About this dish
Grape leaves stuffed with rice, herbs, and sometimes minced meat, rolled into small parcels.
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Ingredients
🍇40 grape leaves, blanched
🍚1.5 cups rice
🧅1 onion, finely chopped
🌿Fresh dill and mint, chopped
🍋Juice of 2 lemons
🫒1/2 cup olive oil
Method
Serves 31
Sauté onion in olive oil, then mix with rice, dill, and mint.2
Place a spoonful of the rice mixture on each grape leaf and roll tightly, tucking in the sides.3
Layer the rolled dolmades snugly in a pot.4
Cover with water, a plate to weigh them down, and simmer gently for 45 minutes.5
Finish with lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil, and serve warm or cold.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Dolmades are common across Greece and the wider eastern Mediterranean, with both meat-filled and vegetarian (lenten) versions.
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