Moroccan Briks Appetizer

When preparing our festive Christmas Eve dinner, this year we 

prepared Moroccan food, I always try and select one dish that takes lots

of helping hands, so that the nieces and nephews can 

all be involved in part of our preparation. 

The filling for these briks was prepared the night before, and then

we only needed to cut, fill and fold the phyllo dough. 

Pop these in the oven, with or without sesames seeds, and in 

20 minutes you have a delicious appetizer that everyone is ready 

to sink their teeth into.  

I forgot to take a photo, so this is a stock photo

courtesy of pintrest.

Prepared for our Christmas Eve feast 2016, Moroccan Food.

As Always, 

ENJOY!

Recipe Courtesy of:  The Moroccan Collection by Hilaire Walden

Filling

1/3 cup olives(black, green or a mixture of both) pitted

3 anchovy fillets

3 sun dried tomatoes, in oil, drained and chopped

2 Tbsp. chopped almonds

2 Tbsp. chopped mixed cilantro and parsley

3 soft boiled eggs, chopped

squeeze of lemon juice, to taste

pepper

about 8 oz. filo(or phyllo)pastry, thawed if frozen

olive oil for brushing

sesame seeds for sprinkling.

1. To make the filling finely chop the olives and anchovies together, then mix them with the tomatoes, almonds, mixed cilantro and parsley, eggs and lemon juice. Season with pepper.

2, Cut the pastry into 4x10 inch strips. Work with 3 or 4 strips at a time, keeping the remaining 

pastry covered with plastic wrap.

3. Brush the strips lightly with oil and put a heaped teaspoon of filling at the top right hand corner

of each one. Fold the corner down to make a triangle. Continue folding the triangle along the length of the strip.  Place on a baking sheet and brush with oil. Repeat until all the filling has been used. 

4. Sprinkle the briks with sesame seeds and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for about

20 minutes, or until crisp and golden, Serve hot or warm.

  Tips:  The original recipe says this makes about 24, it only made about 18.

             Also, I cut the strips more like 2- 2 1/2 inches wide, 4 inches seemed to wide for the small 

              amount of filling.  The folding of the triangles is similar to folding a flag.