Vegetarian Mushroom and Brown Rice Dolmas

First of all let me tell you what dolmas are . Dolmas are grape leaves traditionally stuffed with a mixture of rice and meat and then cooked. They are a Middle Eastern and Mediterranean specialty and are served as appetizers. The vegetarian ones are usually served cold and the ones with meat warm. I prefer them warm and served as a main dish with a tasty sauce on top. If you are vegan you can try a tomato based sauce and if you are vegetarian some sour cream (+ garlic - optional) on top will make these dolmas just perfect.

This recipe contains grape leaves, rice (brown), mushrooms, onions, parsley, paprika, salt (sea), pepper, thyme, bay leaves, coriander, ginger (ground), olive oil

30 Servings

Prep time: 25 min

Cook time: 40 min

Ingredients:

• 40 - 50 grape leaves
• 1 cup(s) uncooked brown rice (soaked in water for 1 hour)
• 800 g. mushrooms (I used Portobello)
• 1 whole onion
• 1/2 cup(s) chopped parsley
• 1/2 tsp. paprika powder
• 1 - 2 ds. sea salt
• 1 - 2 ds. ground pepper
• 1 tsp. dry thyme
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/2 tsp. ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp. ginger powder
• 2 tbsp. olive oil

Instructions:

• 1. Go to my blog for the full instructions: http://gourmandelle.com/vegetarian-mushroom-and-brown-rice-dolmas/