Middle Eastern Beef & Currant Filo Cigars
with Garden Salad & Tahini Yoghurt
These savoury cigars are the ultimate finger food! Layers of flaky filo encase a delicious spiced beef mince filling with pops of sweetness from currants and onion. Paired with a refreshing salad and tangy tahini yoghurt, this dish is perfectly balanced and sure to satisfy.
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Ingredients
2 clove
garlic
½
Onion
1
tomato
1
cucumber
1 packet
Greek-Style Yoghurt
(Contains Milk; )
1 packet
tahini
(Contains Sesame; )
1 packet
beef mince
1 packet
Currants
1 packet
tomato paste
1 sachet
Middle Eastern Seasoning
1 packet
filo pastry
(Contains Gluten; )
1 sachet
sesame seeds
(Contains Sesame; )
1 packet
Mixed Salad Leaves
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
¼ cup
water
20 g
butter (for the filling)
(Contains Milk; )
20 g
butter (for the pastry)
1 drizzle
white wine vinegar
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Instructions
• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. • Finely chop garlic and onion (see ingredients). Slice tomato into rounds. Slice cucumber(see ingredients) into half-moons. • In a small bowl, combine Greek-style yoghurt and tahini. Season to taste and set aside.
• Heat a large frying pan over high heat. • Cook beef mince (no need for oil!), onion and currants, breaking up with a spoon, until just browned, 3-4 minutes. • Add garlic, tomato paste and Middle Eastern seasoning and cook, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Add the water and butter (for the filling) and simmer, until slightly reduced, 2-3 minutes. Season to taste.
• In a small microwave-safe bowl, add the butter (for the pastry). Microwave in 10 second bursts, until melted. Lay filo pastry sheets on a dry surface and fold in half. • Spoon beef mixture in the center of filo sheet. Fold sides over and roll into a cigar. • Place beef cigars on a lined oven tray. Repeat with remaining filo sheets and beef mixture.
• Brush cigars with the melted butter and sprinkle over sesame seeds. • Bake until golden, 15-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine tomato, cucumber, mixed salad leaves and a drizzle of white wine vinegar and olive oil. Season to taste.
• Divide Middle Eastern beef filo cigars and cucumber tomato salad between plates. • Serve with tahini yoghurt. Enjoy!
