Basil Cheese Triangles Recipes

BASIL CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease cookie sheet.
• Crumble Feta cheese into small bowlm mash with fork.
• Stir in eggs, basil, and white pepper until well mixed.
• Cut stack of phyllo sheets lengthwise into 2-inch strips.
• Cover with plastic wrap, then with damp towel to prevent them from drying out.
• Place 1 level teaspoon cheese mixture on end of 1 strip, fold phyllo strip end over end, in triangular shape, to opposite end.
• Place on cookie sheet.
• Repeat with remaining strips and cheese mixture.
• Brush butter over triangles.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until puffed and golden.
• Serve warm.

CHEESE FILLED TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Slowly cook and stir onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Mix in spinach and salt. Stir in feta cheese, cottage cheese and egg. Cook and stir until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Unroll phyllo dough sheets one at a time on a flat surface. Brush with unsalted butter. Cut into strips approximately 5 inches wide. Place 1 tablespoon of the onion, spinach and feta mixture at one end of each dough strip. Fold the end of the strip over the filling so that it forms a triangle. Continue folding the strip in triangles until a small, triangular stuffed pastry remains. Brush with unsalted butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo dough.
• Arrange stuffed triangles on a large baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm.

PHYLLO TRIANGLES WITH BASIL, ZUCCHINI AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• 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; sauté until beginning to brown, about 6 minutes. Add zucchini; sauté 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 400°F. Brush pastries with egg white. Sprinkle pastries generously with sesame seeds. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes.

PITA TRIANGLES WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATO/BASIL DIP

Steps:

• Mix together the Cream cheese,mayo,tomato, lemon juice& garlic, mix well.
• Cut each pita into 12 bite size triangles, the trangles are double thickness, and place them on a cookie sheet.
• Mix together the butter, lemon pepper, fresh basil and pepper.
• Brush one side of each triangle with the butter mixture.
• Bake in 350F oven for apprx 10 minutes or untilcrisp& browned.
• Cool the pita chips& serve with the dip.