They can be filled with a variety of filling such as cheese, chicken, salmon, vegetables, you name it!
Savory Profiteroles are great for parties, brunch, picnic or any get together.
Video recipe here: https://youtu.be/iPgnqo8EDqE
Cute and Tasty Savory Profiteroles
Ingredients
Choux pastry
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 stick (4 tbsp) unsalted butter at room
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- Please check the profiterole’s link above for Choux pastry recipe details.
Garnish
- Sesame or Nigella seeds ( optional)
Egg wash
- 1 egg yolk beaten with 2 drops water
Filling
- 1 can (5oz) Tuna in water (drained)
- 1/2 pitted black olives
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup capers
- 2 large cooked potatoes (boiled in water)
- 3 boiled eggs, cut small
- 4 or more chopped green onions
- Hot sauce
- Salt, pepper to taste
- Olive oil to taste
- Lemon juice to taste
Instructions
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For the Choux pastry, please check the Profiterole’s link above.
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Once you have shaped the choux pastry into about 2 tablespoons blobs (make sure to space them), gently brush them with egg wash.
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Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top or Nigella seeds or both (optional).
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Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes then reduce the heat to 350°F . Continue to bake for 20 minutes or until the shells are golden. You may need to place under the broiler in the last 5 minutes of baking.
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Prick the pastry shells with a toothpick in two or three places to allow vapor to escape.
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Let cool completely.
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Prepare the filling.
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Mash the potatoes with a fork. Add salt, pepper (optional) and olive oil to taste.
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In a bowl, mix the mashed potatoes, eggs, drained tuna, green onions, sliced pitted olives, capers and cilantro.
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Squeeze some lemon juice on top then gently mix everything.
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With a knife cut the Profiteroles’ shells open (horizontally) but not all the way through.
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Pour some hot sauce inside the shells.
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Spoon some of the filling inside.
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Enjoy.
Recipe Notes
- You can fill your savory Profiteroles with anything you like.