2019-08-01 Eat Well

Feta & Silver Beet Parcels

Recipe / Meg Thompson

These are a yummy, user-friendly snack on their own, or

make a fun accompaniment to a soup or larger spread.

Feel free to mix up the shapes — little cigar-shaped rolls

are a great idea, too. They only use a very small layering of

pastry, making the most of the delicious filling.

Serves: 8

½ bunch silver beet

2 tbsp olive oil, plus

extra for brushing

4 cloves garlic, peeled

& chopped

1 brown onion

200g feta, crumbled

Black pepper, to taste

8 sheets filo pastry

Sesame seeds (optional)

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Slice stems from silver beet, roughly chop leaves and

set aside.

Slice stems into small pieces as for celery, and add

to saucepan with oil, cooking over medium heat for

few mins.

Add garlic and onion and cook until onion is soft.

Add silver beet leaves and cook for few mins more

until wilted.

Stir through feta and pepper to taste, adding extra

pepper or salt, if needed.

Lay out one sheet of pastry, lightly brush with olive oil

and lay another sheet on top. Cut in half to make

2 squares.

Spoon some mixture onto 1 side of 1 square and fold

over other side, sticking down edges by rubbing some

water or oil between layers where pastry meets.

Continue until all mixture is used up.

Place on baking tray and brush tops with olive oil.

Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.

Bake for about 20 mins, or until pastry is golden.

Chicken Souvlaki Bowl

Recipe / Georgia Harding

This is a delicious combination of Greek, Turkish and Cypriot flavours.

It’s quick and easy to make and a favourite family meal.

Serves: 4

Skewers

600g chicken thigh fillet, diced

2 large red capsicums, diced

Marinade

1 tsp dried oregano

2 cloves garlic, minced

½ lemon, juice & zest

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

½ tsp sea salt

Black pepper

Salad

1 cos lettuce, shredded

1 small red onion

2 tomatoes, sliced

1 cucumber, sliced

Handful parsley leaves, chopped

2 tbsp olive oil, to serve

1 lemon, cut into wedges

Yoghurt Dressing

½ cup full-fat natural yoghurt

1 clove garlic, minced

½ tsp sea salt

1 tbsp tahini

Dice chicken and capsicums and

thread onto skewers. If using

wooden skewers, wet first to prevent

skewers from burning. Place into

rectangular dish or onto plate.

Mix marinade ingredients

together. Drizzle marinade over each

skewer and set aside overnight or

while preparing salad.

For salad, shred lettuce and divide

between four bowls. Add sliced red

onion, tomato, cucumber and parsley.

To make yoghurt dressing, mix all

ingredients together in small bowl.

To cook chicken, heat barbecue

grill or cast-iron frying pan over

medium heat. Cook skewers, turning

to char on all sides until chicken is

cooked through.

Drizzle olive oil over salad. Top with

1 skewer and serve with wedge of

lemon and yoghurt dressing.

Serve as is or with charred pita

wraps. Enjoy!

Feta & Silver

Beet Parcels

Chicken Souvlaki Bowl

Photography: Meg Thompson, Georgia Harding

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Feta&SilverBeetParcels

Recipe/ MegThompson

Thesearea yummy,user-friendlysnackontheirown,or

makea funaccompanimenttoa souporlargerspread.

Feelfreetomixuptheshapes—littlecigar-shapedrolls

area greatidea,too.Theyonlyusea verysmalllayeringof

pastry,makingthemostofthedeliciousfilling.

Serves: 8

½bunchsilverbeet

2 tbspoliveoil,plus

extraforbrushing

4 clovesgarlic,peeled

& chopped

1 brownonion

200gfeta,crumbled

Blackpepper,totaste

8 sheetsfilopastry

Sesameseeds(optional)

Preheatovento180°C.

Slicestemsfromsilverbeet,roughlychopleavesand

setaside.

Slicestemsintosmallpiecesasforcelery,andadd

tosaucepanwithoil,cookingovermediumheatfor

fewmins.

Addgarlicandonionandcookuntilonionis soft.

Addsilverbeetleavesandcookforfewminsmore

untilwilted.

Stirthroughfetaandpeppertotaste,addingextra

pepperorsalt,if needed.

Layoutonesheetofpastry,lightlybrushwitholiveoil

andlayanothersheetontop.Cutinhalftomake

2 squares.

Spoonsomemixtureonto1 sideof1 squareandfold

overotherside,stickingdownedgesbyrubbingsome

wateroroilbetweenlayerswherepastrymeets.

Continueuntilallmixtureis usedup.

Placeonbakingtrayandbrushtopswitholiveoil.

Sprinklewithsesameseeds,if desired.

Bakeforabout 20 mins,oruntilpastryis golden.

ChickenSouvlakiBowl

Recipe/ GeorgiaHarding

Thisis a deliciouscombinationofGreek,TurkishandCypriotflavours.

It’squickandeasytomakeanda favouritefamilymeal.

Serves: 4

Skewers

600gchickenthighfillet,diced

2 largeredcapsicums,diced

Marinade

1 tspdriedoregano

2 clovesgarlic,minced

½lemon,juice& zest

1 tbspextra-virginoliveoil

½tspseasalt

Blackpepper

Salad

1 coslettuce,shredded

1 smallredonion

2 tomatoes,sliced

1 cucumber,sliced

Handfulparsleyleaves,chopped

2 tbspoliveoil,toserve

1 lemon,cutintowedges

YoghurtDressing

½cupfull-fatnaturalyoghurt

1 clovegarlic,minced

½tspseasalt

1 tbsptahini

Dicechickenandcapsicumsand

threadontoskewers.If using

woodenskewers,wetfirsttoprevent

skewersfromburning.Placeinto

rectangulardishorontoplate.

Mixmarinadeingredients

together.Drizzlemarinadeovereach

skewerandsetasideovernightor

whilepreparingsalad.

Forsalad,shredlettuceanddivide

betweenfourbowls.Addslicedred

onion,tomato,cucumberandparsley.

Tomakeyoghurtdressing,mixall

ingredientstogetherinsmallbowl.

Tocookchicken,heatbarbecue

grillorcast-ironfryingpanover

mediumheat.Cookskewers,turning

tocharonallsidesuntilchickenis

cookedthrough.

Drizzleoliveoiloversalad.Topwith

1 skewerandservewithwedgeof

lemonandyoghurtdressing.

Serveasis orwithcharredpita

wraps.Enjoy!

Feta & Silver

Beet Parcels

Chicken Souvlaki Bowl

Photography: Meg Thompson, Georgia Harding

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