Cretan Dolmadakia

Name: Cretan Dolmadakia
Total time: 2520 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: About 500 grams grape leaves; 1 zucchini; 1 eggplant; 2 onions; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1 1/2 cups short-grain rice; parsley; dill; salt; pepper; oil; juice from 2 lemons

popaki @cook_8450127

When someone close to you is from Crete, you get addicted to Cretan cuisine.

A few more secrets

Optionally serve with strained yogurt, and I always add a little extra lemon at the end. Thanks to kimwlos for the step-by-step photos.

When someone close to you is from Crete, you get addicted to Cretan cuisine.

A few more secrets

Optionally serve with strained yogurt, and I always add a little extra lemon at the end. Thanks to kimwlos for the step-by-step photos.

popaki @cook_8450127

When someone close to you is from Crete, you get addicted to Cretan cuisine.

A few more secrets

Optionally serve with strained yogurt, and I always add a little extra lemon at the end. Thanks to kimwlos for the step-by-step photos.

When someone close to you is from Crete, you get addicted to Cretan cuisine.

A few more secrets

Optionally serve with strained yogurt, and I always add a little extra lemon at the end. Thanks to kimwlos for the step-by-step photos.

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Ingredients

42 Minutes

About 500 grams grape leaves
1zucchini
1eggplant
2onions
1 tablespoontomato paste
1 1/2 cupsshort-grain rice
parsley
dill
salt
pepper
oil
juice from 2 lemons

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Steps

42 Minutes

1

Blanch the grape leaves and place them in a colander.
2

Put the rice in a bowl with water and let it soak. Grate the onions, zucchini, and eggplant into a strainer over a bowl.
3

Add the finely chopped parsley and dill, salt, and pepper.
4

Add the tomato paste.
5

Then add the drained rice and oil.
6

Mix the mixture well.
7

Fill the grape leaves.
8

Roll them up.
9

Place the dolmadakia in a circular pattern in the pot and add any liquid from the mixture in the bowl, a little water, and a bit more oil.
10

Finally, cover the dolmadakia with any leftover leaves and a heavy plate.
11

Simmer the dish for about 1 hour, and 10 minutes before the end, add the lemon juice.