Appetizer

Crispy Phyllo Cigars Filled with Spiced Squash, Ricotta & Pomegranate Seeds

Name: Crispy Phyllo Cigars Filled with Spiced Squash, Ricotta & Pomegranate Seeds
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 3/4 cup roasted butternut squash purée (canned or pre-roasted); 1/2 cup whole-milk ricotta; 3 sheets phyllo dough, thawed; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses; 1/4 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted; 2 tablespoons pomegranate arils, divided; 1/4 teaspoon ras el hanout; Salt to taste; Pinch of fresh micro cilantro or flat-leaf parsley for garnish; Extra pomegranate molasses for drizzling

Tissue-thin phyllo sheets wrapped around a warming mixture of roasted squash purée, whipped ricotta, toasted pine nuts, and pomegranate molasses, baked until golden and impossibly crispy. Drizzled with pomegranate syrup and finished with fresh pomegranate arils and micro cilantro—this is the appetizer that stuns.

535calper serving 12gprotein 37gcarbs 39gfat 10min prep 12min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this