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Chef Ed's Deconstructed Spanish Empanada

A delicious riff on a tapas classic
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Spanish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sheets prepared puff pastry
  • 2 cans of good tuna in olive oil
  • 1 cup pitted Spanish olives finely chopped
  • 4 hard boiled eggs finely chopped
  • 1 large onion caramelized
  • 1/4 cup of mayonnaise
  • 2 large eggs, whisked for egg wash

Instructions
 

To prepare puff pastry

  • Unroll your puff pastry and cut into large rounds. Using the smaller round cutter, gently press your pastry round to score a circle inside the larger circle. Leave a border of at least a 1/4 in from the edge to the score. This scoring will allow the outer edge to puff and rise while your filling holds the inner circle down a bit creating a puff cup. Egg wash the edges of your puff pastry. Set your puffs aside.

Filling

  • Mix the tuna, caramelized onion, olives, egg and mayo together until well mixed and creamy.

Assembly

  • Put a spoonful of the tuna mixture in the center of your puff pastry.
  • Bake your filled puffs at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown. Serve warm
Keyword class recipe, tapas