Phyllo-dough Rolls with Feta Cheese and Peppers
These flaky phyllo-dough rolls, filled with creamy feta cheese and colorful peppers, bring Mediterranean flavors straight to your table in just 40 minutes. A perfect Greek appetizer that combines crispy layers of pastry with a rich, savory filling – each roll delivers 248 calories of pure satisfaction.
Equipment
- Large baking tray
- Cooking brush
Ingredients
- 6 sheets phyllo dough
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 200 g feta cheese (7 ounces)
- 100 g graviera or kefalotyri, or any hard yellow cheese (3.5 ounces)
- 1 long green pepper finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 1 pinch dry oregano
- 120 g melted butter (4-5 ounces)
- 1 tbsp fresh dill finely chopped
Instructions
- Crush the feta cheese with your hands, into a large bowl and add the grated cheese, the chopped pepper, the egg, the mayonnaise, the oregano and the fresh dill . Mix well with a spoon to combine the ingredients.
- Preheat the oven at 180C and start preparing the rolls.
- Spread one sheet of the phyllo dough on the kitchen counter and with a cooking brush drizzle with some melted butter. Spread one more sheet on top and drizzle with some more butter.
- Cut the sheets into three lanes. At the end of each lane add one tablespoon of the filling.
- Wrap each lane into rolls, by folding the edges inwards.
- Repeat the same procedure with the rest of the phyllo sheets and filling.
- Oil the bottom of a large baking tray, place the rolls and butter them with some melted butter on top. Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 30-35 minutes, until golden and crispy. Enjoy!
Notes
You can make as many rolls as you like and store them in the freezer (before baking them).
Nutrition
Calories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 12.2gProtein: 8.9gFat: 18.3gSaturated Fat: 10.7gCholesterol: 69.3mgSodium: 396.5mgFiber: 0.9gSugar: 1.5g
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