Stuffed Vine Leaves

Name: Stuffed Vine Leaves
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: Quantities in each stuffing recipe are sufficient for 24–26 dolmas
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice; 4 dried apricots, soaked in hot water for 10 minutes, drained and chopped; 28 g/1 oz/scant ¼ cup raisins, chopped; 8 tbsp hot water; 2 large onions, chopped; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 tbsp olive or peanut oil; 2 tbsp chopped parsley; 30–35 vine leaves, fresh or preserved; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp chopped spring onions/scallions or chives; 1 tsp cinnamon powder; 56 g/2 oz/⅓ cup walnuts, chopped; 56 g/2 oz/⅓ cupchopped walnuts or pine nuts; 1 tsp salt; 3 tbsp chopped spring onions/scallions or chives; 2 tbsp chopped mint; 1 tsp ground coriander; 3 tbsp chopped coriander/cilantro leaves; 4 tomatoes, chopped; 1 tsp chilli powder; ½ tsp ground cumin; 112 g/4 oz/½ cup short grain rice, washed, soaked in cold water for 30 minutes, and drained

Dolmas

Preparation info

Quantities in each stuffing recipe are sufficient for
24–26
dolmas

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
2 hr

Appears in

The Rice Book

By Sri Owen

Published 1993

About

You can buy ready-made dolmas (or dolmades), but they are usually mass-produced and not very good. Making your own takes time and a little patience, but the results justify the trouble, especially if you enjoy jobs that give you time to think or to sit down and talk with a friend. Once you have started, go on and make plenty. Freeze some, so you can astonish people at your next party by offering them these delicious canapés even after a busy week at the office.

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Ingredients

Asia
Turkey
Preserve
Mediterranean

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