🇹🇷 Turkey recipe
Zeytinyağlı Yaprak Sarma
Zeytinyagli Yaprak Sarma are delicate grape leaf rolls filled with a fragrant rice mixture studded with pine nuts, currants, and fresh herbs, gently braised in olive oil and lemon juice. This is the crown jewel of Turkish olive oil dishes (zeytinyaglilar), served cold as a meze. Each tiny roll is a masterpiece of balance -- earthy, nutty, sweet, and bright -- and rolling them is considered an art form in Turkish kitchens.
Prep40 mins
Cook50 mins
Serves8
Difficultymedium
Ingredients
- 1 jar (about 50-60 leaves) preserved grape leaves, rinsed and drained
- 1.5 cups medium-grain rice, rinsed
- 2 large onions, very finely diced
- 100ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp pine nuts
- 3 tbsp dried currants
- 1 medium tomato, peeled and finely diced
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp fresh dill, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 1 cup hot water
- Lemon slices and fresh dill for garnish
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 210
- Protein
- 4 g
- Carbs
- 28 g
- Fat
- 10 g
