"Love Carrot" Appetizer

Directions

1. 1

   Step 1

   

   Wash and peel the onion, carrot, and bell pepper. Rinse and pat dry the chicken fillet and salad leaves with a paper towel. Thaw the pastry and vegetables according to the package instructions. Prepare a frying pan, rolling pin, and a large heart-shaped cookie cutter.

2. 2

   Step 2

   

   Cut half of the onion into two equal parts. Slice one quarter into thin half-rings, and dice the other quarter into 3-4 mm cubes. Dice the chicken fillet.

3. 3

   Step 3

   

   Pour 0.5 tbsp of vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat over medium heat. Add the onion sliced into half-rings. Sauté, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until golden.

4. 4

   Step 4

   

   Add the green beans and vegetable mix to the pan with the onion. Sauté all the vegetables for 3-4 minutes. Season the vegetables with ⅓ tsp of salt, black pepper, and soy sauce. Mix and heat everything for another 3-4 minutes until the vegetables are cooked. Remove the pan from the heat and let the vegetables cool slightly.

5. 5

   Step 5

   

   Arrange the salad leaves on a board, spread the vegetable filling over them. Roll the leaves into a roll so the filling is inside. Place the leaf rolls on plates, and add carrot sticks to each roll.

6. 6

   Step 6

   

   Add another 0.5 tbsp of oil to the pan where the vegetables were sautéed, let it heat over medium heat. Sauté the finely chopped onion for 1-2 minutes until light beige. Add the chicken fillet sticks to the onion. Sauté, stirring, for 5-6 minutes until golden brown.

7. 7

   Step 7

   

   Add ⅓ tsp of salt and the seasoning mix to the chicken. Mix and heat everything together for another 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat under the pan.

8. 8

   Step 8

   

   Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out the puff pastry to a thickness of 3-4 mm, and use a heart-shaped cutter to cut out 8 heart-shaped patties.

9. 9

   Step 9

   

   Transfer 4 "hearts" to a baking dish or baking sheet, and spread the chicken filling on top of the pastry. Cover them with the remaining "hearts" and seal the edges tightly by pressing with a fork.

10. 10

    Step 10

    

    Crack an egg into a cup, beat it, and brush the pies with it. Place the baking sheet in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove the pies and let them cool slightly.

    TipBaking time depends on your oven's power. The pies should turn golden and become firm.

11. 11

    Step 11

    

    Cut heart-shaped slices from the red pepper and place them on the pies. Arrange the pies on a wide plate next to the salad leaf rolls.

12. 12

    Step 12

    

    Serve the "Love Carrot" appetizer with two glasses of sparkling wine.