A light yet filling lunch recipe, these chicken mince parcels are easy to make and full of flavour. This Greek-style recipe is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy.
Chicken Filling
Ingredients
1 x Lilydale Free Range Chicken Mince (500g)
1 tblsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 small red onion, finely diced
1 small carrot, peeled, finely diced
1 1/2 tblsp cinnamon
1/4 cup pinenuts, toasted
1/3 cup parsley leaves, finely chopped
Method
Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan forced). Line a baking tray with baking paper
Heat olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Add one garlic clove, onion and carrot and cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until soft
Add the cinnamon and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add the mince and cook for 5 minutes or until meat is browned. Remove from heat and stir through pinenuts and parsley
Season with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool
Jalapeno aioli
Ingredients
1 1/2 tblsp pickled jalapenos, finely diced
1/3 cup whole egg mayonnaise
1 tsp honey
1 tblsp lemon juice
Mixed salad leaves, to serve
Method
To make the jalapeno aioli, combine the remaining garlic, jalapenos, mayonnaise, honey and lemon juice in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper
Filo Parcels
Ingredients
10 sheets fresh filo pastry
Olive oil spray
1 tsp poppyseeds
Method
To make the filo parcels, place 1 sheet of the filo on workbench. Lightly spray with oil. Top with another filo sheet and lightly spray with oil. Repeat using 3 more filo sheets
Cut sheets in half and spoon 1/4 of the chicken mixture along 1 long edge of pastry, leaving 5cm at each end. Fold the ends in and roll up the filo to enclose the filling
Repeat the process with the remaining sheets of filo. Place filo parcels, seam-side down, on prepared tray
Lightly spray the filo tops with olive oil and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden and crisp. Serve with jalapeno aioli and mixed leaf salad
