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Yemista (Stuffed Vegetables)
A traditional Greek dish of stuffed tomatoes, peppers, and eggplant with a rice and herb filling.
50 minutes4 servings
Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Cut the tops off the tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants, remove seeds.
- In a pan, sauté onion and garlic in olive oil, add rice and cook for 2 minutes.
- Mix in tomato sauce, salt, pepper, and dill.
- Fill the vegetables with the rice mixture.
- Place in a baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes until golden.
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