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Savoury Aubergine Baklava 

May 21, 2021 by Editorial Team

I always thought of Baklava as a delicious dessert. When I discovered, by chance, that it’s possible to make a savoury version of it, I had to give it a try. It turns out, Baklava is absolutely scrumptious even as a main.

This savoury baklava recipe features aubergines, tomatoes, feta, and olives. It is truly Mediterranean and, even though it doesn’t look like it, it is very palatable.

Ingredients

  • 12 sheets of filo pastry (to cut into halves)
  • 1 big onion
  • 5 ripe tomatoes
  • 5 tbsp tomato puree
  • 1 big aubergine
  • 10-15 basil leaves
  • 50g feta cheese
  • 15-20 olives
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • salt to taste
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • butter
  • 4-5 cashews
  • 1tbsp honey

Instructions

  1. Slice the onion thinly and cook with 1 tbsp of olive oil for 20-30 minutes, until very soft.
  2. In the meantime, slice the aubergine into little strips and cook separately for 10 minutes in a frying pan with the rest of the oil.
  3. Skin and chop the tomatoes.
  4. Dice the garlic thinly and add it to the onion together with the tomato puree.
  5. Add the fresh tomatoes and basil leaves, salt, and cook for 10-15 minutes until the sauce thickens.
  6. Preheat the oven to 180°.
  7. Line a baking tin with tin foil and crumble the feta.
  8. Place the first filo pastry sheet inside it, brush some butter on it and cover with another sheet. Repeat this until you have 4 sheets on top of each other.
  9. Spread the tomato sauce, add the aubergines, olives, and feta. Cover with a filo pastry sheet.
  10. Repeat point 8 until you have 3 sheets on top of each other.
  11. Repeat steps 9 and 10 until you’ve used up all your ingredients.
  12. Finish with a filo pastry sheet.
  13. Brush it with some butter and lightly cut the top into diamonds.
  14. Chop the cashews.
  15. Sprinkle the cashews on top and drizzle with the honey.
  16. Bake in the oven for about half an hour, until golden.
  17. Cut in diamonds and serve while hot with some green or barley salad.

For another summery Mediterranean dish, check out my traditional Green salad recipe.

 

 

 

 

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