Tuna and pea filo triangles

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Recipe «Tuna and pea filo triangles» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 25 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tsp olive oil, 45g small broccoli flowerets, 1 small carrot, finely chopped, 1 stick celery, finely chopped, 185g can tuna in oil, drained , 1/3 cup frozen peas, thawed, 1 cup low-fat ricotta, 2 1/2 tbsp breadcrumbs , salt and cracked black pepper, 1 tbsp chopped parsley, 1/2 tsp finely grated lemon rind, 12 sheets filo pastry, olive oil spray.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tsp olive oil 
  • 45g small broccoli flowerets 
  • 1 small carrot, finely chopped 
  • 1 stick celery, finely chopped 
  • 185g can tuna in oil, drained 
  • 1/3 cup frozen peas, thawed 
  • 1 cup low-fat ricotta 
  • 2 1/2 tbsp breadcrumbs 
  • salt and cracked black pepper 
  • 1 tbsp chopped parsley 
  • 1/2 tsp finely grated lemon rind 
  • 12 sheets filo pastry 
  • olive oil spray 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Add the broccoli, carrot and celery, and cook for 3 minutes or until just tender. Remove and place in a bowl. Add the tuna, peas, ricotta, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper, parsley and lemon rind, and mix together.
  2. Place a sheet of filo pastry on a flat work surface. Spray lightly with oil spray. Place another 2 sheets of pastry over the top, spraying each layer with oil spray.
  3. Cut pastry sheets into 6 strips. Place a tablespoonful of tuna mixture in the top left corner of one of the strips and fold diagonally into a triangle. Continue folding over and over to form a triangle. Trim any excess pastry. Repeat process with remaining filo sheets.
  4. Place the filo triangles on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Spray with a little extra oil spray. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until the pastry is golden and crisp.