Onion borek
Although there's a long salting time, this Turkish-style pastry is very easy to make. You could also cook the onions in a little oil (but no salt) rather than salting them – in which case you'll need to use slightly more than the recipe allows.
Ingredients
- ½ tbsp salt
- 250g onions, thinly sliced
- ¼ tsp dried mint
- ¼ tsp hot chilli powder
- 25ml tahini paste
- 1 tbsp walnuts, chopped
- 250g readymade puff pastry, defrosted
- salt and pepper
Method
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Step 1
In a bowl, mix the salt and sliced onions together. Cover and leave for 6-8 hours.
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Step 2
Preheat oven to 220°C/Gas 7. Squeeze out the onions and drain off the excess liquid. Mix with the mint, chilli, tahini, walnuts and season with black pepper.
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Step 3
On a floured surface, cut the puff pastry into 4 pieces and roll out each piece to about 15x15cm. Place a spoon of the onion mixture on the middle of the pastry. Wet the edges with water and fold the pastry over to make a triangle shape.
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Step 4
Press down to seal. Place all the parcels on a lightly greased baking tray and bake for about 15 minutes, until golden and risen.
