Leek and Emmental Swirls are a tasty appetizer, super quick to prepare even at the last minute, and one bite leads to another. There are few ingredients, just have a roll of puff pastry, Emmental or another firm cheese like Provola and cubes of cooked ham, mortadella, or wurstel. Another similar recipe is the Vegetable Puff Pastry Swirls.
Recipe of 05/09/2016 Updated
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 6
- Cooking methods: Electric oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 352.27 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 27.47 (g) of which sugars 3.31 (g)
- Proteins 11.19 (g)
- Fat 22.40 (g) of which saturated 3.35 (g)of which unsaturated 13.20 (g)
- Fibers 1.78 (g)
- Sodium 431.01 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 93 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 roll puff pastry (rectangular)
- 3 leeks
- 2.5 oz Emmental cheese
- 3.5 oz cooked ham (diced)
- 1 egg
- 0.5 tsp fine salt
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Tools
- Cutting board
- Baking tray rectangular oven
- Parchment paper
- Scale
Steps
Slice the leeks into thin rings, let them soften in a small pan with a tablespoon of oil, salt them, and let them cool. Roll out the puff pastry leaving its paper underneath, make a layer with leeks and diced cooked ham.
Add the julienne grated Emmental cheese and close into a roll using the paper. Close the two ends and with a sharp knife cut slices about 3/4 inch thick. Place the slices on the baking tray covered with parchment paper, spaced apart. Beat the egg and brush it over the surface.
Bake in a preheated static oven at 392°F and cook for 30 minutes, until golden. They are excellent hot but also warm.
Advice
You can vary the ingredients as you like using spinach and diced mortadella or zucchini and ham.
