Title: Halloumi and Herb Triangles
Categories: Turkish, Cheese, Appetizers, Pastry
Yield: 4 servings
4 oz Cyprus Halloumi cheese;
- grated
4 oz Cottage cheese or ricotta
1 Size 4 egg; beaten
1 tb Fresh flat-leaf parsley;
- finely chopped, heaping
1 Fresh mint; chopped, level
1/2 ts Dried mint
1 tb Fresh chives; chopped
Freshly milled black pepper
4 Sheets of filo pastry
2 oz Butter
TO GARNISH
Sprigs of mint
In a small bowl mix together Halloumi cheese and one of the other
cheeses you choose to use, egg, parsley mint, chive and pepper.
Blend together with a fork.
Preheat oven to 190 C/375 F/Gas Mark 5. Butter a baking sheet. Lay
the sheets of filo in a pile on a work surface. Keep covered with
a damp cloth while working with one sheet at a time, otherwise the
pastry will dry out. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Brush one
sheet of filo with butter. Cut into four long strips.
Place a teaspoon of filling in one corner of filo strip. Fold a
corner of pastry over filling. Turn triangle over and over to the
end of the strip. Repeat with remaining pastry. Brush tops of
triangle with butter. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes until
crisp and brown. Serve garnished with sprigs of mint.
