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I love it when I meet other foodies. I met Greg Ballout when a broken kitchen appliance required quite a few visits. This is a recipe from the tradie, with a mutual love of cooking and entertaining. It is a favourite of his, especially being so quick and easy, plus those three classic flavours are so good together. He recommends serving these parcels for a simple snack when you have visitors, or for the family.
You can substitute the feta with other cheeses, or a mix – ricotta, bocconcini pieces, mozzarella etc.
Makes 4. V.
Pictured: Puff pastry parcels with tomato feta and basil- rolling up to bake
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry
- 1 tomato
- 1 inch cube feta
- 8 basil leaves
- A little extra virgin olive oil
- Pepper
- 1 egg, lightly beaten for egg wash
- Optional to serve - chilli sauce
- Double the amounts above if you would like to make more than 4 parcels.
Method
Preheat the oven to 190 °C. Or follow cooking instructions on the packet.
Pry apart at least 1 sheet of puff pastry from the freezer - this will make 4 parcels, pry apart 2 or 3 etc if making more.
While it is defrosting, chop the tomato, feta and pick some basil leaves.
Once the puff pastry is defrosted cut it into 4 squares.
Prepare a tray with baking paper.
Lay a dollop of tomato, feta and basil, adding some bocconcini at this stage if using, in the centre, over one half of the pastry square on the diagonal. Add some pepper and a few drops olive oil (not too much or the pastry will be too damp), and fold over into a triangle. Press the edges down with a fork to seal – can use a little egg wash to seal.
Brush a little egg wash over the top and repeat for all 4 squares.
Place in top half of oven and bake 15 minutes til puffed and browned.
Dietary preferences
- Vegetarian
