Pesto Palmiers

 

Serves 4

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time approx. 8 mins

 

Ideal to serve with pre-dinner drinks!  And inspired by my friend Rosa, who is a brilliant cook and is first

class at making tasty cocktail snacks

 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

1 pack ready rolled puff pastry

¾ jar red pesto and/or green pesto

One egg, beaten

55g / 2oz Parmesan, grated.

 

 

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO… 
 

1. Preheat the oven to 200c/Fan 180c/Gas 6.
    

2. Unroll the pastry. Roll out on a floured board.
    

3. Spread over the pesto, and scatter over half the Parmesan cheese.
    

4. Roll the pastry up from the short sides, inwards towards the centre.
    

5. Cut into 1 cm strips. Lay, on their sides, on two non-stick trays.
    

6. Brush palmiers with an egg wash and then scatter the rest of the Parmesan over half of the palmiers.
    

7. Bake in the oven for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown.
    

8. Cool on a wire rack.