Mediterranean Twists

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 onions, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup dry wine
• 3 teaspoons sugar
• 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 8 anchovies, drained and finely chopped
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, coarsely grated
• 6 sheets phyllo pastry
• 2 ounces unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425f degrees (220c). place a baking tray in the oven to warm it up.
• 2 in medium-sized frying pan, heat oil and cook onion over low heat for about 5 minutes.
• 3 add wine and sugar. cook another 10-15 minutes, or until the onion is soft and golden (about 5 minutes). remove from heat and cool.
• 4 in a bowl, combine parsley, anchovies, grated gruyere, and cooled onion mixture.
• 5 keeping the filo covered while you work, take one sheet of filo, brush it lightly with butter, cover with another sheet of filo. repeat until you have 3 buttered sheets.
• 6 spread the parsley mixture over the pastry. top with remaining 3 sheets of filo, buttering each layer as before.
• 7 press down firmly and then cut the pastry in half widthways. cut each half into strips, 5/8-3/4-inch wide.
• 8 brush strips with butter. carefully twist each strip. season with black pepper.
• 9 place on baking tray (warming in oven) and bake 10 minutes, or until crisp and golden.