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Smoked Mozzarella and Sun-dried Tomato Cigars
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis Show: Everyday Italian Episode: Vineyard Visit Overall User Rating: 
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Perfect for picnic dinner at Hollywood Bowl
07/27/2008 at 01:42pm
User: Barbara from LA, CA User Rating:
This worked out great for pre-concert dining at Hollywood Bowl. Just keep in mind that you are opening a bottle of Prosecco to use 1/4 cup for the salad dressing. It's a wonderful vinagrette but better plan on drinking the bottle soon after or waste it when it goes flat! Oh! Also used chopped fresh basil in the cigars which added a lot!!
little cigars
03/31/2008 at 10:55am
User: karen from collegeville, PA User Rating:
I find it hard to work with the dough. Maybe a pasty shell would be easier. Putting the cheese and sun dried tomatoes in the middle and topping with another pasty shell. Or possible a biscuit dough rolled out. I need to add a lot of cheese but when I did it tasted great. I did not like the big bite of sun dried tomatoes so I put them in a food grinder and then spread the tomatoes on top of the cheese
Saturday night appetizers
02/16/2008 at 08:27pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
These were so good and so easy. I made them on a Saturday for my husband and I while the kids ate dinner. We put them to bed while they cooked in the oven and relaxed and enjoyed. I would definitely make again. As my husband says "that one is a keeper."
Forget the Phyllo - use Crescent Rolls
02/16/2008 at 01:16pm
User: P from Redondo Beach, CA User Rating:
I don't particularly care for flaky phyllo dough and the sheets are way too greasy with all the butter brushed on them. I used a refrigerated reduced fat crescent roll package, rolled out into a rectangle instead of making crescent rolls and used half the amount of smoked mozzarella as it is very powerful and a bit much. Overall it turned out great, the sun dried tomatoes were juicy and cooked up like preserves and I will serve to guests as appetizers or as finger foods but I personally didn't care for the flavor that much.
Great, but rich...
01/26/2008 at 08:54am
User: DAWN from Tallahassee, FL User Rating:
These are fabulous! Just beware, you can eat more of them than you should. They're kind of rich. When making them, I found that buttering only one half of the phyllo makes folding it much easier. They're very easy to make with this modification, but much messier than Giada makes it look. I will make them again and again.
Absolutely the best
12/17/2007 at 06:50pm
User: Shanti from Superior, CO User Rating:
I've done this a few times now, just the cheese sticks by themselves. A couple of times as a pot luck appetizer, and a few times while entertaining. It was a huge success, everybody was asking me for the recipe. It makes the whole dinner stick out and the guests very impressed. Thank you Giada!
Amazing!
10/02/2007 at 03:51pm
User: Krstine from Bedford, OH User Rating:
I made these for a party and nobody believed me that I made them myself. Everyone loved them and they were fun to make.
Easy and Delicious
08/28/2007 at 02:57pm
User: KIM from Orlando, FL User Rating:
These were so simple to put together and the taste was wonderful. A highly flexibale dish -- you could add asparagus tips, red onion, anything you like. I didn't have trouble working with the phyllo but I had to move fast to keep it from drying out. If you're careful in rolling them, they shouldn't leak while baking. I wasn't able to make the salad to go along with this recipe but can't wait to try it all together.
Best In The House
08/25/2007 at 01:25pm
User: Mark from Rockford, IL User Rating:
Took to a house warming party. Got rave reviews. Was the best dish on the table.
Very good
08/23/2007 at 06:00pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
These were very good, but I'm not sure I'd catagorize working w/phyllo as easy (& I'm Greek)!
Fantastic!
06/01/2007 at 11:33am
User: jen from marlboro, MA User Rating:
I love all giada's recipes but this was one was definately the best! It was easy, fun to make and took no time at all and made these for a luncheon. Everyone raved and it they looked like I spent a long time making them. Ill definately make these again. Thanks Giada for a great recipe. Jen Marlboro,Ma
Great Appetizer!!!
