Ingredients
- Salted butter 2 tbsp
- Small white onion 1
- Garlic clove 1
- Wild rice blend 210g
- SpinneysFOOD Sea Salt 1/2 tsp
- Freshly ground SpinneysFOOD Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
- Chicken stock 420ml
- SpinneysFOOD Red Seedless Grapes 170g
- SpinneysFOOD Fresh Parsley Handful
- Lemon 1
- Raisins 50g
- SpinneysFOOD Mediterranean Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3 tbsp
- Grape vine leaves (jarred) 800g
- SpinneysFOOD Bottled Drinking Water, boiling 375ml
Nutrition (Per serving)
- Calories 184
- Fat 7g
- Saturates 2g
- Protein 6g
- Carbs 27.9g
- Sugars 5.5g
Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."
Grape and wild rice pilaf dolmeh
Middle Eastern 30 Mins Prep · 90 Mins Cook
- Melt the butter in a large pot placed over a medium heat.
- Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Sauté in the hot butter until soft, approx. 5 minutes. Add the rice and season. Keep stirring for approx. 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock to the rice and bring to a boil. Reduce to a medium-low heat and cover with a lid. Cook until the liquid is absorbed, approx. 20-25 minutes. Leave the lid on for 10 minutes to allow the rice to steam.
- Halve the grapes, roughly chop the parsley and juice the lemon.
- Remove the rice from the heat and fluff with a fork. Add the grapes, parsley, half the lemon juice and raisins to the rice. Adjust the seasoning, if necessary.
- Place one vine leaf on a clean surface (rough side up). Place one tablespoonful of filling on the leaf, wrap in the sides and fold to create a square parcel, gently set aside. Repeat the process until all the rice has been used. If the leaves are quite small, you can overlap 2 or 4 leaves to make them larger.
- Pour 2 tbsp of oil into a pot. Cover the bottom with grape leaves. Place the rolls on top of the grape leaves, making sure they are packed tightly together. Make sure they are facing seam-side down.
- Place a heatproof plate on top of the dolmeh. Add the water and the remaining lemon juice to the sides of the pot. Cover with a tight-fi tting lid and place on the heat. Gently simmer over a medium-low heat for approx. 1 hour or once all the liquid has evaporated. Remove from the stove, allow to cool to room temperature.
- Serve warm or cold as a side or snack.