Lentil and Sweet Potato Empanadas
A mix of nutty lentils with sweet potato and spicy chipotle wrapped in a pastry pocket. Yum!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup black lentils can use green lentils instead
- 1 cup vegetable broth low sodium
- 2 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup chopped onions
- 1 jalapeno seeded and chopped
- 1 cup diced sweet potato
- 1 chipotle in adobe sauce
- 1 tsp adobe sauce
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- salt as per taste
- pepper as per taste
- 1 pack of puff pastry, 2 sheets (I used pepperidge farm frozen puff pastry)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 375 F. Line two baking sheet with parchment paper/aluminium foil and set aside.
- Thaw the puff pastry as per the directions on the package.
- In a small sauce pan bring vegetable broth to simmer over medium, stir in the lentils.
- Lower the heat to medium low and cook the lentils covered for 20 minutes. Lentils will be just enough cooked.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet melt the butter over medium heat. Once the butter starts bubbling add onion and jalapeno. Cook until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add sweet potato, chipotle and adobe sauce and cook for another 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper as per taste.
- Stir in the wine and cook until it is evaporated, then add lentils along with any cooking liquid. If there is not leftover liquid in the lentils, add 1/4 cup of water along with lentils.
- Cook until all the liquid is evaporated and the sweet potatoes are tender. Another 3-4 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let the mixture cool completely.
- Lightly flour the work surface and roll out on puff pastry in to a 12 inch X 12 inch square, cut into 9 equal squares.
- Dip your finger tips in water and run around the edges of the square. Place 1 tablespoon of filling in the one half of the square and bring the other half on the top forming a triangle. Press the edges to seal.
- Repeat the above step for all the remaining squares (and the second pastry sheet).
- Bake the empanadas one baking sheet at a time for 20 minutes, until they are golden brown.
- Serve warm with your choice of dipping sauce.