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Filo Napoleons

This main dish version of a Napolean dessert features tuna salad, chicken salad, hummus, or tabbouleh layered between sheets of buttered phyllo and served on watercress salad.

 6 sheets filo dough (about 12 by 18 in.)
 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
 3/4 cup tuna salad, chicken salad, hummus, or tabbouleh
Step 1
1

Start with 6 sheets filo dough (about 12 by 18 in.) and 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted. Lay 1 filo sheet flat (cover remaining filo with plastic wrap to prevent drying) and brush lightly with butter. Top with another filo sheet and brush lightly with more butter. Repeat to stack remaining filo. Cut into 6 squares. Transfer filo to buttered baking sheets.

Step 2
2

Bake in a 400° oven until golden brown all over, 3 to 4 minutes.

Step 3
3

Top 3 filo squares with 3/4 cup of one of the following: tuna salad, chicken salad, hummus, or tabbouleh. Top with remaining filo squares.

Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 18g28%

Saturated Fat 10g50%
Cholesterol 43mg15%
Sodium 433mg19%
Total Carbohydrate 18g6%

Dietary Fiber 1.3g6%
Protein 6.2g13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.