Mediterranean Twists
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 onions, quartered & thinly sliced
- 80 ml dry white wine
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 30 g chopped flat leaf parsley
- 8 anchovies, drained and finely chopped
- 130 g coursely grated gruyere cheese (or Swiss)
- 6 sheets phyllo pastry
- 60 g unsalted butter, melted
- Preheat oven to hot 220C and warm a baking tray.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and cook the onion over a low heat for 5 minutes.
- Add wine and sugar and cook for a further 10-15 minutes, until the onion is golden.
- Remove from heat and cool.
- Combine the cooled mixture with the parsley, anchovies and cheese.
- Keeping the filo covered while you work, take one sheet and brush lightly with the butter.
- Cover with another sheet of filo.
- Repeat.
- You will have used 3 sheets of filo.
- Spread the parsley mixture evenly over the pastry and top with 3 more sheets, buttering each layer as before.
- Firmly press down, then cut the pastry in half widthways.
- Cut each half into strips 1.5-2cms wide.
- Brush with butter, then gently twist each strip.
- Lightly season with black pepper.
- Place on the heated baking tray and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden.
- Serve warm.
olive oil, onions, white wine, sugar, flat leaf parsley, anchovies, gruyere cheese, pastry, unsalted butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mediterranean-twists-188158 (may not work)