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zucchini salt olive oil onion fresh basil parsley garlic white wine Feta cheese Parmesan cheese pine nuts egg phyllo pastry unsalted butter egg sesame seeds
Viewed: 51 - Published at: 3 years agoIngredients
- 12 ounces zucchini, trimmed, coarsely grated
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 chopped onion
- 6 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/3 cup packed grated Parmesan cheese
- 6 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
- 1 egg
- 6 sheets fresh phyllo pastry or frozen, thawed
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 egg white, beaten to blend (glaze)
- Sesame seeds
Method
- Toss zucchini with 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl.
- Let stand 30 minutes.
- Drain zucchini well; roll in kitchen towel and squeeze dry.
- Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion; saute until beginning to brown, about 6 minutes.
- Add zucchini; saute until beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Mix in basil, parsley and garlic; add wine.
- Cover skillet; simmer 3 minutes.
- Uncover; stir until any liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer zucchini mixture to large bowl and cool.
- Mix in both cheeses, then pine nuts.
- Season filling with salt and pepper.
- Mix in egg.
- Lightly oil 2 large baking sheets.
- Place 1 phyllo sheet on work surface with 1 short end parallel to edge of work surface (keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and damp kitchen towel.)
- Brush phyllo sheet lightly with butter; cut lengthwise into 3 equal strips, each about 4 inches wide.
- Place 1 generous tablespoon filling at bottom end of 1 strip.
- Fold 1 corner of phyllo over filling.
- Repeat folding down length of strip as for flag, brushing twice with butter and forming triangle.
- Place pastry on prepared baking sheet; brush with butter.
- Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets and filling.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cover tightly with plastic and chill.)
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Brush pastries with egg white.
- Sprinkle pastries generously with sesame seeds.
- Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.