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Stuffed Grape Leaves with Pine Nuts and Currants

3
Points®
Total Time
1 hr 40 min
Prep
45 min
Cook
55 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Moderate
Currants and pine nuts take center stage in this Greek and Middle Eastern favorite, the perfect make-ahead starter for company—especially when teamed up with lemon wedges and plain yogurt.

Ingredients

Uncooked white rice

½ cup(s)

Table salt

½ tsp

Grape leaves

8 oz, jarred

Olive oil

2 tsp

Pine nuts

2 Tbsp

Shallot

5 medium, chopped

Dried currants

¼ cup(s)

Fresh parsley

¼ cup(s), fresh, chopped

Peppermint leaves

1 Tbsp, or dill, fresh, chopped or 1 tsp dried mint or dill

Black pepper

⅛ tsp

Instructions

  1. Cook rice according to package directions, using 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Meanwhile, rinse grape leaves under cold water; set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. In a small pan, warm 1 tsp of oil. Add pine nuts and cook until they begin to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Add shallots and cook until they just begin to brown, about 3 minutes. Combine rice, pine nut mixture, currants, parsley, mint and pepper.
  3. On a clean, flat surface, place 1 grape leaf, vein side up. Top the widest part of leaf with a rounded tablespoon of rice mixture; roll up like an envelope. In a 10 x 10 x 2-inch casserole dish that's been filled with 1 cup of water, place leaf seam side down; repeat until all leaves are used. Drizzle remaining 1 tsp of oil over stuffed leaves. Bake, covered, to heat through, about 30 minutes. Remove stuffed leaves with slotted spoon and serve warm or at room temperature. Yields about 5 stuffed leaves per serving.

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