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Onion borek

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Onion borek

Side Serves 4 30 min
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

Prep time: 5 min
Cooking time: 25 min

  • Step 1

    In a bowl, mix the salt and sliced onions together. Cover and leave for 6-8 hours.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.