About this dish
Tomatoes and peppers stuffed with herbed rice and baked until tender.
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Ingredients
🍅6 large tomatoes
🫑4 bell peppers
🍚1 cup rice
🌿Fresh mint and parsley
Method
Serves 21
Hollow out the tomatoes and peppers, reserving the pulp.2
Mix rice with chopped herbs, onion, and the reserved tomato pulp.3
Stuff the vegetables with the rice mixture.4
Arrange in a baking dish with olive oil and a little water.5
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about an hour until the rice is tender.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Gemista is a staple of Greek home cooking, traditionally made in summer when tomatoes and peppers are at their best.
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