Australian Gourmet Traveller - (10)October 2020 (1)

Green pockets

MAKES 8

Thesegreenpocketsaretheultimatefastfood.Theyareourversionofgozlemeand

we’vebeenmakingthemforyears.If it’stheweekendwe’llmakethesimpleyoghurt

dough,butona weeknightwe’llpickupa packofGreekpitas(thethicker,doughy

sort) or souvlaki bread on the way home from work. It is truly a 15-minute meal.

ThisextractfromUseIt All
byAlexElliott-Howeryand
JaimeeEdwards(Murdoch
Books,$49.99)hasbeen
reproducedwithminor
GT style edits.

100 gm(2cups)verythinly

slicedgreenleaves,such

asEnglishorbabyspinach,

silverbeet,kaleorrocket

⅓ cupfinelychoppedsoft

herbs,suchasmint,dill

orparsley

200 gmcheese,suchasricotta,

crumbledfeta,grated

haloumiormozzarella

70 gm(⅔cup)grated

parmesan

100 mloliveoil

Lemonwedges,toserve

SPICEDONION(OPTIONAL)

½ smallonion,finelydiced

2 garliccloves,minced

½ tspgroundcumin

2 tspdriedherbs,suchas

oregano,mintorbasil

SIMPLEYOGHURTDOUGH

1 tbspvegetableoil

1 tspwhitewinevinegar

250 gm(1cup)Greek-style

yoghurt

375 gm(2½cups)plainflour,

plusextrafordusting

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 Combinegreenleavesand

herbsina bowl.Ina separate

bowl,combinecheeseswith

½tspsalt.Youcanleavethe

mixturehereandit willbe

yummyandfamilyfriendly,but

if youwanttotakeit upa notch,

it’sworththeextra5 minutes

tomakethespicedonion.

2 Forspicedonion,combineall

theingredientsina smallbowl,

seasontotasteandsetaside.

3 Foryoghurtdough,combine

oil,vinegarandyoghurtin a bowl

andmixwell.Siftoverflourand

bicarbonateofsoda,andmix

witha woodenspoonuntilthe

ingredientscometogetherto

forma dough.Tipoutonto

a flouredsurfaceandkneadfor

10 minutesuntilverysmooth.

Dividedoughinto8 equalballs

andplaceundera damptea

towel.Workingwithoneballat

time,rolloutinto15cmrounds.

4 Spread2 tbspcheesemixture

overhalfofeachdoughround

(orpitabread,if using)and

scatter 2-3 tsp of the spiced

onionmixture(if using)on

top.Add½cupofthegreens

mixture,thenfoldthedough

overtoforma semi-circle,

pinchingtheedgestoseal.

If usingpita,wetyourhands

anddampentheedgesofeach

pitaandsealasbestasyoucan.

5 Heatoilina fryingpanover

mediumheat.Pan-frypockets,

inbatchesuntilgoldenbrown

(2-3minuteseachside).You

canalsobrusheachpocket

witholiveoilandgrillthem

onthebarbecue.Servewith

a squeezeoflemonanda salad

if youcanbebothered,but

therearesomanygreensin the

pockets, you hardly need to.

Combinationswelike

• Kale,parsley,feta and
  chilliflakes


• Rocket,mint,haloumiand
  lemonzestorchopped
  preservedlemonrind


• Babyspinach,mozzarella,
  basil and parmesan●