Vegetable Strudel

Name: Vegetable Strudel
Ingredients: For the Vegetables; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 red pepper, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoon chopped garlic; 1 onion, sliced; 1 zucchini, thinly sliced; 1 cup thinly sliced cabbage or 1 cup fennel; 6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; 1 1/2 cups gruyere, mozzarella or 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated; salt & freshly ground black pepper; 8 ounces frozen puff pastry, defrosted; 1 egg, beaten with a pinch of salt; For The Spicy Pesto Vinaigrette; 1/2 cup pesto sauce; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce; 2 tablespoons olive oil

18 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

For the Vegetables
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 red pepper, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
1 onion, sliced
1 zucchini, thinly sliced
1 cup thinly sliced cabbage or 1 cup fennel
6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 1/2 cups gruyere, mozzarella or 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
salt & freshly ground black pepper
8 ounces frozen puff pastry, defrosted
1 egg, beaten with a pinch of salt
For The Spicy Pesto Vinaigrette
1/2 cup pesto sauce
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.
2

Heat olive oil in skillet on medium-high heat.
3

Add peppers and saute for 2 minutes. Add garlic, onion, zucchini, cabbage and mushrooms. Saute until crisp tender, about 2 minutes.
4

Remove from heat and drain off any liquid. Stir in parsley and cheese.
5

Season with salt and pepper and cool.
6

Roll out pastry to a 10 x 14-inch rectangle. Pile vegetables along upper third of pastry lengthwise, leaving a 1 inch wide border on short sides.
7

Brush all sides with beaten egg. Fold short ends up over filling, then roll into cylinder, cutting off pastry excess. Place seam-side down on cookie sheet and prick top. Brush with egg.
8

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Whisk together pesto, lemon juice, hot pepper sauce and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
9

Cut strudel in slices and drizzle some sauce over the top.
10

Bon Appetit!