Salad with Pastry Packages

In each phyllo pastry package is a flavorful cheese-and-grape surprise.


Salad with Pastry Packages


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Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 40 mins
Servings: Makes 8 side-dish salads.
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Ingredients
 
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  • 1-1/2  cups  seedless red grapes, halvedOn Sale
  • 1/2  cup  crumbled Gorgonzola cheese or blue cheeseOn Sale
  • 1/2  cup  chopped walnutsOn Sale
  • 6    sheets frozen phyllo dough (about 17x12-inch rectangles), thawedOn Sale
  • 3  tablespoons  margarine or butter, meltedOn Sale
  • 1/3  cup  balsamic vinegar or cider vinegarOn Sale
  • 1  clove  garlic, mincedOn Sale
  • 1/2  teaspoon  dried thyme, crushedOn Sale
  • 1/4  cup  salad oilOn Sale
  •     SaltOn Sale
  • 4  cups  torn fresh spinach or mixed salad greensOn Sale
  • 4  cups  torn red-tip leaf lettuce or radicchioOn Sale
  •     Coarsely ground pink peppercornsOn Sale
  •   small  clusters of seedless red grapes (optional)On Sale
  •     Fresh chives (optional)On Sale

Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl combine halved grapes, cheese, and walnuts. Set aside.
2.
For pastry packages, unfold phyllo dough. Cover phyllo with plastic wrap to help keep it from drying out; remove sheets as needed. Brush 1 phyllo sheet with some of the melted margarine or butter. Top with another sheet of phyllo and brush with some of the melted margarine. Add 1 more sheet for a total of 3 sheets, brushing each sheet with margarine. Use remaining phyllo and melted margarine to make a second 3-layer stack of phyllo. Trim each stack into a 14-inch square; cut each large square into four 7-inch squares.
3.
Place 1/4 cup of the grape-cheese mixture onto the center of one 7-inch square. Fold 2 opposite sides of phyllo over filling; fold remaining 2 sides of phyllo over, forming a square package. Press edges lightly to seal. Place, seam side down, on a lightly greased baking sheet or 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Repeat with remaining phyllo squares and filling. Brush with any remaining melted margarine. Bake 10 minutes or until golden.
4.
For dressing, in a food processor bowl or blender container combine vinegar, garlic, and thyme. With food processor or blender running, slowly add the 1/4 cup salad oil; process or blend until combined. Add salt to taste.
5.
To serve, for each salad, place one pastry package in the center of a salad plate. Surround with spinach or salad greens and red-tip lettuce or radicchio. Drizzle the greens with 1 tablespoon of the dressing. Sprinkle with pepper. If desired, garnish with small clusters of grapes and fresh chives. Makes 8 side-dish salads.

Nutrition information
Calories 338, Total Fat 26 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 396 mg, Carbohydrate 21 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 7 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 27%, Vitamin C 22%, Calcium 12%, Iron 17%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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