Pat T posted 01-27-99
Vegetable Strudel
4 oz. sweet butter
1/4 lb. carrots
3 medium onions
1/2 lb. steamed spinach
1 small eggplant
1/4 lb. Mozzarella
1 cup grated Parmesan
1 egg
1 additional oz. sweet butter
1/2 pkg. phyllo dough
parchment paper
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Chop carrots and onions finely.
Saute in butter until just browned. Drain and cool.
Peel and slice eggplant
in 1/2 x 1/2 x 3-inch sections. Saute in oil until golden. Drain on paper
towels.
Cut Mozzarella into similar sections. Mix egg with 1 ounce
melted butter.
Lay three foot section of parchment (or freezer paper)
on table. Place two stacks of two sheets each of phyllo dough side by
side on paper. Wash with egg and place a third sheet on each. Wash left
half of right pile with egg. Overlap left with right. Wash center
of both.
Sprinkle egg wash with Parmesan. Place two more sheets on top.
Place onion/carrots mixture on left center. Place layer of spinach on
mixture. Put Mozzarella in center and sauteed eggplant on sides.
Sprinkle with Parmesan. Press and roll.
Cook at 400 degrees until golden.
Cool and slice.
Serve with Sour Cream Caper Sauce.
Sour Cream Caper Sauce:
salt, pepper, Tabasco, Worcestershire, lemon juice to taste
1-1/2 cups sour cream
1/4 cup drained capers
Yield 5 servings as a first course.