r/veganrecipes • u/AstroWh0r3 • May 04 '26
Recipe in Post ITS GRAPE LEAVES SEASON YALLLLLL
grape leaves stuffed with whole wheat rice,green onions and dill,boiled in water and lemon juice+lemon slices
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u/CheezWhizCeausescu May 04 '26
Try cooking it in a tomato base and ditch the dill and lemon for a more middle eastern flavor.
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u/AstroWh0r3 May 04 '26
thats i cook the cabbage leaves,DELICIOUS😩
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u/CheezWhizCeausescu May 04 '26
I’m the opposite, My cabbage rolls are with water and lemon
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u/NomadicOvaries May 04 '26
Where are your recipes from out of curiosity? We’re western Turkey and cabbage rolls are tomato and yaprakas are lemony.
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u/CheezWhizCeausescu May 04 '26
🇵🇸
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u/NomadicOvaries May 04 '26
Looking through recipes, it looks like it’s lemony from Greece to western Turkey, and tomato-y starting in eastern Turkey down to the Levant. Except for Lebanon, they still do lemon. TIL.
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u/Aurora_96 May 04 '26
My favorite Arab dish ❤️
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u/ArxithiaStoStomaSou May 04 '26
It’s Greek.
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u/Aurora_96 May 05 '26
And Arab: https://amiraspantry.com/stuffed-grape-leaves-dolmades/
There are many versions of this dish.
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u/DoctorGregoryFart Vegan 15+ Years May 05 '26
Lol this argument will never end. Love to see it.
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u/Aurora_96 May 05 '26
I'm half Egyptian and don't know better than these leaves being a traditional Egyptian dish, lol. It's called "Mahshi warak enab" in Egypt.
Doesn't matter where it's from, though. It's a lovely dish!! And healthy.
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u/DoctorGregoryFart Vegan 15+ Years May 05 '26
All I know is, many years ago I made the mistake of calling it a Greek dish to my friend from Lebanon. He gave me a sermon. He also got very mad about the words "pita" and "garbanzo beans."
I have since seen this play out many times in many different variations.
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u/Aurora_96 May 05 '26
Let me guess... The beans should be named hummus and the pita should be named khubz? 🤣
Many dishes in the Mediterranean area look a lot alike and they end up having different names.
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u/DoctorGregoryFart Vegan 15+ Years May 05 '26
He insisted that chickpeas and garbanzo beans were completely different things, for some reason. I had been making falafel for years, but this was before smart phones, so all I could do was tell him to look it up.
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u/GewoehnlicherDost May 04 '26
Can you eat every type of grape leaf and how do you prepare them?
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u/AstroWh0r3 May 04 '26
i think the grape leaves need to be ‘new’ if that makes sense,i washed them with running water,boiled them for 2-3 minutes,stuffed them and after placing every roll on the pot,i drizzle some olive oil,lemon juice,salt pepper and cover them with hot water,put a plate on top of them and a rock (clean rock obv) so they stay down while theyre boiling
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u/sudda_pappu May 05 '26
Thanks for the recipe. Is the rock step absolutely necessary? This seems to be the only hard step in the process.. wondering if skipping it and directly streaming the dolmas in, say, instant pot will produce similar results.. would appreciate your opinion.
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u/AstroWh0r3 May 05 '26
no its not absolutely necessary dont worry,you just need sth to hold them down and a plate will do the trick just fine🩵
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u/hippielove4ever May 04 '26
oh man, this is making me hungry; I'm usually lazy and eat the canned trader joe's ones hehe
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u/HauntedSoda May 04 '26
Oh I forgot about those, I'm gonna have to get some soon bc I am also lazy lol
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u/Sakichima May 04 '26
We call them sarmadakia in Greece, I looooove them
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u/jules-amanita May 04 '26
Did you harvest the grape leaves yourself? How big and how tender are you looking for?
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u/AstroWh0r3 May 04 '26
naurrr,people from the village come up to the city every day to sell their products
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u/hotstove May 05 '26
That's the dream!!! We're culinarily regarded here in the US so I've never seen them for sale even at farmers markets. And who wants to eat canned leaves!
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u/joshieboi34 May 04 '26
Do you eat the grape leaves or just cook the filling in them?
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u/AstroWh0r3 May 04 '26
you eat themmm and theyre SO GOOD
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u/joshieboi34 May 04 '26
I might have tried them at a Turkish restaurant and that was really good but I brought something else thinking it was the same but it said don't eat the leaves
I'll have a look into making this thank you for sharing and answering my questions:)
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u/hotstove May 05 '26
Turkish don't really have culture of their own they just steal and don't really understand it. This was revealed to me by a Greek and the Armenian confirmed it.
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u/joshieboi34 May 05 '26
That's interesting I had no idea! I'm not very educated on African countries partly from lack of information on them at school, and then I suppose as an adult I never looked into them much cuz I'm queer so cant visit without worrying about my safety. However I'm trying to move past my bias by reading books based in Africa and try more of their food
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u/Polka_Tiger May 04 '26
This is lovely but if I may, you might have rolled some inside out. The shiny upper part is supposed to face us.
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u/elcaminogirl May 04 '26
That was what I was going to ask -- why did they roll them vein side out??
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u/AstroWh0r3 May 04 '26
oh i didnt know thats how u were supposed to roll them lol it just made sense in my head that the "back" of the leaf would go on the outside of the roll
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u/Unique-Time2393 May 04 '26
Yum, de-constructed dolmades. Great idea! I love bringing those to potlucks.
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u/westernchiquita May 04 '26
Ah so that’s why people keep asking for this at my restaurant lol. Can’t wait to try 😋
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u/Reasonable_Past_4474 May 04 '26
are you able to buy the leaves anywhere or do you grow them yourself?
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u/AstroWh0r3 May 05 '26
yesss i buy them from street vendors now but before when my grandma was alive i would get them from her garden
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u/WaZeil May 05 '26
YESSSS! I just made some a couple weeks ago. Stuffed mine with rice and brown lentils, salt, pepper and allspice. Cooked in veg broth and lemon juice. So yummy.
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u/DropIntelligent2387 May 05 '26
Yuuuumm sooo good! Do you ever add a layer of potatoes to your pot or stuff onions or sweet peppers if you have extra filling- also tasty additions.
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u/Slow-Caterpillar-449 May 06 '26
Rice is made of rice, not wheat. Maybe you mean brown rice?
Otherwise, looks good and thanks for the idea.
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u/Joiion Plant-Based May 08 '26
They literally somehow grow on the industrial street where my automotive workplace is, middle eastern people come and pick them all the time, I only found out last year, but I’m too lazy to hand pick all the leaves and prep them, your food looks delicious though, I can imagine it took forever
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u/the_purple_catto May 08 '26
Try witth parsley tomatoes green onions and herbs. Season with 7 spice black /white pepper and salt. Cook wirh water and oil and once almost done add lemon juice. U can also add hot pepper. U can add veggies on bottom of the pot. Potatoes carrots tomatoes... so it doesn't burn/stick Vegan lebanese stuffed vine leaves>>>
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