Gemista with a Twist (Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers)
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Main Course
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Greek
- 5 tomatoes not ripe we want them somewhat firm
- 5 peppers any type you like, I used different colors to jazz it up
- 8 hipping tbsp. cracked wheat
- 8 hipping tbsp trachana or again cracked wheat or quinoa
- 2 small zucchinis,
- ⅓ cup chopped parsley
- 1 tbsp fresh spearmint, chopped
- 1 tsp dry spearmint
- 2 tbsp fresh basil, chopped
- Salt and pepper (I added 2 tsp salt and it was fine, but you can add according to your liking)
- 2 scallions, sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- ¼ cup olive oil
- The inner parts of the tomatoes, mashed
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tbsp sugar
- ½ cup water
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- Preheat oven to 200° C / 400° F.
- Cut the upper part of the tomatoes and with a spoon empty the tomatoes leaving a 1 cm skin around.
- Cut the upper part of the peppers, remove the seeds and discard them.
- In a bowl mix all the ingredients listed except the ones for the sauce.
- Take each one of the tomatoes and peppers and fill them up just a little before the edge.
- Place them in a Pyrex or a pan, close together.
- For the Sauce
- In a blender add the inner parts of the tomatoes and all the sauce ingredients except the water and olive oil and mix.
- Open the cups of the Gemista and add one tbsp of the sauce into the cracked wheat/ trachana mixture and close it.
- Pour the rest of the sauce in the pan, the olive oil and water as well.
- Bake for 1 ½ hour or until you try the stuffing and it is soft and chewy.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/gemista-with-a-twist-stuffed-tomatoes-and-peppers/
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