Middle Eastern Stuffed Onions

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Peel the onions.
  2. 2Cut a cross on top of each onion.
  3. 3Boil the onions in a pot of water.
  4. 4Cover the pot and let the onions boil.
  5. 5Dice the tomatoes.
  6. 6Chop the dill.
  7. 7Chop the mint.
  8. 8Chop the parsley.
  9. 9Mince the garlic.
  10. 10Combine the rice, vegan beef, dill, tomatoes, mint, parsley, garlic, and pine nuts in a bowl.
  11. 11Add olive oil, tomato paste, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, red pepper flakes, black pepper, and salt to the mixture.
  12. 12Mix all the ingredients with your hands.
  13. 13Separate the layers of the boiled onions.
  14. 14Stuff each onion layer with the filling.
  15. 15Arrange the stuffed onions in a pan.
  16. 16Prepare the sauce by combining olive oil, lemon juice, tomato paste, spices, and water in a measuring cup.
  17. 17Whisk the sauce ingredients together.
  18. 18Pour the sauce over the stuffed onions in the pan.
  19. 19Cover the pan with aluminum foil.

Ingredients

  • onions
  • tomatoes
  • dill
  • mint
  • parsley
  • garlic
  • rice
  • vegan beef
  • pine nuts
  • olive oil
  • tomato paste
  • allspice
  • nutmeg
  • cinnamon
  • red pepper flakes
  • black pepper
  • salt
  • lemon
  • water

Equipment

panknifecutting boardpotmeasuring cupwhiskaluminum foil

Tips

  • This recipe is pretty simple: boil the onions, separate the layers, and stuff each one with the filling. The oven does all the work for you.