Sides, Starters, Vegetarian
Puff Pastry Mini Christmas Trees
Recipe by Ninja Kitchen
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Cooking method:
Ninja Foodi 8-in-1 Flip Mini Oven SP101
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Total time: 35 mins
- Skill Easy
- Serves 6 people
Puff Pastry Mini Christmas Trees
Tip: Soak cocktail sticks in cold water for 30 minutes before using them in the oven, so they won’t burn.
Utensils required
Allergies
Tip: Allergy Advice
This dish contains the following allergens: Nuts, Dairy
Ingredients
For the pesto rosso
- 150g sundried tomatoes
- 25g pine nuts
- 10g grated Parmesan or vegetarian equivalent
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 garlic clove, peeled
- 250g ready rolled puff pastry
- About twenty cocktail sticks
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Method
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Step 1
In the bowl of a blender, place all the ingredients for the pesto and blend to obtain a creamy consistency.
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Step 2
Spread the pesto in a thin layer on your puff pastry and cut strips of 1.5cm wide by 12cm long.
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Step 3
Gently fold the strips to create small Christmas tree shapes with 4cm base and 0.7 to 0.5cm on all sides until the top.
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Step 4
Insert a wet cocktail stick from the base to the top without letting it pierce.
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Step 5
Place parchment paper on the oven tray and place your small trees on the sides.
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Step 6
Select BAKE, set the temperature to 180°C and the time to 20 minutes. Press Start/Pause to start preheating the oven.
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Step 7
When the oven is preheated insert your oven tray and let the trees cook until the end.
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Step 8
Before serving, arrange your small Christmas trees in cut half-oranges or equivalent to present them as a small forest.
