Warm Starter
Cheese Cigar Börek
Crisp phyllo rolls with feta and parsley, a favourite with tea and guests.
- Vegetarian
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Servings
- 4
Ingredients
How many servings?
- 200 g feta cheese
- ½ bunches parsley
- 3 phyllo dough
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 cup (200 ml) sunflower oil
Method
- Crumble the feta, finely chop the parsley and mix them together.
- Stack the phyllo sheets and cut them into eight triangles like a cake.
- Put a teaspoon of filling on the wide end of each triangle, fold in the sides, roll it up like a cigar and seal the tip with water.
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Fry the rolls for about 3–5 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden brown on all sides.
- Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot.