These Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves have all of the flavors of the Mediterranean wrapped up in a little package! Normally we stuff our grape leaves we a meat mixture because we love the flavor but that changed last year. When I, (Alexa), moved to Atlanta and wasn’t able to go home to Ohio for Easter my husband and I were invited to celebrate at our close friend’s house (who are not Greek)! Wanting to give them a taste of our traditional Easter dishes and keeping with the fact that our hostess was vegetarian I decided I would attempt to make a vegan version. I made both meat and non-meat versions and to my surprise everyone gobbled up the meatless grape leaves!

So this year since our Easter celebration would be spend at our apartment without family and friends and I had extra time on my hands I decided to document my meatless version!

Making the stuffing, here’s what you need

1 15 oz) can chickpeas drained and rinsed (whole and blended), 1 cup uncooked rice, 1 small white onion diced, ⅓ cup fresh dill, 1 ½ lemons, ½ cup vegetable broth +3 tbsp, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp pepper

Since this recipe does use meat, which is usually what binds the filling together, we create a hummus-like paste. Using a small food processor make the paste by combining ⅓ of the chickpeas and 3 tablespoons of vegetable broth. Blend until smooth and slightly chunky. Once the paste is made and the rest of the ingredients have been gathered you are ready to make the stuffing. In a medium bowl combine the ⅔ whole chickpeas, uncooked rice, diced onion, chopped dill, ½ cup vegetable broth, juice from 1 ½ lemons and salt and pepper.

Rolling the Stuffed Grape Leaves

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Vegetarian Stuffed Grape Leaves

With a blend of Mediterranean vegetarian ingredients and spices, these lemony stuffed grape leaves are great as an appetizer, side or even a snack!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Greek

Servings 100 grape leaves

Calories 16 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 15 oz can chickpeas
• 1 cup uncooked rice
• 1 small white onion diced
• ⅓ cup fresh dill
• 1½ lemons
• 2½ cups vegetable broth +3 tbsp
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 lb jar grape leaves (or fresh grape leaves if you have access to them!)

Instructions

 

• Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
• Add half of the chickpeas to a food processor and blend on high until a paste is formed.
• Add the chickoea paste, whole chickpeas, 1/2 cup vegetable broth and remaining ingredients to a large bowl and mix until fully combined.
• Line the bottom of a stockpot with a layer of leaves.
• Lay 1 leaf vein side up, place 1 tbsp of the mixture close to the steam.
• Next fold up the bottom and fold in the sides in and roll upwards.
• Start to place the rolled grape leaves closely together in a circular pattern on the bottom of the lined stockpot.
• Continue stuffing and rolling the leaves until all of the leaves have been filled and placed in the pot.
• Drizzle with olive oil and cover with extra leaves
• Add in 2 cups of vegetable broth and the juice from ½ of a lemon, place the squeezed lemon in the pot as well.
• Cover the pot with a lid and bring to a boil and immediately reduce to a simmer.
• Simmer for 45 minutes.
• Serve with lemon wedges on the side

Notes

• If the mixture becomes dry doing the rolling process you can add in more vegetable broth
• Depending on the size of your grape leaves this recipe may make more or less than 100 rolled grape leaves
• You can make the stuffed grape leaves ahead of time and store in the pot you will cook them in, covered in the refrigerator
• If you prefer your grape leaves stuffed with meat then check out our meat version HERE

Nutrition

Calories: 16kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 37mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1261IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Appetizer, Dairy Free, Gluten-free, Greek, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Vegan, Vegetarian

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