Dolma Ici Zeytinyagli (Rice Stuffing For Vegetables)

Directions

1. 1

   1/2 lb Long grained rice 1/2 c Olive oil 1 c Water 1 lg Tomato 1 md Onion Few sprigs dill & parsley 1 oz Pine nuts (pignoli) 1 ts Sugar (mor

2. 2

   It is made with olive oil and served as a cold vegetable dish

3. 3

   Slice onion very finely, skin and roughly chop tomato and wash the rice until the water runs clear

4. 4

   Heat the olive oil in a deep pot and fry the onion until it becomes soft

5. 5

   Add the tomato, pine nuts, currants, sugar, thyme and season and then stir in the drained rice and fry them together for two or three minute

6. 6

   Cover with just enough water to come half an inch above the the level of the rice and then boil out the water and steam for a few minutes un

7. 7

   Allow to cool

8. 8

   Stuff veggies with mixture, arrange in a flat roasting pan, cover each one with its lid (after insides are scooped out and sprinkled w/ salt