Prevention's Dolmehs (Stuffed Vegetables)

Title:
Prevention's Dolmehs (Stuffed Vegetables)

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Meatless




Ingredients:





     5 tb Rice


     4    Eggplants; Japanese


     4 sm Pattypan squash


     2    Red bell pepper; roasted


     4 lg Tomatoes; red and yellow


     4 ts Olive oil


     1 c  Onion; finely minced


   1/4 ts Cinnamon


   1/4 ts Allspice


   1/2 c  Chopped fresh parsley


   1/4 c  Chopped fresh cilantro


     1 tb Chopped fresh mint


     1 tb Fresh dill; chopped


     3 tb Split peas, cooked; mashed


     6    Swiss chard leaves


 1 1/2 c  V-8(TM) vegetable juice


     1 tb Pomegranate molasses






 PREPARATION (45 min) and BAKING (60 min) 1. Preheat oven to 350?F. 2. Soak


 rice 30 min., drain. Boil 6 min., drain again. 3. Gently simmer egg plants


 and squash in water until tender (about 15 min.), then carefully halve and


 scrape out pulp. 4. Cut tops from tomatoes (ripe but firm) and scoop out


 pulp. Halve peppers and clean; to make 4 shells. Reserve vegetable shells


 and pulp. 5. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high. Saute onions


 until translucent. Add 1 c. reserved pulp, and cook until liquid


 evaporates. Add spices, herbs, peas, chard and rice. 6. Stuff vegetable


 shells and place in a baking dish. Add mixed V-8, molasses and enough water


 to reach halfway up vegetable sides. Cover. Bake for 1 hr. Garnish with


 roasted garlic. Serves 4 (or more) 288 cals 6 g fat ------PANTRY


 POMEGRANATE MOLASSES - The reduced juice of the fruit, made into an


 all-purpose tart-sweet syrup. Can be diluted for a refressing drink or


 diluted and mixed with simple syrup for a sorbet; is often used in sauces


 or marinades. Substitute "Lite" molasses. SPLIT PEA - Prevention does not


 mention this ingredient, specifically. Ideas: baby food; cook frozen and


 puree or smash. Microcook small portions of dried peas. -----[


 mcRecipe/patH.24Au96]


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #216


 


 Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 11:53:21 -0700 (PDT)


 


 From: PatH 


 NOTES : DOLMEH - vegetables, fruits or grape leaves stuffed with savory,=


      well-seasoned fillings. Popular casings include squash, eggplant,


      bell=


      peppers, apples. Filling might include groun meat, pureed


      (roasted)=


      eggplant, rice, bulgur, nuts, currants and spices and herbs.