Meals for Under £10: Cranberry & Goat’s Cheese Parcel

CHRISTMAS wouldn’t be the same without cranberry sauce but you don’t have to wait until the big day just to have a spoonful with your turkey.

These cranberry and goat’s cheese filo parcels are so tasty, you won’t be able to get enough of them.

You can actually freeze them to use nearer Christmas, but we’ll be surprised if you manage to resist them.

Thanks to Berryworld for this week’s recipe.

You’ll need

250g fresh cranberries

100g caster sugar

Juice and grated zest of half an orange

Filo pastry (10 x 30 x 26cm sheets, approx 220g packet)

200g goat’s cheese

8 tbsp olive oil

Rocket leaves

Method

Place cranberries in a saucepan with sugar and add orange zest and juice. Bring to a simmer and cook gently for 8-10 minutes until the cranberries have softened. Leave to cool.

Pre-heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6. Make the parcels by placing a sheet of filo pastry on the work surface (keep the remaining sheets covered in cling film). Brush the sheet with a little of the olive oil, place another sheet on top, brush evenly with a little more oil. Cut into four squares.

Place a 10g chunk of goat’s cheese in the middle of each square and top with a small teaspoonful of the cranberry sauce. Fold pastry around filling and scrunch the top so it holds together. Brush with olive oil and place on a baking sheet. Continue until you have used all the filo sheets and cheese. Reserve the remaining cranberry sauce to serve with the parcels.

Bake for approximately 10-12 minutes until golden and crisp. Serve warm with an extra spoonful of cranberry sauce, garnish with rocket leaves.