Mediterranean Twists

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions, quartered & thinly sliced
• 80 ml dry 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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to hot 220c and warm a baking tray.
• 2 heat oil in a frying pan and cook the onion over a low heat for 5 minutes.
• 3 add wine and sugar and cook for a further 10-15 minutes, until the onion is golden. remove from heat and cool.
• 4 combine the cooled mixture with the parsley, anchovies and cheese.
• 5 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.
• 6 spread the parsley mixture evenly over the pastry and top with 3 more sheets, buttering each layer as before.
• 7 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.
• 8 place on the heated baking tray and bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden. serve warm.