Spicy lamb pastries

Preparation time:
25 mins
Cooking time:
30 mins
Serves:
18
Rating:
A modern take on the traditional sausage roll, these souped-up specialties make a great lazy afternoon snack or tasty entree.
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Ingredients

2 cups peeled, diced desiree potatoes
1 tsp salt
400g lamb mince
6 eschalots, sliced 
3 cloves garlic, peeled, diced
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp sumac
1 Tbsp ground cumin
1 handful coriander leaves, chopped
100g pine nuts
½ cup currants
200g haloumi, finely diced
Juice of 1½ lemons
1½ x 375g packets filo pastry
250g butter, melted
1 long red chilli, finely diced
120ml pomegranate molasses
Extra coriander sprigs, to serve
Notes

Per serve: 1537kJ; protein 12g; total fat 22g (sat. fat 10g); carbs 30g; sodium 774mg; GI estimate high (does not include ‘to serve’ item).

Method

1. Preheat oven to 200ºC. Line 2 oven trays with baking paper.

2. Put potato and salt in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil over a medium heat and cook until tender. Drain and set aside to cool.

3. Put lamb in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and cook until well browned. Remove from pan.

4. Add eschalot, garlic and oil to pan and cook over a medium-high heat until golden. Add sumac, cumin, lamb, coriander, pine nuts and currants and cook, stirring, until combined. Remove from heat, then add haloumi, potato and ½ the lemon juice.

5. Lay 3 pastry sheets on a flat surface. Cut each in half lengthways. Spoon 2 Tbsp of mixture at 1 end of each.

6. Brush butter on pastry edges, then roll up, tucking in sides. Repeat with remaining pastry and mixture to make a total of 18 pastries. Put pastries on prepared trays and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden and crisp.

7. To make dressing, put chilli, molasses and remaining lemon juice in a small bowl and stir to combine.

8. Arrange pastries on a serving plate, top with extra coriander and drizzle over dressing. Serve warm.

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