Tilapia Spinach Pesto Strudels

This is something i thought of while i was reading the ingredient list for the ready set cook winter 2005 contest.

Tilapia:.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.

Sprinkle tilapia with salt and pepper on both sides.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Remove from oven and cookie sheet.

Place fish on paper towels and pat dry.

Spinach pesto:.

Place garlic cloves and cashews in food processor or blender.

Pulse until coarsely chopped.

Add thawed and well squeezed dry spinach in processor.

Blend thoroughly.

Add remaining ingredients and continue to process.

Scrape sides of processor as needed until the mixture is a thick paste.

Strudels:.

Place one sheet of phyllo on a board and brush with butter.

Repeat this step until you have stacked 4 sheets of phyllo and brushed each sheet with butter.

Place tilapia on edge of phyllo.

Spread 1 heaping tablespoon of spinach pesto on top of fish evenly and roll in phyllo fold it over fish , tuck in edges and roll.

End with pesto on top.

Repeat for the other 3 rolls.

Brush rolls with melted butter.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until.

tilapia fillet, salt, ground pepper, frozen chopped spinach, lemon, juice of, olive oil, dried basil, garlic, cashews, phyllo dough