Crispy Cheese and Roasted Eggplant Swirl Draft

Name: Crispy Cheese and Roasted Eggplant Swirl
Yield: 2-3 servings
Ingredients: 5 cigar pastry sheets (frozen); 5–7 slices yellow cheese (such as Gouda) (roughly torn); 3½ oz feta cheese (16% fat) (sheep's milk feta is best); 1 small eggplant; 1 large egg; leaves from 3-4 thyme sprigs; coarsely ground black pepper; a little black sesame, nigella or poppy seeds (for sprinkling on top); 3 tbsp olive oil

A swirl of crisp cigar pastry sheets filled with fire-roasted eggplant, yellow cheese, feta and thyme, a small dish for two or three.

Makes2–3 servings
KashrutDairy

What you need

Amount:×1

5 cigar pastry sheets (frozen)
5–7 slices yellow cheese (such as Gouda), roughly torn
3½ oz feta cheese (16% fat), sheep's milk feta is best
1 small eggplant
1 large egg
leaves from 3-4 thyme sprigs
coarsely ground black pepper
a little black sesame, nigella or poppy seeds, for sprinkling on top
3 tbsp olive oil

How I make it

Eggplant

Char the eggplant directly over a high gas flame for 2-4 minutes per side, until the skin is blackened.
Transfer to a colander and let it cool and drain off as much liquid as possible.
Peel the eggplant and chop it coarsely with a knife.

Filling and shaping

In a bowl, combine the eggplant, yellow cheese, thyme leaves and pepper.
Crack in the egg and grate the feta over it (or crumble it in). Stir lightly.
Take the cigar sheets out of the freezer and lay them in a row on a clean work surface, edges slightly overlapping.
Spread the cheese mixture in an even line along the top third of the sheets, where they overlap.

What I've learned

The cigar sheets thaw in seconds, so I take them out of the freezer only when the filling is ready.

Source: ChefEf (chefef.com)