Dolmas Recipe
Recipe
Ingredients
1 lb grape leaves (1 jar)
1 cup onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup tvp granules or flakes mixed with:
7/8 cup ; water, hot
1 cup rice, brown, cooked
1/4 cup parsley, fresh, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp honey or substitute
2 tbsp lemon juice
Recipe
Preparation
Saute the onion and garlic in the olive oil until tender.
Combine the remaining ingredients.
Place about 2 tsp stuffing in the center of each leaf, on the vein
side. Fold up bottom of leaf, fold sides in and roll toward tip into
a firm roll. Brush the bottom of a deep heavy-bottomed pan with oil,
add slices of lemon, then place a layer of rolles folded side down.
Place the next layer of rolls carefully on top. Place a pan or dinner
plate on top of the rolls and weight it down with some heavy canned
goods. This prevents rolls opening up. Add 2 cups hot vegetable
stock. Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30
minutes. Cool before removing from pan.
Serve warm or cold.
Per dolma: 21 cal; 1 g prot; 2 g carb; 1 g fat
The TVP Cookbook by Dorothy Bates/MM by DEEANNE
Servings:
36
Back
to Vegetarian Recipes
Food Tips of the Week
A few tips on healthy eating
If your aim is to lose weight and also enhance your all round well-being, among other things you really should follow a thoughtfully planned healthy-minded dietary regime. In a perfect world, this ought to include five helpings of grains and vegetables every day and take in the right proportion of nutrients.
The argument against low carb diets
Its all the rage, but it is truly safe for you?
Remember, one fact that is frequently overlooked, it is very hard (although not technically impossible) for vegetarians to follow a low carbohydrate diet.
Many scientific studies over recent years have proved that high consumption of animal fat can lead to higher chance of cancer, heart problems and other major health problems.
Lycopene super foods
(includes watermelon, red bell peppers & sweet gourd)
The nutrient lypcopene is a non-synthetic compound and part of the same family of phytochemicals as carotene. It is the reason for the vivid red color of a good number of foods.
Intrestingly, unlike many other nutrients, lycopene is not damaged if it is cooked, but is observably increased in efficacy by being cooked.
.
Its key theraputic value is that it acts as an antioxidant and seems to be of use in the battle to lower the probabilty of developing cancer.
This useful phytochemical is the most effective quencher of singlet oxygen, which is connected with skin aging. It is also believed to slow down the growth of diseases affecting arterial blood vessels.
Dolmas Recipe from the Recipes 4U Cookbook
You can now save money on overpriced recipe books or expensive nights out in poncy eating establishments, all you have to do is discover and print the recipe that you have chosen and commence cooking a good meal to amaze your family in the convenience of your own kitchen
|
