Vegetable Grape Leaves
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I love veggie grape leaves because you can eat them any time of day. Here, the zesty rice and vegetable filling is rolled in a tender grape leaf and cooked in a citrus broth.
Recipe type: Very Vegetarian Lunches
Serves: 4 dozen
Ingredients
- 2 cups long-grain rice, rinsed
- 1 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
- 1 large tomato, finely diced
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 whole green onion, finely chopped
- 1 tsp. dried mint
- 2 tsp. salt
- [1/2] tsp. cayenne
- [1/2] tsp. ground black pepper
- [3/4] cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 (16-oz.) jar grape leaves in brine, drained
- 3 large carrots, cut into diagonal slices
- [3/4] cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 5 cups water
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine long-grain rice, parsley, tomato, yellow onion, green onion, mint, 1 teaspoon salt, cayenne, black pepper, and [1/4] cup lemon juice. Set aside.
- Cover the bottom of a 2-quart pot with a layer of grape leaves followed by a layer of sliced carrots.
- Remove stems on remaining leaves and place vein side up on your work surface. Spoon 2 tablespoons filling on each leaf, and roll, tucking in edges as you roll.
- Stack rolled grape leaves in a circular fashion in the pot. Add remaining [1/2] cup lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, and enough water to just cover top of rolled leaves. Season with remaining 1 teaspoon salt, cover, and simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour, 30 minutes, adding additional water during the cook time as needed.
- Remove from heat, and let sit for 30 minutes before serving warm or cold.
Notes
Mediterranean Morsel
Letting the rolled grapes leaves sit for 30 minutes helps ensure the cooked rolls don't fall apart.
Letting the rolled grapes leaves sit for 30 minutes helps ensure the cooked rolls don't fall apart.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 2 rolls Calories: 100 Fat: 8g Saturated fat: 1g Carbohydrates: 8g Sodium: 735mg Fiber: 1g Protein: 1g Cholesterol: 0mg