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Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil and Lemon
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Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil and Lemon

Classic vegan stuffed grape leaves with rice, herbs and lemon juice — a traditional dish from Middle Eastern cuisine.

⏱ 1 hr 30 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

  1. 1
    Mix the onion, the parsley, the cilantro, the cumin, the rice, part of the lemon juice, part of the olive oil, the salt and the black pepper until evenly combined.

To assemble

  1. 2
    Rinse the grape leaves in cold water and set aside.
  2. 3
    Place a little of the mixture in the center of each leaf, fold in both sides and roll up.
  3. 4
    Line the bottom of the wide pot with a few grape leaves.
    Wide, shallow pot
  4. 5
    Arrange the rolls tightly in a wide pot, seam side down.
    Wide, shallow pot
  5. 6
    Mix the stock, rest of the lemon juice and rest of the olive oil and pour over the rolls.
  6. 7
    Bring to a boil. Turn down the heat, cover and simmer 45–50 minutes, until the rice is tender.
    ⚙ SimmeringStoveLid
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
589calories
12 gprotein
82 gcarbs
20 gfat
● protein 8%● carbs 59%● fat 33%

Per serving (365 g), of 4 servings

For the Meatball mix · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Lid · Also works: Aluminum foil (tight aluminum foil) · Plate (an upside-down plate)
  • Wide, shallow pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (Layers instead of a single layer)

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