Feta and cranberry triangles

Ingredients
270g pack of filo pastry
200g feta cheese, crumbled
5 tbsp cranberry sauce

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6. Grease 2 baking trays

2. Mix the cheese and cranberry sauce together

3. Open out the filo pastry sheets and cut in half (across the width) then cut each half into 3 equal strips.

4. Take 2 strips of pastry and lie on top of each other on a board

5. Put a spoonful of the cheese mixture on one end of the strip and fold the corner over to make a triangle shape

6. Now fold that over, and continue along the strip until it is all wrapped up into a neat parcel

7. Brush with milk and place on a baking tray.

8. Repeat with the rest of the strips, then bake for 15 minutes until pastry is golden and crispy

Salmon and spinach stirfry

Ingredients
1 salmon fillet
70g rice
Spinach
Chicken stock cube
300ml water
40g feta cheese, crumbled
Cashew nuts
Chopped parsely
Chopped dill

1. Fry the salmon and break up into small pieces

2. Dissolve the stock cube in water, pour over the salmon and bring to the boil

3. Add the rice and spinach and boil until sauce has thickened

4. Add the cheese, nuts and herbs, mix together and serve

Serves 1

Cajun chicken salad

Ingredients
Lettuce
1 chicken breast
30g feta cheese, crumbled
4 tbsp mayonnaise
Croutons

Cajun seasoning:
1 tsp paprika powder
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp dried oregano
Half teaspoon cayenne pepper powder
Half teaspoon salt
Half teaspoon ground black pepper
Half teaspoon garlic powder
1tbsp olive oil

1. Put all cajun seasoning ingredients in a bowl and mix

2. Chop the chicken into small pieces and add to the cajun seasoning, and mix

3. Fry the chicken for 10-15 minutes until cooked through

4. Place lettuce, cheese, mayonnaise and croutons in a bowl and mix

5. Add the chicken, and serve

Serve 1

Bacon and egg salad

Ingredients
Lettuce
3 slices of bacon
1 egg
40g feta cheese, crumbled
4 tbsp mayonnaise
Chopped chives

1. Cut the bacon into small pieces and fry

2. Poach the egg

3. Place the lettuce, bacon, cheese, mayonnaise and chives in a bowl and mix, then arrange on a plate

4. Put the egg on top of the salad

Serves 1

Feta filo parcels

Ingredients
3 sheets filo pastry
100g feta cheese, crumbled
1 egg, beaten
1 tsp dried parsley

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6

2. Lie the pastry sheets on top of each other and cut into 12 squares (3x4)

3. Take each square (3 layers) and push into the holes in a baking tin (as shown in photo)

4. Mix the cheese, egg and parsley together and put equal amounts into each pastry

5. Scrunch up the corners of each pastry to make a little parcel and brush with a small amount of milk or beaten egg

6. Bake for 15 minutes

Feta, sundried tomato and basil quiche

Ingredients

Savoury pastry case
2 medium eggs
150ml single cream
100g feta cheese, crumbled
100g sundried tomatoes
Fresh basil

1. Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F / gas 6

2. Place the tomatoes, cheese and basil into the pastry case.

3. Beat the eggs, add the single cream and mix

4. Pour into the pastry case

5. Bake for 30 mins

Feta, tomato and basil triangles

Ingredients
270g pack of filo pastry (6 sheets)
125g feta cheese, crumbled
3 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp dried basil

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6. Grease 2 baking trays

2. Mix the cheese, tomato puree and basil together

3. Open out the filo pastry sheets and cut in half (across the width) then cut each half into 3 equal strips.

4. Take 2 strips of pastry and lie on top of each other on a board

5. Put a spoonful of the cheese mixture on one end of the strip and fold the corner over to make a triangle shape

6. Now fold that over, and continue along the strip until it is all wrapped up into a neat parcel

7. Brush with milk and place on a baking tray.

8. Repeat with the rest of the strips, then bake for 15 minutes until pastry is golden and crispy

Salmon and feta filo parcel

Ingredients

1 salmon fillet

2 sheets filo pastry

25g feta cheese

Dried basil and dill

1. Preheat oven to 200°C / 400°F / gas 6

2. Lie 2 sheets of filo pastry on top of each other then fold in half to make 4 layers. Lie on a baking tray

3. Crumble the feta in the middle of the pastry. Sprinkle the herbs over the cheese

4. Place the salmon on top of the cheese and brush with milk

5. Fold the corners of the pastry over the salmon to make a parcel. 

6. Brush the parcel with milk and bake for 25 minutes until the pastry is golden

Serves 1

Cheese and cranberry twists

Ingredients
2 sheets of puff pastry
feta cheese
cranberry sauce

1. Preheat oven to 220°C / 425°F / gas 7. Grease a baking tray

2. Spread the cranberry sauce thinly onto one puff pastry sheet. Crumble the cheese over

3. Lay the other sheet on top and press down

4. Cut out strips and lightly twist them

5. Bake for 10-15 minutes and leave to cool on a wire rack