Silverbeet Gozleme

A delicious way to use up the abundance of silverbeet is to transform it into this version of gozleme, a flatbread filled with greens from the garden.

making gozleme dough ball cooking classes

Ball of dough after kneading.

Dough divided into four balls before rising

Dough divided into 4 balls before rising.

Dough after rising for gozleme my green garden

Dough after rising.

Garden greens for gozleme my green garden

Silverbeet (chard), mint, parsley, garlic chives & spring onions all from the vegie patch.

Greens and cheeses prepped for gozleme my green garden

The filling of the chopped greens and the cheeses.

Adding the fillings to the thinly rolled dough for gozleme my green garden

Adding the fillings to the thinly rolled dough.

It is best to make the dough and fill the pastry as close as possible to cooking time.

For the dough:
300ml warm water
7g instant dried yeast
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups plain (bakers) flour
2 tablespoons olive oil (+ more for brushing later)

For the filling:
4 cups finely chopped silverbeet leaves
12 spring onions, chopped
¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
¼ cup chopped mint
¼ cup chopped chives
½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
400g Greek fetta, crumbled
200g grated Mozzarella

To serve: lemon wedges

 

To make the dough
Combine all the dough ingredients with the 2 tablespoons of olive oil to form a dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead the dough for 5 minutes or until elastic.

Divide into 4 balls and place on a baking tray brushed with olive oil. Cover with a clean tea towel and stand in a warm place for 20 minutes, or until the dough has doubled in size.

To make the filling
Combine the silverbeet, the spring onions, herbs and nutmeg in a large bowl. Season with a little salt and freshly ground black pepper, then set aside.

In a smaller bowl, combine the fetta and the mozzarella and set aside.

To assemble the gozleme
Pre-heat a chargrill or griddle pan on a medium-high heat.

Roll out each piece of dough into a rectangle as thinly as possible without tearing it (about 30 x 40cm). Place one quarter of the silverbeet mixture along half of the rectangle, leaving the edge free. Place a quarter of the cheeses over the silverbeet. Fold the dough over to enclose the filling and press  or roll the edges together to seal. Brush one side of the gozleme with olive oil and place on chargrill. Cook for 3-4 minutes until base is golden. Brush the top side and turn over to cook both sides.

Remove from heat and cut into quarters to serve with lemon wedges.

Gozleme ready for cooking my green garden

Cover the filling and roll the edges together to enclose the filling.

gozleme cooked and ready to eat

The pastry is cooked on a BBQ grill or griddle pan until golden on both sides and served with a squeeze of lemon.