LENTEN GEMISTA
Directions
- 1Cut the tops off the capsicums and tomatoes, then hollow them out, reserving the tomato flesh and cutting any larger pieces.
- 2Arrange the hollowed vegetables and potatoes (cut into wedges) in a baking dish.
- 3Chop one large onion.
- 4Mince three cloves of garlic into the chopped onion.
- 5Chop fresh mint, dill, and parsley.
- 6To the reserved tomato flesh, add chopped onion, minced garlic, chopped fresh mint, dill, parsley, two cups of rice, 200g crushed tomatoes, one teaspoon of dried oregano, 3/4 cup water, 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
- 7Mix the filling ingredients well.
- 8Stuff the hollowed capsicums and tomatoes with the prepared filling.
- 9Sprinkle breadcrumbs over the filling of each vegetable.
- 10Drizzle olive oil over the stuffed vegetables.
- 11Place the caps and tomato tops back onto the stuffed vegetables.
- 12Combine 200g crushed tomato, one clove chopped garlic, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 cup water, and 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil for the sauce.
- 13Pour the sauce over the potatoes and vegetables in the tray.
- 14Cover the baking dish tightly with foil.
- 15Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (356°F) for 1.5 hours, then uncover and bake for an additional 20 minutes until the Gemista develops color and the rice is cooked.
- 16Serve by spooning the juices from the tray into the rice.
Ingredients
- 8 capsicums
- 9 tomatoes
- 5 potatoes or sweet potatoes
- 1 large onion
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 2 cups rice
- 1 cup fresh mint
- 1 cup fresh parsley
- 1 cup fresh dill
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 200 g crushed tomatoes
- 0.75 cup water
- 0.25 cup extra virgin olive oil
- to taste Salt
- to taste pepper
- Breadcrumbs
- 200 g crushed tomato
- 1 clove chopped garlic
- 0.5 tsp dried oregano
- 0.5 cup water
- 0.25 cup extra virgin olive oil
Equipment
knifechopping boardbowlgraterbaking dishtin foil
Tips
- For the filling, 1 heaped tablespoon of rice per tomato and 4 heaped tablespoons of rice per capsicum.
- Any leftover filling can be frozen and kept or cooked on the stove using the absorption method.
- Add lots of feta cheese to the filling (optional).
- Love spooning the juices from the tray into the rice.
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