Roasted Vegetable Strudel With Roasted Red Pepper Coulis Recipes

ROASTED VEGETABLE STRUDEL: 2 WAYS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 °F, 230 °C.
• Place all of the filling ingredients in a baking tray and toss together. Roast until tender. About 35-40 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• To prepare the red sauce:In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook the onions and olive oil for 8-10 minutes or until they are soft and translucent. Add the pureed tomatoes, salt, pepper, and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook for 10 minutes or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and garnish with chopped parsley and sliced olives. Mix to combine.
• To prepare the white sauce:In a small saucepan, combine the flour and oil/butter and cook over medium heat until toasted. About 2 minutes. Add milk and whisk together until smooth. Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Cook over medium heat (stirring constantly) until thickened. The mixture should coat the back of a spoon.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg and temper with some of the hot cream mixture. Return the egg mixture to the saucepan and add the cheese. Whisk together and set aside (off the heat).
• To form the strudel:
• Pour either the white sauce or the red sauce over the roasted vegetables. Crumble the feta cheese on top and mix well to combine.
• Place one sheet of phyllo on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Drizzle some butter on top, concentrating on the edges. Layer the remaining sheets of phyllo over top and drizzle with butter in between each layer.
• Place all of the roasted vegetable filling on the bottom third (the longer side) of the phyllo. Roll it up (use the parchment paper under the phyllo to help roll). Tuck the edges (brushed with lots of butter to help seal them) of the phyllo under the roll.
• Cut 6-7 diagonal slits on the top and brush the strudel all around with the remaining butter.
• Reduce the oven's temperature to 350°F, 180 °C.
• Bake until golden all around. About 30-35 minutes.
• Allow to cool about 15 minutes and serve.

ROASTED-VEGETABLE FILLED CREPES WITH RED PEPPER COULIS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, coat vegetables with olive oil. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and chopped garlic. Toss and place on baking sheet. Roast until very golden brown, about 20 to 30 minutes. Cool. Add cheese, parsley and basil.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt and pepper together and slowly whisk in milk. If batter is still a little thick, dilute with a bit more milk. Heat a small saute pan and lightly oil it (or use spray). Place a small amount of batter (about 1/4 cup) and swirl it around in pan to cover bottom. When bottom is cooked, the edges will be a little brown. Remove and flip, then let cool on tray. Make 12 crepes.
• Melt butter; add flour, then chicken broth. Add red peppers and garlic. Simmer 30 minutes. Pour hot mixture into blender and blend until smooth to make red pepper sauce.
• Heat crepes in oven. Spoon filling mixture into center of each crepe; fold into a triangle shape. In hot saute pan, lightly saute until golden. Place 2 crepes per individual serving on each plate, ladle sauce on top. Garnish with chopped parsley.

RED BELL PEPPER COULIS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add red bell peppers and shallots; saute until soft. Stir in white wine and chicken broth, and simmer over low heat until reduced by half.
• When the mixture is reduced, stir in sour cream, and transfer the mixture to a blender. Puree until smooth. Reheat before serving if necessary.

ROASTED VEGGIE STRUDEL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Toss first five ingredients; spread in a greased 15x10x1-in. pan. Roast until tender, about 15 minutes, stirring once., Drain tomatoes, reserving 1 tablespoon oil for egg wash. Add tomatoes and green onions to roasted vegetables; cool. Reduce oven setting to 350°., On a lightly floured surface, unroll crescent dough into one long rectangle; pinch to seal perforations. Roll dough into a 14x9-in. rectangle; transfer to a large baking sheet. Stir cheese and bacon into vegetables; spoon lengthwise down center third of rectangle. On each long side, cut 1-in. strips at an angle to within 1/2 inch of filling. Fold one strip from each side over filling, pinching ends to join; repeat. Seal ends of braid., Whisk together egg and reserved oil; brush over strudel. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Bake until golden brown, 20-25 minutes.