{"id":3308,"slug":"stuffed-grape-leaves","title":"Stuffed Grape Leaves","description":"Grape leaves (stuffed), (Arabic: ورق دوالي); (Hebrew: עלי גפן ממולאים), are an appetizer popular in Middle Eastern countries, including Turkey and Persia, where it is usually eaten with stuffed rice that has been seasoned with a multitude of spices.","ingredients_raw":["Batch of thin, freshly-picked grape leaves (choose only the thinnest leaves)","1 kg uncooked rice, rinsed","Turmeric","Black pepper","2 tsp salt","Dried mint leaves","1 cup raisins","Fresh dill, finely chopped","Parsley","Green onions (scallions)","Cooking oil","2 lemon"],"ingredients_norm":["batch of thin freshly picked grape leaf","uncooked rice","turmeric","black pepper","salt","dried mint leaf","raisin","fresh dill","parsley","green onion","cooking oil","lemon"],"steps":["Soak leaves in boiling hot water to soften, about 15 minutes.","Combine the rice, turmeric, pepper, salt, mint, raisins, dill, parsley and green onions.","Place some of the rice mixture on a leaf, close to one end. Fold the three smaller ends of the leaf over the filling, then roll up the remainder like a sleeping bag or mat. Repeat with remaining rice and leaves.","Place stuffed leaves in pot with a little water, oil, and lemon juice—the liquid should just barely cover the stuffed leaves.","Cover pot with lid. First bring to a boil, then lower heat.","Cook over low heat until the rice is cooked.","Place sliced lemon on top of stuffed grape leaves for added flavour, and serve."],"categories":["Appetizer recipes","Vegan recipes","Middle Eastern recipes","Mediterranean recipes","Recipes using mint","Recipes using turmeric","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using salt","Recipes using dill","Recipes using parsley","Kosher recipes","Recipes using lemon","Recipes using green onion"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":null,"yield_text":"20 +","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Stuffed_Grape_Leaves","source_ref":"4630130","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Stuffed_Grape_Leaves&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"4ab6cf840e676ed868b25b0c5de90be641fddefb0919477f37a8491b4981e186","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:25Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/stuffed-grape-leaves"}