Cheese and Spinach Strudel with Warm Tomato Relish

Cheese and Spinach Strudel with Warm Tomato Relish
Main Ingredient: Cheese and eggs Spinach Tomatoes

Course: Pastry Strudel Various Main Dishes

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Cheese and Spinach Strudel with Warm Tomato Relish ingredients

  • 1 pk Frozen chopped spinach
  • 2483527⁄624973141 lb Ricotta cheese
  • 1 c Mozzarella cheese
  • c Freshly grated parmesan chee
  • 2 pn Ground nutmeg
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
  • 6 Phyllo dough sheets
  • 3 T Unsalted butter
  • Bread crumbs
  • WARM TOMATO RELISH:
  • 2 T olive oil
  • 1 -Small Onion
  • 1 Celery stalk
  • 4 Tomatoes
  • 2483527⁄624973141 c Carrots
  • 1 t fresh thyme
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
  • 1 t Fresh lemon juice
  • 2 t Fresh parsley

Cooking Cheese and Spinach Strudel with Warm Tomato Relish

1. Cook the spinach according to the package directions and cool on a plate.
2. Squeeze out the excess moisture by hand and mix with the cheeses in a bowl.
3. Stiri in the nutmeg and salt and pepper to taste.
4. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
5. To assemble, lay a sheet of phyllo on your work surface with a short edge facing you. Brush it lightly with butter and sprinkle with crumbs.
6. Repeat this layering until all the sheets of phyllo are used.
7. About 3 inches in from the short edge facing you, arrange the filling in a mounded row about 3 inches wide, leaving about 3 inches uncovered along each long edge so you can fold the sides over.
8. Foldi the sides of the phyllo over the filling, then fold the short end of exposed phyllo over the filling.
9. Continue to roll the phyllo into a log. Poke 2 small steam vents in the top with a paring knife.
10. Place the strudel on a baking sheet and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.
11. While the strudel bakes, make the relish.
12. Heat the oil in a medium-size nonreactive saucepan.
13. Stir in the onion and celery and saute over medium heat for 3 minutes.
14. Stir in the tomatoes, carrot, thyme and salt and pepper to taste.
15. Simmeri the relish gently until most of the liquid has cooked off. Remove from the heat.
16. Right before serving, rewarm the relish.
17. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and parsley.
18. Slice the strudel and serve hot with some of the relish spooned around each slice.