Crispy cheese parcels
Small crisp parcels filled with cheese and linseeds, hot and crunchy on the outside, melting in the middle. They can be served with a light green salad.
142 K 4.1/5 (24 reviews)
40 min.
Easy
8 crispys parcels
7 IngredientsLast modified on: December 18th 2011
150 g Époisses
50 g linseed
8 sheets of brick pastry
2 tablespoons 
1 lettuce
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Cooking: 5 min.
All in all: 40 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 15 min.
Prepare a green salad with the lettuce, a few chopped chives and a sauce vinaigrette dressing.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Cut 150 g Époisses into rectangular pieces about 1/2 cm (1/4 inch) thick and 4 cm (2 inches) long (1 piece of cheese per parcel).
Pepper them, then sprinkle with linseeds on both sides, pressing lightly so that the seeds stick to the cheese.
Pepper them, then sprinkle with linseeds on both sides, pressing lightly so that the seeds stick to the cheese.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Roll up each piece of cheese in a sheet of brik to form a neat little parcel.
See this short video to see how to do it.
See this short video to see how to do it.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Brush the parcels with oil.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Fry the parcels in a hot frying pan until golden brown on both sides. Serve immediately with the salad.
Remarks
If you cannot get Epoisses, you can use another cheese, preferably one with a soft paste, such as morbier, brie, camembert, etc., or any other you particularly like.
Keeping: A few minutes, once fried.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 40 RDI=20 % | 70 RDI=6 % | 90 RDI=10 % | 1,230 RDI=60 % | 5,170 RDI: 60 % |
| Per 100 g | 6 RDI=3 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 200 RDI=10 % | 850 RDI: 10 % |
| Per crispy parcels | 5 RDI=2 % | 8 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 150 RDI=8 % | 650 RDI: 8 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 crispys parcels : $10.00
- Per crispy parcels : $1.25
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Époisses
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Oil
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