Phyllo Vegetable Strudels
Submitted by John on 27 March 2007 - 6:56pm.
This is an elegant way to serve seasoned vegetables. As always you can always add or subtract vegetables that are in season.This, along with a nice salad, makes a great meal. Makes 4 servings.
Ready
- 12 sheets phyllo dough
- 2 Tbsp melted margarine
- 2 Tbsp margarine
- ⅓ cup finely diced potatoes
- 1 leek finely sliced
- 2 large garlic cloves, crushed and minced
- ½ tsp tumeric
- 1 tsp garam marsala (Indian spice blend)
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 ½ oz okra, sliced
- 1 ¼ cups mushrooms, sliced
- 2 tomatoes diced
- Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
- 8 oz firm tofu, diced
Set
- Cookie sheet
- Large sauté pan
- Moist towel
- Cutting board or flat surface for preparation
- Pastry brush
Go
- Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
- Heat 2 Tbsp margarine in sauté pan over medium heat.
- Add potatoes and leek to pan and cook for 2-3 minutes while constantly stirring.
- Add garlic, tumeric, garam marsala, chili powder, okra, mushrooms, tomatoes and tofu.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cook, while stirring for 5-7 minutes, or until tender.
- On cutting board or flat surface, layout phyllo dough.
- Place moist cloth over phyllo so that they don’t dry out while working.
- Take out sheet of phyllo and brush with melted margarine. Take out another sheet and stack on top of previous sheet and brush with margarine. Repeat until you have a stack of 4 sheets. Make 4 of these 4 sheet stacks.
- Spoon a quarter of the filling in the center of one of the stacks. Brush border with margarine and fold short sides in. Roll lengthwise to form a long roll. Place on cookie sheet. Brush outside with margarine. Repeat with other stacks.
- Place in pre-heated oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Serve.
What you should know
You can find garam marsala in specialty or foriegn food markets or, make your own.
Phyllo dough is usually found in the frozen foods section.

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