Vegan Gemista (Greek Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers)
This traditional Greek dish features ripe tomatoes and bell peppers generously stuffed with a fragrant rice mixture, fresh herbs, and aromatic spices. Baked until tender, it's a hearty and flavorful plant-based meal perfect for a Mediterranean diet. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Izvirni recept avtorja Forkin
- Skupni čas
- 2 h
- Porcije
- 4
- Zahtevnost
- Srednje
- Na porcijo
- 485 kcal
Priprava
Sestavine
main
- 4 koslarge tomato
- 2 kosbell pepper
filling
- 1 kosyellow onion, finely chopped
- 2 strokgarlic clove, minced
- 120 gshort-grain rice, rinsed
- 0,5 skodelicafresh parsley, chopped
- 0,25 skodelicafresh mint, chopped
- 1,5 skodelicatomato pulp, from scooped tomatoes
- 0,33 skodelicaolive oil
- 1 žličkadried oregano
seasoning
- 0,75 žličkasalt
- 0,5 žličkablack pepper, freshly ground
side
- 2 kospotato, peeled and quartered
baking liquid
- 0,5 skodelicavegetable broth
- 2 žlicaolive oil
Oprema
large bowl · spoon · knife · cutting board · baking dish
Postopek
Korak za korakom
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Lightly grease a large baking dish.
Približno 10 min
- 2
Wash the tomatoes and bell peppers. For each tomato, carefully slice off the top and scoop out the pulp and seeds using a spoon. Reserve the tomato pulp. For each bell pepper, slice off the top, remove the core and seeds.
Približno 10 min
Kuharjeva opomba: Be gentle when scooping the tomatoes to keep the skins intact.
- 3
Finely chop the reserved tomato pulp. In a large bowl, combine the chopped tomato pulp, onion, garlic, rice, parsley, mint, olive oil for the filling, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Mix well to combine.
Približno 10 min
Kuharjeva opomba: Massage the filling ingredients together with your hands to ensure even distribution of flavors.
- 4
Carefully stuff each tomato and bell pepper with the rice mixture, filling them about two-thirds full to allow the rice to expand during cooking. Place the stuffed vegetables in the prepared baking dish.
Približno 5 min
- 5
Arrange the quartered potatoes around the stuffed vegetables in the baking dish.
Približno 2 min
- 6
Pour the vegetable broth and the remaining olive oil over the vegetables and potatoes in the baking dish.
Približno 1 min
- 7
Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
- 8
Bake for 60 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking for another 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender and the rice is fully cooked.
Približno 1 h 30 min
Kuharjeva opomba: The tops of the vegetables should be slightly caramelized and the rice should be fluffy.
- 9
Remove from the oven and let rest for a few minutes before serving.
Približno 2 min
Na porcijo
Hranilne vrednosti
- Kalorije
- 485,1kcal
- Beljakovine
- 7,8g
- Ogljikovi hidrati
- 55,9g
- Maščobe
- 26,7g
- Vlaknine
- 7,9g
- Sladkorji
- 12,9g
Ocena temelji na količinah sestavin v receptu. Vrednosti se lahko razlikujejo glede na znamke in zamenjave.
Pravilno shranjevanje
Store leftover gemista in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Reheat gently in the microwave or oven until warmed through.