Vegetable briouats
Spiced vegetable pastry triangles
Crisp triangle pastries filled with spiced vegetables, cheese and herbs
MoroccanBriouats are the small, crunchy pastry triangles served at Moroccan weddings and at the iftar table during Ramadan, especially in Rabat and Fez where women make hundreds ahead and freeze them. The wrapper is warqa, a paper-thin pastry, though filo works well at home. Savoury briouats are often filled with meat or seafood; this vegetarian filling of potato, carrot, peas, spices and cheese is popular in family kitchens and loved by children. Bake or fry them and serve hot with a dipping saucer of harissa. Chef's tip: let the filling cool completely before wrapping; hot filling makes the pastry soggy and it splits in the oven.
- Total time
- 50 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 8
Ingredients
For the filling
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onionfinely chopped
- 10 ½ oz potatoespeeled and cut into 1 cm dice
- 1 carrotfinely diced
- 2 ⅞ oz frozen peas
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- ¾ tsp salt
- ⅔ oz fresh coriander and parsleychopped
- 3 ½ oz mild cheese such as Edam or mozzarellagrated
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
For wrapping
- 8 filo pastry sheetsabout 270 g
- 2 ⅛ oz buttermelted, or olive oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
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Method
0/7 doneStep 2: Add 10 ½ oz potatoes, 1 carrot, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp sweet paprika, ¼ tsp ground turmeric and ¾ tsp salt with 4 tablespoons of water. Cover and cook on a low heat for 12 minutes until the potato is soft.
12 minStep 3: Stir in 2 ⅞ oz frozen peas and cook for 2 minutes, then lightly crush with a fork, leaving some pieces. Stir in ⅔ oz fresh coriander and parsley and 1 tbsp lemon juice and spread on a plate to cool completely.
2 minStep 4: Mix 3 ½ oz mild cheese such as Edam or mozzarella into the cold filling.
Step 5: Heat the oven to 400°F (350°F fan). Cut each of the 8 filo pastry sheets sheets lengthways into 3 strips about 10 cm wide. Keep the stack covered with a damp tea towel so it doesn't dry out.
Step 6: Brush a strip with 2 ⅛ oz butter. Put a heaped teaspoon of filling at one end and fold the corner over to make a triangle, then keep folding along the strip like a flag. Brush the last bit with butter to seal. A common mistake is to overfill; too much filling bursts through the folds.
Step 7: Lay on a lined baking tray, brush the tops with butter and sprinkle with 1 tbsp sesame seeds. Bake for 15–18 minutes until golden and crackling crisp.
17 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 230 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does vegetable briouats take?
- About 50 minutes in total: 30 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 8 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of potatoes?
- Sweet potato, same weight (sweeter, cooks a little faster).
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