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🍽️ Crispy Empanadas with Fresh Green Sauce

370 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• wheat flour, Type 405 230 g
• salt pinch
• butter 30 g
• salami slices 100 g
• bell pepper, red 1 pc.
• onions, yellow 1 pc.
• sunflower oil 4 tbsp
• bell pepper, sweet 0.25 tsp
• marjoram, dried pinch
• pepper, black ground pinch
• capers 1 tbsp
• organic limes 1 pc.
• garlic cloves 1 pc.
• basil, fresh 50 g
• parsley, fresh 50 g
• Gouda, grated 75 g

Instructions

1. 1. Put flour and half a teaspoon of salt into a bowl.
2. 2. Add small pieces of butter and 100 milliliters of lukewarm water.
3. 3. Knead everything into a smooth dough.
4. 4. Cover the dough with a kitchen towel.
5. 5. Let the dough rest for about 30 minutes.
6. 6. Cut the salami into small cubes.
7. 7. Wash the peppers and cut them into quarters.
8. 8. Remove the stem and seeds from the peppers.
9. 9. Dice the peppers finely.
10. 10. Halve the onions and peel them.
11. 11. Finely chop the onions.
12. 12. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan over medium heat.
13. 13. Sauté the prepared vegetables for about 5 minutes.
14. 14. Season the filling with paprika powder, marjoram, salt, and pepper.
15. 15. Set the filling aside to cool down.
16. 16. Put the capers in a sieve and let them drain well.
17. 17. Wash the lime.
18. 18. Grate about one teaspoon of fine zest from the lime.
19. 19. Halve the lime and squeeze out the juice.
20. 20. Halve the garlic and peel it.
21. 21. Roughly chop the garlic.
22. 22. Wash the basil and the parsley.
23. 23. Shake the herbs dry.
24. 24. Remove the coarse stems from the herbs.
25. 25. Roughly chop the herbs.
26. 26. Put the capers, garlic, and herbs into a tall container.
27. 27. Puree the ingredients with two to three tablespoons of oil.
28. 28. Stir the lime zest into the sauce.
29. 29. Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and a little lime juice.
30. 30. Sprinkle some flour on a work surface.
31. 31. Roll out the dough thinly.
32. 32. Cut out 12 circles with a diameter of about 12 centimeters.
33. 33. Place some filling in the center of each dough circle.
34. 34. Sprinkle cheese over the filling.
35. 35. Fold the dough into a semicircle.
36. 36. Press the edges firmly together with a fork.
37. 37. Put 750 milliliters of oil into a deep pan or pot.
38. 38. Heat the oil on high heat.
39. 39. Test the heat by holding a wooden spoon in the oil.
40. 40. The oil is ready when bubbles form around the spoon.
41. 41. Fry the empanadas in batches.
42. 42. Fry them for about 2 to 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
43. 43. Let the empanadas drain on kitchen paper.
44. 44. Serve the empanadas warm or cold with the green sauce.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 370
• Protein: 13 g · Fett/Fat: 20 g · Carbs: 32 g