and green olive pastries
- 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
- 1 sm. onion, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- 2 free-range eggs, plus 1 more to bake the pastries
- 1 185g tin tuna in olive oil
- 20 green Spanish olives, such as Manzanilla, pitted and chopped
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 375g puff pastry
- Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a frying pan and saute the onion and garlic over a low heat dont let them turn golden, just until they are very soft.
- Meanwhile, boil the 2 eggs for 10 minutes in boiling water, add a teaspoon of salt to the water it makes it easier to peel the eggs.
- Leave to cool and then dice them finely.
- Drain the tuna well and place it into the onion-garlic mixture.
- Warm it through and then add the chopped egg and the olives.
- Preheat the oven 220C/425F/ gas 7.
- Roll out the pastry until its very thin, around 2mm, and cut out eight 15cm circles.
- Spoon an eighth of the tuna mixture into one half of each circle, making sure you leave the edges clear.
- Fold the other half of the pastry circle over and stick the edges with a little water.
- Finish off by pressing the edges together with the prongs of a fork.
- Beat the remaining egg and brush the pastries with it.
- Place the pastries on a baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
- Serve with tapenade and a green salad.
extra virgin olive oil, onion, garlic, eggs, olive oil, green spanish olives, salt, pastry
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/22013 (may not work)