A delicious puff pastry strudel filled with cheese and vegetables. It’ a perfect party snack or just an afternoon snack. This savory strudel can be served with a dipping sauce (although it’s so good on its own) or with a salad.
Other savory puff pastry snacks:
- Puff pastry cheese straws
- Cheese sun-dried tomato and olive puff pastry pinwheels
- Asparagus in puff pastry with ham and cheese
Vegetable strudel ingredients:
- I used broccoli, bell pepper and mushrooms for the filling, but you can really use any vegetables you have on hand, just cook them first. Raw vegetables would be cooked through in the oven but they would release to much water and the dough wouldn’t be crunchy.
- Gooey cheese is essential here, you can also use any cheese but I think mozzarella cheese flavor works best here.
- Seasonings: I used fresh garlic and Herbes de Provence. This recipe is very forgiving so just use your favorite herb mixes like French or Italian seasoning or just some herbs like basil, oregano, thyme.
- You can also use this filling to fill yeast dough or pizza dough.
- It is best to use an all-butter-puff pastry if you can get one. It’s tastier but a little more sticky that palm fat puff pastry, so you just need to be more careful (see the notes below).
Savory puff pastry strudel – step by step:
1. Cook the broccoli and bell pepper. 2. Cook the mushrooms. 3. Chop the vegetables and mushrooms, let cool, then stir in the cheese. 4. Roll out the dough then place the filling on top. 5. Cover the filling with the half of the dough. 6. Cut the dough horizontally with a sharp knife, then brush the pastry with the egg wash. Bake!
The most important tips when working with puff pastry:
- It is very important that the filling is cold (it should be chilled in the fridge), before putting it on the puff pastry. You can also pop it in the fridge for a couple of minutes.
- The dough itself must be cold. Take it out of the fridge only when you have all the other ingredients ready.
- Sprinkle the dough on both sides with flour (so it won’t stick) and roll it out (dough that is too thick may not be baked through). If you use frozen puff pastry, you must first thaw it in the fridge overnight.
Puff pastry strudel with vegetables and cheese
A delicious puff pastry strudel filled with cheese and vegetables. It’ a perfect party snack or just an afternoon snack.
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Servings 1 strudel
Calories 2070kcal
Ingredients
- 1/3 broccoli head 5.3oz/150g
- 1 red bell pepper
- 7 oz cremini mushrooms 200g, or button mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons frying oil
- 1 heaped teaspoon Herbes de Provence French or Italian seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3.5 oz grated mozzarella cheese 100g, low-moisture mozzarella
- 1 sheet puff pastry 8.5oz/240g
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Divide the broccoli into very small florets, cut the bell pepper into small cubes, mushrooms into slices.
- Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over high heat. Place the broccoli and bell paprika in an even layer. Don’t stir for a minute, then cook, stirring from time to time for a few minutes, until the vegetables are soft and browned. Add the herbs and garlic, cook for another minute. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer on a large chopping board.
- Add a second tablespoon of oil and mushrooms to the pan. Cook just like the vegetables. Transfer to the chopping board.
- Chop finely the vegetables and mushrooms. Set aside to cool completely. Once cooled, stir in the cheese. Place the bowl with the vegetables in the fridge.
- Heat the oven to 400°F / 200°C / Gas Mark 6, no fan (if you have a convection oven, reduce the temperature by 20°).
- Sprinkle the puff pastry well with flour and roll out on a sheet of baking paper into a long rectangle. Arrange the filling on its half. Cover the filling with the second part of the dough and press the edges of the dough together to seal. It should look like a strudel.
- Divide the dough with a sharp knife into parts.
- Make the egg wash – whisk the egg with milk. Brush the pastry with the mixture.
- Bake for about 25 minutes or until the dough is golden. Wait 10-15 minutes before dividing it into parts.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Ingredients: You can use any vegetables you have on hand, but you need to cook them first.
- You can also use this filling to fill yeast dough or pizza dough.
- It is best to use all-butter-puff pastry if you can get one. It’s tastier but a little more sticky that palm fat puff pastry, so you just need to be more careful (see the notes below).
- The most important tips when working with puff pastry:
– It is very important that the filling is cold, before putting it on the puff pastry. You can also pop it in the freezer for a couple of minutes.
– The dough itself must be cold. Take it out of the fridge only when you have all the other ingredients ready.
– Sprinkle the dough on both sideswith flour.
– If you use frozen puff pastry, you should first thaw it in the fridge overnight.
Did you make this recipe? Let me know how you liked it and give it a star rating in the comments below! You can also add a photo of your creation!
9 Comments
Debbie
31 January 2021 at 15:07This was a great hit! Nearly all gone in under 10 minutes. I added cubed butternut squash and cubed swede to mine as well. Very very tasty family loved it. Will definitely be making again.
Aleksandra
31 January 2021 at 17:21I’m thrilled this was a hit, Debbie! thank you for commenting!
Ashley
14 November 2020 at 00:56This is so good!
Sue
13 November 2020 at 20:37Having never worked with puff pastry, I was a bit hesitant to try this. It was easy to make! The mushrooms give it a meaty texture (fooled the guys for a minute there), I omitted the garlic and used Italian seasoning. Will be making this again soon. It was gone in a flash!
Thank you!
Aleksandra
13 November 2020 at 20:44Thanks for trying out the recipe and for the review, I’m happy it worked out for you!
Guy
15 July 2020 at 08:39mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Aleksandra
14 April 2020 at 07:50Comment from a Pinterest user Chellsie: Tasty and quite easy to make. Didn’t add the cheese but worked well without it. Added half a red pepper and a quarter of a green and yellow pepper.
Shirley
15 January 2020 at 02:35Thank you… delicious!
Aleksandra
15 January 2020 at 16:00thank you for letting me know 🙂