Name: Creamy fish and leek filo parcels
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 20 gram butter; 2 tablespoon plain flour; 1 cup milk; 1 tablespoon dijon mustard; 1/3 cup dill, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 leek, trimmed, chopped; 600 gram thick white boneless fish fillets, diced; 12 sheets filo pastry; beans, lemon to serve

Creamy fish and leek filo parcels

Filled with creamy fish, leek, dill and Dijon mustard, these filo parcels are an easy, fuss-free dinner option. Serve with crunchy steamed beans and zesty lemon wedges

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

Ingredients

20 gram butter

2 tablespoon plain flour

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

1/3 cup dill, finely chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 leek, trimmed, chopped

600 gram thick white boneless fish fillets, diced

12 sheets filo pastry

beans, lemon to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

2.In a saucepan, melt butter. Whisk in flour, then cook for 1 minute. Add milk and mustard, then cook, stirring, until boiling. Simmer for 3 minutes, then stir in dill.

3.Sauté leek in hot oil for 3 minutes. Add fish, then cook for 2 minutes. Stir in sauce and allow to cool.

4.Layer three sheets of filo, spray with oil and fold widthways. Spoon on a quarter of the fish mixture. Roll up as a parcel to enclose, then place on tray. Repeat with remaining filo. Spray with oil and bake for 30 minutes. Serve with steamed beans and lemon wedges.

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