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    Home » Soups, Salads & Light Meals

    Tuna and Red Pepper Pastry Parcels

    Published: Apr 23, 2015 · Modified: Dec 15, 2021 by Marita · Leave a Comment

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    I thought I'd try a variation of one of the most successful recipes on this blog Feta & Spinach Pastry Triangles. Say hello to these Tuna & Red Pepper Pastry Parcels!

    These are also Borek - the Turkish version of Cornish Pastries or Empanadas 🙂 YUMYUM... they are just as good and ridiculously moorish. This is the second recipe that I have tried from my new recipe book Sesame and Spice; my newest addition to my cook book library which is currently my basis for a lot of the latest recipes.

    I have to admit to one faux pas.... I must have still been asleep when I went to the supermarket because i picked up savoury short crust pastry when the recipe asked for filo / puff pastry! 🙁 Never-the-less  they are still very tasty. To be honest any pastry would do for me, pastry is one of my weaknesses.

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    If you want to learn how to make filo pastry yourself from scratch head over to my friend's Ginger and Bread blog, where you can get a step to step guide on how to make it.

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    These little pastry parcels are a great snack as they can be eaten at room temperature. They were part of the cooking evening that I spent with my friend Sarah. We first baked this delicious blueberry cake and then continued making pastry parcels as the savoury option for our dinner.

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    Source:  Sesame & Spice: Baking from the East End to the Middle East By Anne Shooters

    Tuna and Red Pepper Pastry Parcels

    Marita
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    Prep Time 30 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Total Time 1 hr
    Course Pastry
    Cuisine Lebanese
    Servings 8

    Ingredients
      

    For the Filling

    • 6 to matoes
    • 1 teaspoon olive oil
    • 1 red pepper diced,
    • 1 onion finely chopped
    • 200 gr tuna in olive oil drained
    • 100 g pitted olives optional
    • 2 hard boiled eggs chopped
    • 1 small handful flat-leaf parsley chopped
    • 2 egg yolks
    • sesame seeds
    • salt and freshly ground pepper.

    For the pastry

    • One pack of shop bought puff pastry

    Instructions
     

    • Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
    • Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius
    • In a little saucepan; bring some water to boil and place the tomatoes in for a few seconds. Immediately place them in some cold water and the skinning should peal of easily. Remove the tomatoes seeds and dice the flesh. Set aside
    • Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the red pepper and onion together for about 10 minutes, until soft. Add the tomatoes and cook for a further 5 minutes over a medium heat, until the liquid evaporates.
    • Allow to cool before adding the tuna, olives, hard-boiled eggs and parsley. Mix well, taste and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
    • Roll out the pastry into a large rectangle.
    • If you want to form them into triangles, cut them in squares. Or if you would like to achieve a half moon shape, like in the pictures, use a large pastry cutter (about 10 cm in diameter) to cut circles.
    • Using your finger, rub the border of each pastry with a little egg yolk, then fold over and seal by pressing down with your finger or prongs of a fork. Add a teaspoon of cold water to the remaining egg yolk and brush over the Boereks. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
    • Bake for about 30 minutes until golden and crisp. Cool on a wire rack and eat at room temperature.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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