Vegetarian Grape Leaves

A juicy vegetarian dish made in the instant pot that will fill you up, but leaves you wanting more.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Soak grape leaves in water for 15 minutes, then place in strainer. ⁣

Step 2

Mix together the washed and drained short-grain rice, dices tomatoes, onion, chopped parsley, olive oil, salt, seven spices, mint, and lemon. Taste it and adjust the salt if needed.⁣

Step 3

Be sure to save the juice of the rice and veggies mixture since you will use it to cook the grape leaves. You can place the rice and veggies in a strainer over a bowl to collect the juice or once you are finished rolling the grape strain the juice over the rolled grape leaves in the pot.

Step 4

First, cut the small stem off the grape leaf then lay it flat on a hard surface, rough side facing up. Fill with about ½ tablespoon of stuffing.⁣

Step 5

Fold over the grape leaf to cover the stuffing and roll in once tightly.

Step 6

Then, fold in from the left and right and continue rolling tightly. Place it in the instant pot or you can place it on a regular stovetop to cook over the stove. ⁣

Step 7

Once finished, strain the juice of the rice mixture and add over the rolled leaves in the pot. ⁣

Step 8

In a bowl, add the “broth mixture” ingredients listed above then mix, taste, and pour over the rolled leaves placed in the pot. ⁣

Step 9

Set pressure cooker on brown rice mode for 18 minutes high.

Step 10

Serve and enjoy.

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