Name: Walnut, Fig and Blue Cheese Phyllo Triangles
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 3 u20134 (depending on size firm but ripe Black Mission figs, stems removed); 5 sheets phyllo dough (thawed if frozen); 3 fu20131/2 cup melted butter; 1/2 cup finely chopped California walnuts; 3 f cup crumbled blue cheese; 4 u20135 cups (2u201321/2 oz., lightly pressed down, mixed tender salad greens); 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 3-4 teaspoons lemon juice salt and pepper to taste

Walnut, Fig and Blue Cheese Phyllo Triangles

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 20

Total Time 45

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Servings

Ingredients

3 u20134 depending on size firm but ripe Black Mission figs, stems removed
5 sheets phyllo dough thawed if frozen
3 fu20131/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup finely chopped California walnuts
3 f cup crumbled blue cheese
4 u20135 cups 2u201321/2 oz., lightly pressed down, mixed tender salad greens
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3-4 teaspoons lemon juice salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Line a large shallow baking pan with parchment paper or foil. Cut each fig into 4 to 6 pieces, depending on size; set aside. Unfold one sheet of phyllo on a flat work surface. Brush it lightly with melted butter, top with a second sheet of phyllo, and again brush lightly w2 Continue until all the phyllo sheets are stacked one atop the other, and brushed with buttered. Cut the stacked sheets into 4 strips, each about 4 inches wide.3 At the base of each strip, and near the left corner, place about 1 tablespoon of walnuts, 1 tablespoon of cheese, and 2-3 pieces of fig, mounding all the ingredients slightly.4 One strip at a time, fold the filled corner diagonally over to the opposite edge, thus covering the filling and making a rough-looking triangle at the base of the strip. If any filling falls out, just push it back in. 5 Continue folding the strip–this is just like folding a flag–keeping the triangular shape, until you have a 3-sided packet with the filling enclosed. Fold the remaining strips the same way.6 Place the packets on the prepared baking pan, leaving some space between them, and brush the tops lightly with melted butter. Bake about 20 minutes, until puffed and lightly browned. 7 Cool for about 10 minutes before serving. In a large bowl toss the greens with olive oil and lemon juice until evenly coated, then season with salt and pepper to taste.8 Divide the dressed greens among 4 plates, and place a warm phyllo packet on each, next to the greens.
Source: California Walnut Board