Gemista me Ryzi (Stuffed Vegetables with Rice)

Ingredients

• 4 Large tomatoes
• 2 Large green bell peppers
• 2 Zucchini
• 200g Short-grain rice
• 1 Onion (finely chopped)
• 2 Garlic cloves (minced)
• 100ml Olive oil
• 1/2 Bundle parsley (chopped)
• 1/4 Bundle mint (chopped)
• 1 TL dried oregano
• ca. 300ml Approx. 300ml vegetable broth or water
• Salz Salt
• Pfeffer Pepper

Instructions

1. Hollow out the tomatoes and peppers. Halve and hollow out the zucchini. Finely chop the scooped-out flesh.
2. Heat olive oil in a pan. Sauté onion and garlic until softened.
3. Add the chopped rice, chopped vegetable flesh, parsley, mint, oregano, salt, and pepper. Sauté briefly.
4. Pour in the vegetable broth or water and bring to a quick boil. The rice mixture should be slightly moist.
5. Stuff the hollowed-out vegetables with the rice mixture, but do not pack too tightly.
6. Place the stuffed vegetables in a baking dish. Pour a little olive oil and water into the dish.
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for approx. 45-55 minutes, until vegetables are tender and rice is cooked.
8. Optionally, sprinkle with some feta cheese during the last 10 minutes.

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