Chickpea Bourekia

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 250 g cooked chickpeas
• 2 tablespoons virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and finely chopped
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 125 g goat's milk cheese, crumbled (or feta cheese)
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander, finely chopped (cilantro)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 225 g phyllo pastry
• olive oil, as needed

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 190 degrees c (375 degrees f).
• 2 mash the chickpeas in a large bowl and set aside.
• 3 cook the olive oil, onion and garlic in a saucepan, until the onion and garlic are translucent.
• 4 add the tomatoes, salt and pepper, and stir. now add the wine and cook for 5 minutes. remove from the heat. when the mixture has cooled, stir in the cheese, chickpeas, coriander and egg. adjust seasoning if necessary. set aside.
• 5 now prepare the pastry. cut the filo pastry into rectangles about 10 cm x 20 cm (4 inches x 8 in.).
• 6 brush each sheet with a little olive oil. put a tablespoonful of filling at one end of a sheet.
• 7 fold over the sides and nearest end of the filo and roll the pastry lengthways into a sausage shape.
• 8 bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden in color.