Stuffed vegetables (Gemista)

Stuffed vegetables (Gemista)

Monday, June 2, 2014

What you will need:

• 6 large tomatoes
• 4 bell peppers
• 4 zucchinis
• potatoes
• olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 150g long grain rice
• 15g of dill finely shredded
• salt and pepper
• a pinch of sugar
• parsley and basil (optional)

PREPARATION
• Cut a 2cm thick slice off the top of each tomato. Do the same with peppers and zucchinis. Scoop out their pulp with a teaspoon into a bowl and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a medium pan. Add the onion and garlic and cook over a medium heat, until soft but not browned.
• Add the tomato pulp to the pan, increase the heat slightly, and simmer vigorously for almost 10 minutes, stirring now and then, until the mixture is thickened. Make sure that there is some juice in the pan still.
• Stir in the rice and the dill, cover and leave to cook over a low heat for 10 minutes, until the rice is only half-cooked.
• Add salt and pepper and a pinch of sugar (it always blends well with frest tomatoes).
• Preheat the oven to 190°C fan.
• Put the hollowed out tomatoes, peppers and zucchinis into a slightly oiled baking dish and fill with the rice mixture.
• Replace the tops.
• Cut potatoes and arrange them between the stuffed veggies.
• Bake in the oven for 60 minutes, until the tomatoes and veggies are tender and the rice is cooked through.
• Garnish with basil or parsley leaves and serve with feta cheese and bread.

Source: Visitgreece