Desserts
ChefNicole Maawad
Stuffed Grape Leaves in Olive Oil
A classic Lebanese/Shami vegetarian recipe that brightens any table. Add a tablespoon of sumac to the filling for extra tang.
How to make grape leaves in olive oil — a wonderful, tasty recipe!
Ingredients
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- Grape leaves
- Parsley
- Fresh mint
- Green onion (spring onion)
- Finely chopped tomato
- 1 cup Egyptian (short-grain) rice
- Salt
- Olive oil
- Lemon juice
- 2 potatoes
- Carrot
- Pomegranate for garnish
- 1 tablespoon sumac
- To make the beef filet by Nicole, click the link: Roast Beef (sliced filet)
- For delicious crispy potato wedges, see this link: Potato Wedges
- To make Rana’s famous cream-filled maamoul, click: Maamoul Filled with Cream
- For more delicious Middle Eastern sweets click: Easy Cheese Halawa
- The popular date maamoul recipe is here: Easy Date Maamoul
Method
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- We wash the parsley, fresh mint, spring onions, and tomatoes and chop them finely.
- We add to them the washed and drained Egyptian rice.
- The amount of rice should be less than half the amount of the vegetables.
- We mix the vegetables and rice with salt, spices, sumac, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- We roll the grape leaves that have been boiled for a few minutes and stuff them with the rice and vegetable filling.
- We place slices of potatoes, carrots, and onions at the bottom of the pot as desired.
- We arrange the stuffed grape leaves on top, pour over enough water to cover them, and place a plate or other heavy object to press the leaves so they don't burst or the filling doesn't come out.
- To make Nicole's biftek as well, click the link: How to make roast beef in steak cuts
- To make maamoul filled with cream — one of Rana's most famous recipes — here is the link: Maamoul filled with cream
- For more delicious Middle Eastern sweets, click the link: Easy cheese halawa
- Date maamoul discs are always requested; here is a link with the method: The easiest way to make date maamoul
Recipe tags
DessertsLevantVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg freeBoiledDessertRice
Notes and serving ideas
- Roast Beef (sliced filet)
- Potato Wedges
- Maamoul Filled with Cream
- Easy Cheese Halawa
- Easy Date Maamoul
