Stuffed grape leaves

[Guest guest]

Stuffed grape leaves

 

2 cups almost-cooked rice - I use brown jasmin

1 bunch chopped scallions

Grape leaves ~ 36

½ cup Pine nuts

½ cup each chopped parsley and mint

1 cup diced Celery

Lemon juice (1 large or 2 small)

Lemon rind

2 tbsp Olive oil

(optional: ½ cup cooked white beans – coarsely mashed)

Salt to taste

 

Sautee celery and scallions in olive oil, add pine nuts, rice, and optional

white beans, stir until all is cooked and rice is warm. Turn heat off and add

rest of ingredients (except for grape leaves).

 

Wrap filling in grape leaves (like a spring roll) using two leaves if necessary.

Steam 20-30 minutes and serve either warm or at room temperature.

 

This is also really good served with a tomato sauce on the side.

 

Variation: use cabbage, collard, brussels or cauliflower leaves instead of grape

leaves.

[Guest guest]

Are these the same as dolmas? I eat dolmas from various places but have never

made my own. Where do I find grapeleaves and how do I use them? Like how do I

secure them? What section do I find them at in a health food store?

 

, " rosetalleo " <rosetalleo wrote:

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> Stuffed grape leaves

>

> 2 cups almost-cooked rice - I use brown jasmin

> 1 bunch chopped scallions

> Grape leaves ~ 36

> ½ cup Pine nuts

> ½ cup each chopped parsley and mint

> 1 cup diced Celery

> Lemon juice (1 large or 2 small)

> Lemon rind

> 2 tbsp Olive oil

> (optional: ½ cup cooked white beans – coarsely mashed)

> Salt to taste

>

> Sautee celery and scallions in olive oil, add pine nuts, rice, and optional

white beans, stir until all is cooked and rice is warm. Turn heat off and add

rest of ingredients (except for grape leaves).

>

> Wrap filling in grape leaves (like a spring roll) using two leaves if

necessary. Steam 20-30 minutes and serve either warm or at room temperature.

>

> This is also really good served with a tomato sauce on the side.

>

> Variation: use cabbage, collard, brussels or cauliflower leaves instead of

grape leaves.

>

[Guest guest]

> They are dolmas but they are much nicer than the ones from the can, which are

too oily for my taste. Grape leaves can be found in most middle eastern stores.

I just cut a few from my neighbor's grape vine when it overruns my back

yard...LOL...you might also find them in the 'imported food' isle in a regular

supermarket.

>

 

, " esper_d " <esper_d wrote:

>

> Are these the same as dolmas?