Savory Vegetarian Strudel

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 small yellow onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 28 oz canned tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1/3 cup red wine
• 8 oz canned button mushrooms, rinsed and sliced
• Salt and pepper
• 10 oz phyllo pastry dough
• ½ cup butter
• 1/3 cup cashew nuts, chopped

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
1) Heat oil in a large saucepan
2) Sautee onions until tender, careful not to brown
3) Add garlic, undrained tomatoes, basil, wine.
4) Let the mixture simmer gently, stirring often until the liquid is gone (about 20 minutes.)
5) Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes
6) Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Strudel Assembly:

1) Lay 1 sheet of phyllo dough directly on baking sheet.
2) Brush with melted butter and sprinkle 1/3 of the nuts on
3) Repeat layers until there are 3 layers
4) Brush top layer with butter. Pour filling mixture on top and spread it to about 1 inch from edge of dough
5) Fold edges over to enclose the filling
6) Starting from the widest edges, roll up like a Swiss Roll, trying not to let it break.
7) Brush top with melted butter
Bake for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.