Dolma with Pine Nuts

Main Dishes | Turkish cuisine

⏳ Time

30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Dolma with Pine Nuts

Ingredients

Canned Grape Leaves - 12 pieces
Basmati rice - 2.8 oz
Olive Oil - 1½ tablespoons
Pistachios - 0.9 oz
Tomatoes - 24.7 oz
Passata Tomato Sauce - 2 teaspoons
Oregano - 1½ g
Fresh Mint - 1 tablespoon
Chopped Sage Leaves - 1 tablespoon
Cinnamon - ½ teaspoon
Garlic - 3 cloves
Lemon - ½ piece
Salt - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Soak the grape leaves in boiling water for twenty minutes, drain the water, and place them vein side up.

Step 2

In a skillet, sauté the pine nuts in olive oil. Add the cooked rice, a third of the tomatoes, tomato paste, half of the oregano, mint, parsley, cinnamon, and garlic, and cook for two minutes. Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon, season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Place one dessert spoon of the mixture onto a grape leaf and roll it tightly, tucking in the sides. Repeat with all the leaves. Place half of the remaining tomatoes in a baking dish, place the dolma on top, and add oregano and tomatoes on top. Season with salt and pepper, pour in 70 ml of water, cover with a lid, and cook on low heat for one hour.