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Haloumi, feta and mint boureki with Greek salad

Haloumi, feta and mint boureki with Greek salad

When rolling the filo pastry, make sure you keep it loose. If it’s rolled too tightly, the pastry will split.

Serves 6



350 gm   ricotta
150 gm   haloumi, coarsely grated
130 gm   Greek feta, coarsely crumbled
2   eggs, lightly beaten
1½ tbsp   dried mint
24   filo pastry sheets (about 1 packet)
125 ml   (½ cup) olive oil, for brushing
Greek salad
500 gm   heirloom tomatoes, such as tigerella and ox-heart, coarsely chopped
1   telegraph cucumber, coarsely chopped
110 gm   (¾ cup) Kalamata olives
100 gm   Greek feta, coarsely crumbled
60 ml   (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil
1   lemon, juice only
1 cup   flat-leaf parsley (loosely packed), coarsely torn


1 Preheat oven to 200C. Combine ricotta, haloumi, feta, eggs and mint in a bowl, season to taste and set aside.
2 Lay a sheet of filo on a work surface, brush with olive oil and top with another layer of filo, then repeat. Brush top with oil, then spoon one-sixth of filling along the longest side of the pastry, leaving 3cm at each end. Fold in sides, then roll up loosely and twist into a coil. Place on an oven tray lined with baking paper. Repeat with remaining pastry and filling. Brush tops with remaining oil and bake until golden and cooked through (15-20 minutes).
3 Meanwhile, for Greek salad, combine ingredients in a large bowl, toss to combine, season to taste and serve with boureki.

This recipe is from the March 2010 issue of Australian Gourmet Traveller.

RECIPE Alice Storey PHOTOGRAPHY Chris Chen STYLING Emma Knowles and Alice Storey

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