Filo Pastry Twists

Filo Pastry Twists

These are fairly simple to make, despite the need for filo pastry. I would almost call them ‘cauliflower cashew nut filo pastry twists’ but that doesn’t sound quite as wonderful as they tasted! The avocado also had a strong presence in the food too.

Realistically, you can make such twists with any filling and wouldn’t need to follow the vegetable combination here.

What we used:

-          12 sheets filo pastry

-          ½ Cauliflower

-          250g cashew nuts

-          2 avocados

-          ½ courgette

-          1 onion

-          3-4 cloves garlic

-          1 pack mushrooms

-          3-4 Florets broccoli

-          3-4 Baby sweetcorns

-          Herbs & Spices; 1 tsp curry powder, cumin, coriander, nutmeg, thyme, pepper

1. Chop up all the vegetables and mash the avocado. Fry the vegetables in a wee bit of oil, possibly in the order of; onion and cashew nuts (so they soften), add all the rest except the avocado and mushrooms and when the others are cooked enough add these two as well. Add in the herbs, spices and garlic then.

2. Cut the filo pastry into 12 squares (if not already in 12 squares) by taking some off each edge. Then put the bit off the edge of each into the centre (as the food will go here, so just to have a bit more support). Coat the edges lightly in oil.

3. Add the vegetable mixture to the centre of each square. Pick up the edges of each side, then twist around each other.

4. Cook at 200° for about 20-30mins. Enjoy!



Avocado can be so lovely in meals and when we manage to get some soft enough there's generally one recipe that comes to mind:
Avocado Pesto Pasta!

Not being able to buy any commercially available vegan friendly pesto (one that isn't ridiculously expensive that it), this is a treat that always turns out well. I'm not sure where we originally got the recipe (it's been years) but it seems it's been circulating on the internet without an original maker on lots of sites (http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/vegan-recipies, http://www.meatoutmondays.org/emails/11-03-21.htm, etc). Definitely one to try when you have avocados....