05/22/2007 at 10:42pm
User: ann from portsmouth, NH User Rating:
I served these "cigars" in a triangle-like shape as an appetizer. They were a hit!! It was SOOO easy. I made them a week ahead of time and froze them. I defrosted them in the refrigerator the day before I needed them and they were excellent!! The cheese stayed in the puff pastry because I wrapped them in a triangle. I made some with goat cheese that I had left over because I ran out of the smoked mozzerella!!
Delicious
05/14/2007 at 12:20pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
These are so good ontop of salad. I find that using the sun dried tomatoes in a jar packed with oil and spices gives it a sweet taste that is over powering. I buy the package variety that nothing has been added to and add my own olive oil and spices. This came out less sweet. I find it hard to buy smoked mozzarella but the regular kind is terrific in this recipe.
Fabulous!!!
04/25/2007 at 05:12pm
User: Cynthia from Huntsville, AL User Rating:
This is absolutely the most delectable parmesean sun dried tomato combo I have ever tasted. Great on salads, or even as an appetizer or I've even used it as a bread serving with a meal. Wonderful stuff. Everybody loves it! Never any left over!
disaster
04/20/2007 at 12:36pm
User: tania from miami, FL User Rating:
These were a disaster! They tasted ok, but the cheese oozed out all over the place.
Fantastico
04/18/2007 at 04:42pm
User: Natasha from Redlands, CA User Rating:
This was a very fun and relatively easy dish to make. My entire family loved the cigars. We used them as appetizers to our main course instead of in a salad.
Super recipe
04/15/2007 at 03:39pm
User: Peggy from Decatur, GA User Rating:
easy recipe and open to flexibility with different ingredients. Every time I serve this, everyone raves.
awesome
04/15/2007 at 11:28am
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I made these for a party and friends said that this was the best thing that they ever had!!!
Delicious, although enormous!
04/13/2007 at 05:49pm
User: Karen from NY, NY User Rating:
The tatse of these cigars was just phenomenal with the zest of the sundried tomatoes and the smokey flavor from the cheese. I used prepackaged puff pastry dough, and despite rolling it out, each cigar still came out gigantic! Won't stop me from making these again tough. They're great even on their own as an hors d'oeurve.
Yummy
04/07/2007 at 11:30am
User: BARBARA from Roswell, GA User Rating:
These are a little messy to make but well worth it. My guests gobbled them up in no time - I should have doubled the recipe!
great crouton alternative
03/17/2007 at 02:16pm
User: Anonymous User Rating:
I made this for friends. All agreed it was aunique twist to the crouton. It was great!
Delicious
03/15/2007 at 01:31pm
User: Jaclyn from Philadelphia, PA User Rating:
These were very good and something that I will be making again, but I changed it up a little by adding minced garlic and some other herbs for extra flavor.
yummy and elegant
03/13/2007 at 06:33pm
User: Stacy from Chattanooga, TN User Rating:
WOW, what a totally impressive spread. I made this just for my normal crew but if I ever wanted to impress someone, this is what I would have as my salad. This was just so different and felt so fru-fru. Oh, by the way, the fact that it is delicious doesnt hurt. I added precooked bacon slices to the inside of mine as well and it was delightful.
AWESOME!
03/10/2007 at 04:58pm
User: Jennifer from toledo, OH User Rating:
was very good...the flavors complement each other well. buy a quality smoked mozzarella, it's worth it.
A special treat..
03/06/2007 at 08:41am
User: jackie from des moines, IA User Rating:
I agree with the previous poster re the working with phyllo. I'm thinking next time I'll use puff pastry rolled thinner..similar idea but less work and still, people think puff pastry is something extra special.
Amazing
03/04/2007 at 10:41pm
User: Tamra from Bonney Lake, WA User Rating:
This dish was so wonderful! The flavor combinations were just right, not to rich, light dressing for the salad, yummy! It was all very easy and a great find for trying something new.
Great!
03/04/2007 at 11:36am
User: Kim from Sebring, FL User Rating:
If you don't mind working with phyllo, these are great!