Everything in Israel is stuffed.
BT's Vegetable Struedel
Ingredients:
Filling:
2 pounds (1.8 kilo) ripe and very sweet tomatoes - any color
1 jalapeño chili sliced in circles including seeds and veins
3 tablespoons (45 ml) olive oil - the fruitier the better
4 cloves crushed garlic
4 large portobello mushrooms
1 tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil
1/4 (1 gram) teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon (4 grams) oregano
1/2 cup (65 grams) feta cheese - skip if you want vegan
Kosher salt
Ground pepper
Pastry:
1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
1/4 cup (60 ml) melted unsalted butter
1 pound (450 grams) filo pastry in leaves
1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) poppy seeds or sesame seeds
Directions:
Place filo pastry in refrigerator 12-24 hours before you plan to use it
Preheat oven to 425 F (220 C.)
Slice tomatoes in circles or halves depending on their size and place in roasting dish.
Place garlic and chili on top of tomatoes
Douse with olive oil
Sprinkle with kosher salt and plenty of ground pepper
Place in hot oven and roast for approximately 25 minutes or until the tomato skins are shrivelled and the tomatoes are sizzling
Remove from oven and reserve
Turn oven down to 375 F. (180 C.)
Slice mushrooms
Turn burner on medium high flame.
Place a shallow cast iron or stainless pan on burner.
Add vegetable oil
When oil is hot add mushrooms and saute until the mushrooms are dark brown
Remove from heat
Add nutmeg, salt and pepper
Reserve
Melt olive oil and butter together in a pan. Skip butter if you want a vegan dish
Place baking parchment on baking sheet
Open filo and remove two sheets from roll
Place on baking parchment
Liberally brush oil/butter on pastry
Strain juice off tomatoes
Spread 1/2 mixture at the bottom of the pastry sheet leaving 1/2 inch on either side so that the pastry can be turn under
Crumble feta
Place half of the feta over the tomato mixture
Add oregano
Place two more pastry sheets on top of the tomatoes
Liberally brush oil/butter on these sheets
Place mushrooms on pastry sheet
Pick up edges of pastry from the bottom and begin to roll the struedel
After first turn, brush oil/butter on pastry
Continuing rolling and brushing oil after each turn
When struedel is totally rolled into a log, slice the top layer of the pastry in diagonal strokes
Brush on oil/butter
Sprinkle with poppy or sesame seeds
Place in oven and bake for approximately 40 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown
Makes two large rolls
Enjoy! !בתיאבון
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