Salad with Pastry Packages
In each phyllo pastry package is a flavorful cheese-and-grape surprise.

Prep Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
40 mins
Servings:
Makes 8 side-dish salads.
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
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1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese or blue cheese
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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6 sheets frozen phyllo dough (about 17x12-inch rectangles), thawed
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3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
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1/3 cup balsamic vinegar or cider vinegar
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1 clove garlic, minced
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1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
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1/4 cup salad oil
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Salt
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4 cups torn fresh spinach or mixed salad greens
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4 cups torn red-tip leaf lettuce or radicchio
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Coarsely ground pink peppercorns
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small clusters of seedless red grapes (optional)
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Fresh chives (optional)
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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