Discover the flavors of Greece when you make this traditional dish, Gemista (Greek stuffed veggies), with a delicious blend of rice and herbs!
Filling: Start by slicing off the top part of the tomatoes and peppers and carefully empty their insides with a spoon. Keep their top par, blend their flesh, and set aside for the filling (note: throw away the seeds from the peppers).
Chop the onions into small pieces and place them in a large pot with olive oil. Sauté over medium heat for 4 minutes by stirring occasionally.
Continue by adding the pine nuts, raisins, and grated carrot and sauté for 3 more minutes.
Incorporate the remaining ingredients (spring onions, dill, parsley, rice, salt, pepper, sugar, cumin, vegetable stock cube) along with the blended vegetables from the first step, and stir everything for a couple of minutes.
Assembly: Before filling the vegetables, sprinkle a pinch of salt on each one, and then place them in a deep baking dish.
Fill each vegetable with the stuffing using a spoon and then close the top. Make sure not to overfill, as the rice will expand while cooking.
To prepare the potatoes, peel off the skin and cut them into large pieces before placing them in the baking dish.
Grate two tomatoes and add them to the baking dish together with the olive oil.
To enhance the flavor, add a small amount of salt and coat the top of each vegetable with breadcrumbs.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180ºC (350ºF) for 40 minutes and then remove the aluminum foil and bake for another 40 minutes.
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