Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmadakia)

Name: Stuffed Grape Leaves (Dolmadakia)
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 8-10 people
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500 grams grape leaves; 2 onions, finely chopped; 1-2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 1 bunch green onions, finely chopped; 1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped; 1/2 bunch dill, finely chopped; 1/2 bunch mint, finely chopped; 2 cups Carolina or Arborio rice; 1 cup olive oil; Juice of 1-2 lemons; Salt and freshly ground pepper

Lilian Apostolopoulou @lilian_scook

A traditional dish, incredibly delicious, lemony, with plenty of herbs that makes it impossible to resist having just one!!🤪
This is my aunt's recipe, and I wouldn't change it for anything!!

Lilian Apostolopoulou @lilian_scook

A traditional dish, incredibly delicious, lemony, with plenty of herbs that makes it impossible to resist having just one!!🤪
This is my aunt's recipe, and I wouldn't change it for anything!!

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Ingredients

1 1/2 hours

8-10 people

500 gramsgrape leaves
2onions, finely chopped
1-2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
1 bunchgreen onions, finely chopped
1/2 bunchparsley, finely chopped
1/2 bunchdill, finely chopped
1/2 bunchmint, finely chopped
2 cupsCarolina or Arborio rice
1 cupolive oil
Juice of 1-2 lemons
Salt and freshly ground pepper

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Steps

1 1/2 hours

1

Rinse the rice very well with cold water to remove the starch.
Wash and chop the vegetables and place them all together in a bowl with half of the olive oil, lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper.
Add 1 1/2 cups of water and mix well.
2

Blanch the grape leaves for about 2-3 minutes until they soften a bit and become flexible.
Take one leaf at a time and place it on your counter with the rough side facing up.
Place 1 teaspoon of filling in the center.
3

Fold the sides towards the center and then roll it up.
Continue the same process with the remaining grape leaves.
4

In a wide pot, add a little oil and some leaves at the base.
Start placing the stuffed grape leaves one by one with the seam side down, side by side, and once the first layer is complete, continue with the second until all are used.
5

Place a plate on top to keep them stable and add the remaining oil and water until it covers the plate.
Simmer on low heat for about 20-25 minutes until they are cooked and left with their oil.
Remove the plate, let them cool a bit, and serve plain or with yogurt!!
6

If using grape leaves from a jar, rinse them well with plenty of cold water as they are quite salty.
*If desired, you can add 1 small grated tomato to the filling.