Ingredients
- 1 onion, peeled & diced
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled & diced
- 500g chestnut mushrooms
- Salt & pepper
- 1 x 250g pouch of Merchant Gourmet Puy Lentils
- 2 tbsp rose harissa paste
- 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
- 4 sheets of filo pastry
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
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Olive oil
- 280g jarred roasted red pepper, drained + rinsed
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 3 tbsp plain breadcrumbs
- 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
- 1 garlic clove, peeled
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
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1 small handful of fresh parsley, leaves picked
For the sauce:
Instructions
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Add a little olive oil to a frying pan on a medium heat, then add the onion and cook for 8-10 minutes. Next add the garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
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Pulse the mushrooms in a food processor until finely chopped, then add them to the pan along with pinches of salt and pepper. Cook for 10-15 minutes or until there’s no moisture left in the mushrooms.
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Next add the Merchant Gourmet Puy Lentils, rose harissa paste and cinnamon. Stir and cook for 1-2 minutes to let the flavours all mingle, then season with salt and pepper. Transfer the mixture to a large plate and leave it to cool.
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Preheat the oven to 180°C fan / 400°F. Then, on a clean worktop, roll out one sheet of filo pastry with the long side facing you and gently brush it with olive oil. Place a second sheet of pastry on top, brush it with oil, then add half of the lentil mixture across the length of the filo. Roll the filo into a log, then gently shape it into a spiral. Repeat this step to make the second börek.
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Place both böreks onto a baking tray, brush with oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden.
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Meanwhile, add all of the ingredients for the red pepper sauce into a blender and blend until smooth.
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To serve, spoon half of the roasted red pepper sauce onto each plate, then place a börek on top and finish with fresh parsley. We also like to drizzle over some spicy oil from the jar containing the harissa paste, but this is optional!
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Serve with your favourite cooked veggies. Enjoy.