Dolmades Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe

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Dolmades Greek Stuffed Grape Leaves
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
1919
Calories
Total time
61
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Remove grape leaves from jar carefully.
  2. Rinse the leaves under cold water trying to preserve each leaf.
  3. Open leaves and place in colander let leaves drain but do not let dry out.
  4. Par-Cook rice in water for about 1/2 the normal cook time and rice is still firm.
  5. In pan cook meat, onions with 1Tbsp pure olive oil until completely cooked.
  6. Discard any juice or extra oil from cooked meat.
  7. In bowl mix cooked rice, meat onions and scallions.
  8. Mix in juice of one lemon.
  9. Salt and pepper mixture to taste.
  10. Assembly - one leaf at a time.
  11. Lay a leaf with shiny side down on to work surface.
  12. Scoop a rounded and packed tsp of the mixture and place it on the leaf where the veins join to become a stem.
  13. If there is a stem just pinch it off and discard it.
  14. Fold the sides of the leaf in towards the middle.
  15. Roll the leaf up towards its point and keep tucking in the sides as you roll.
  16. You want a firm package.
  17. Use olive oil to grease the bottom and sides of a large sauce pan.
  18. Place the stuffed and folded leaves carefully on the bottom of the pan with seams facing downwards,.
  19. Once the bottom of the pan is covered proceed to fill the next layer with more stuffed leaves until you run out of leaves.
  20. Pour juice from one large lemon over layered stuffed leaves
  21. Boil 5 cups of water
  22. Pour water over layered stuffed leaves in sauce pan.
  23. Place a heavy dish on top of the stacks of layered leaves, so that they are being pressed down.
  24. Bring to boil.
  25. Lower flame and simmer, covered with heavy dish pressing down on layers for 45 minutes.
  26. Remove from heat and let cool for 1 hour.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1918.74 Kcal (8033 kJ)
Calories from fat 942.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 104.71g 161%
Cholesterol 49.89mg 17%
Sodium 3046.33mg 127%
Potassium 1485.9mg 32%
Total Carbs 208.84g 70%
Sugars 29.38g 118%
Dietary Fiber 27.66g 111%
Protein 45.38g 91%
Vitamin C 91.3mg 152%
Vitamin A 1.5mg 50%
Iron 16.6mg 92%
Calcium 948.2mg 95%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 152.69 Kcal (639 kJ)
Calories from fat 74.99 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.33g 161%
Cholesterol 3.97mg 17%
Sodium 242.41mg 127%
Potassium 118.24mg 32%
Total Carbs 16.62g 70%
Sugars 2.34g 118%
Dietary Fiber 2.2g 111%
Protein 3.61g 91%
Vitamin C 7.3mg 152%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 50%
Iron 1.3mg 92%
Calcium 75.5mg 95%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 46.3
    Points
  • 52
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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