Appetizer
Tunisian Tuna Bricks
Little crispy triangles with tuna, hard-boiled egg, and harissa, Tunisian-style appetizer nibbles, with a lemon wedge.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Serves
- 16 pièces
Ingredients
- 2 sheets puff pastry (or brick/phyllo pastry)
- 1 can tuna (about 150g/5 oz)
- 2 hard-boiled eggs
- 1 onion
- A few sprigs of parsley
- 1 tsp harissa
- 200ml (¾ cup + 1 tbsp) oil, for frying
- 1 lemon
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
Flake the tuna and finely chop the hard-boiled eggs and onion. Mix with chopped parsley, harissa, and salt.
Cut the pastry into rectangular strips.
Place a small spoonful of filling at one end of each strip.
Fold into a triangle, flag-style, all the way down the strip, sealing the last fold well.
Fry the bricks in hot oil for 1–2 minutes per side, until deeply golden.
Drain on paper towels and serve hot with lemon wedges.