Greek Stuffed Vegetables

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil, for sautéing vegetables and later for the stuffing to prevent it from drying
  • 1/4 cup kalmata olive pitted and halved
  • 2 tablespoons capers
  • 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas or crumbled firm tofu or protein of your choice
  • 1/4 cup roasted almonds roughly chopped
  • 1 carrot, diced
  • 4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced or minced
  • 2 dried figs chopped or a few raisins
  • 300 grams brown rice or quinoa or (combination of different grains) washed rinsed and soaked for 30 minutes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 300 ml water or vegetable broth
  • 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped
  • 1/3 bunch dill, finely chopped
  • 1 sprig of Greek or wild oregano or 1 teaspoon dried
  • 1 small bunch fresh mint, finely chopped
  • extra virgin olive oil to drizzle
  • sea salt
  • chili flakes ( optional) to taste I used about a teaspoon
  • generous amount of freshly ground pepper

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