Gemista

Tomatoes and peppers stuffed with herbed rice.

Ingredients

• 6 Tomatoes
• 4 Bell peppers
• 1½ cups Rice
• 2 Onions
• 1 cup Parsley
• ½ cup Mint
• ½ cup Dill
• 3 Potatoes
• ¾ cup Olive oil
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 cup Water

Method

1. Hollow the vegetables — Cut lids from the tomatoes and peppers and scoop out the tomato flesh, keeping it.
2. Make the filling — Mix the raw rice with grated onion, chopped herbs, the reserved tomato pulp, oil and salt.
3. Fill loosely — Fill only two-thirds — the rice swells considerably.
4. Add potatoes — Wedge potato pieces between them to hold everything upright.
5. Bake long — Add water, sugar and plenty of olive oil and bake at 180°C for 90 minutes.
6. Gemista is ready — Rest and serve warm or at room temperature, never straight from the oven.

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