Delicious Vegetarian DolmadesÂ
Sharing with you all a delicious dolmades recipe.
Kali Orexi! 💙💙
Delicious Dolmades Recipe ~
Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves
Ingredients:
- 50 vine leaves, drained and rinsed
- (I use my fresh leaves from the garden but if you don’t have that readily available use 1 jar of grape leaves from your local store.
- 1 cup of rice
- 1/2 cup of olive oil
- 1 cup white onion, diced
- 1 cup leeks, diced
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons fresh dill
- 1 tablespoon fresh basil
- 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
- 1 pinch cumin
- 1 pinch paprika
- 1 tablespoon thyme honey
- Salt and pepper to taste
To cook the dolmades :
- 1/4 cup of lemon
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 cup of olive oil
Method:
- If using store-bought grape leaves, place leaves in a colander and rinse with cold water. Remove stems, and set aside. If using fresh leaves, remove stems. Rinse under cool water and blanch in boiling water. Once boiled, remove leaves from the water and strain in a colander.
- Prepare rice filling. In a large saucepan, add 1/3 cup of olive oil over medium heat. Place the onions and leeks in the pan. Saute until onions become translucent.
- Add the rice to the pan, and pour in the water, lemon, and 1/2 cup of olive oil.
- Cook for 10 minutes, until the liquid, has absorbed. Place rice in a medium bowl to cool.
- Add the spices, and honey to the rice mixture. Stir to combine.
- Here comes the tricky part! (Rolling the grape leaves) Place one leaf- shiny side down, and add 1 teaspoon of the rice filling at the bottom of the leaf. (I learned the hard way to not overfill the dolmades, as they will break open.)
- Fold the lower part of the leaf towards the center, and over the filling.
- Bring both sides of the leaf to the center, and roll. Make sure you roll tight so when the dolmades cook, they don’t break open. Place the leaves in a pot, making sure to place the leaves folded side down. When you place all rolled leaves in the pot, then add the olive oil, lemon juice, and 1 cup of water over them. (You can use the Instantpot to cook the grape leaves in.)
- Place a plate on top of the dolmades to hold them down while cooking.
- Simmer for 45 minutes or until the water has absorbed. Remove from the pot and let them cool.
- When ready to serve, add fresh lemon juice and dill over the top. ( Serve with tzatziki dip.)
See Notes below
Notes:
- When using the Instantpot you can make these dolmades in no time! I prefer cooking them this way. If using the Instantpot follow the steps here:
- Place 6 or 7 leaves on the bottom of the instant pot, this helps prevent the dolmades from burning. Pressure cook the grape leaves on high for about 8 minutes or until tender. You don’t want to overcook your leaves either, so be careful with cooking times.
- When using herbs I recommend using fresh herbs but if you can’t find fresh then dry herbs are okay too.
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They look delicious! This is a recipe I’m going to share with my vegetarian friends, and I’m sure the non-vegetarians will like it too!
Thank you my friend! Really nice to see you here. Thank you for all the love and support. I am sure everyone will enjoy the dolmades. 🙂
Let me know how it goes.Happy Thanksgiving!
Those look divine, Krystina!!!!
Thank you sweetheart!!
I want this for lunch today. I wish I could reach through the screen 😀 Yum!
Lol! I want to make 100 more dolmades. I wish I could fed ex you some. 🙂
Me too 😀
Yay!!! 🙂
My yiayia’s were the best Dolmades. I would eat them until I thought I’d bust! LOL Every Sunday a huge batch was made for the visit. Great recipe Koukla Mou. xo
That’s amazing! Our yiayias make the best always, right? 🙂
I love love dolmades!!! Thank you koukla mou. How are you?
Going good Krystina-Thanks!!! xo
Good!! Wishing you a lovely day in your kitchen. 🙂
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Mama Mia! I love Dolmades. Thank you for sharing the recipe. Looks delicious.
Yes me too sweetheart!! It’s one of my favorite Mezes of all time. How are you? I am wishing you a beautiful rest of the week.
Oh, so sorry for my delayed response Krystina! I have been SO busy. OMG! Thanks for the well wishes. I hope you are well. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. <3
No problem sweetheart! I am wishing you a beautiful Thanksgiving and will chat soon. I hope your father is doing well.
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Thank you, Krystina. I had a wonderful, relaxing Thanksgiving. I got to spend time with my family and God. The best! Thank you for your thought about my father. He is getting weaker, but I’ll leave it up to God. He is in control of everything. Worrying about it doesn’t help the situation. I trust God completely. Have a blessed weekend. <3 🙂
Thank you Anna, you too dear! I just got busy this past week/weekend because I am getting together my products for a new Greek store in Sacramento. I hope to email ya no later then Monday. 🙂
Thank you for your patience.
I am sorry to hear about your father, but have faith and sending you lots of prayers dear.
-Love,
Krystina
Thank you my dear Krystina. I hope all is well. 🙂
Hi Anna!! How are you? Nice to see you here. 🙂
Oh, Krystina! With God’s mercy and grace, I am quite well thank you so much. Just busy sharing my dream visions to people. I hope they will read my latest post ; for it is very important. I hope all is well with you and your family. Have a blessed day! God bless you and your family.
Hi Anna,
Good to hear from you sweets. I hope everything is going okay for you and your family.
Sending you lots of love, and headed over to your blog now. God bless you and your family too. xo
Thanks for thinking of me Krystina. I hope all is well with you as well. Take care. <3
You’re welcome dear. I am sending you hugs. xoxo