So we are back from the hills (as per last post). We obviously got back a few hours later but I'm only getting around to telling you about it now. I'm also choosing to be ultra lazy and recycling a post I blogged way back. Hope you don't mind! Our ritual is usually the same anyhow so here goes...
"The family at Friendly Cottage escaped to the Wicklow mountains to end the bank holiday Paddy's day on a high. Of course, the only way to get me to the top of a huge mountain is to lure me with food. During the trek, I tried not to moan too much and sugar levels only started to critically plummet during the final ascent....nothing the thoughts of digging into trekking toasted triangles, couldn't sort out! yeeeaaahh!"
TREKKING TOASTED TRIANGLES
Makes about 20 triangles
4 Soft flour tortillas
4 tablespoons of your favourite tapenade or pesto
6 sundried tomatoes, cut into slivers
75g cheddar cheese, grated
2 slices parma ham, shredded into strips
handful rocket leaves
1 tablespoon roughly chopped coriander
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
freshly ground black pepper
1. Preheat a cafe style flat sandwich toasting machine (or frying pan wide enough to take the tortillas).
2. Halve the tortillas to fit the toaster if using.
3. Spread the tapenade or pesto evenly over two of the tortillas.
4. Scatter the sundried tomatoes, cheese, parma ham, rocket, coriander and chilli flakes over and season well with black pepper.
5. Pop the remaining tortillas on as lids and toast for a few minutes until crisp, golden and the cheese is beginning to ooze out (if toasting in a pan, dry fry for 2-3 minutes each side).
6. Remove and leave to cool and set. Cut into triangles and package up before they get eaten!
TASTY TIPS:
Really you can use anything you fancy in these toasty treats. Substitute cheddar cheese for goats or blue cheese, parma ham for regular ham and coriander for your favourite herb. Olives are delicious too.
3 comments:
Aha, that's what I need - Trekking Toasted Triangles! Must tell Simon about these because he dragged me up the Dublin mountains on Paddy's Day and completely neglected to bring some bait! If he had brought some of these I might not have protested so much!
Things are looking great at Friendly Cottage Sharon and welcome home!
yummy, theres nothing like the lure of food to get you to the top of a mountain, those look yummy , (minus the ham for me ) and nifty idea of of putting them into toasting machine. lovely photo too.
Yum! These look gorgeous! They totally wouldn't make it out of the kitchen with me though, Although I do love combining exercise with snacking! x
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