Gemista Stuffed Veggies
INGREDIENTS
4 Beefsteak Tomatoes
3 Green Peppers
2 Red Peppers
1 White Onion
1-2 white Potato
4 Cloves of Garlic
1 Handful of Parsley
1 Zucchini
1 Tsp salt
1 pound of 93% Hamburger
1 ½ Cup of Rice (four handfuls)
¾ Cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Cup of Water
1 small can Tomato sauce
DIRECTIONS
Wash all vegetables
Clean out peppers
Empty out tomatoes and set the inside contents to side for later (nothing is wasted)
Cut the top of the zucchini – clean out by circling the knife to scoop out empty insides (set to the side the shavings) peel the zucchini in stripes
Chop onion (Grating onion will steal some of the flavor)
Rough cut/chop the cloves of garlic
Grate one of the green peppers
Chop the parsley
Slice the potato into chunks
Sautee the EVOO, grated pepper, chopped onion, and garlic in a pot (green pepper enhances taste to sauté)
Stir mix with a wooden spoon
Add hamburger to sauté- stir entire mix together then slowly add the excess green pepper and tomato insides plus the zucchini shavings, tomato sauce, and salt all to the mix- continue to sauté
Now add 4 handfuls of rice with water – continue to sauté on low to medium heat -add parsley slowly stir until golden brown – Thick consistency
You will begin to experience the aroma of home cooking
Place the whole tomato, zucchini red and green peppers onto a pan (organize vegetables in your own creative way)
Insert or stand a sliced potato in between each vegetable to help keep it all of them upright
Begin to evenly scoop the sauté mix into each vegetable
Drizzle KL evoo over the stuffed vegetables
Cover your creation with foil
Bake at 350 for one hour then after one hour remove foil and continue to bake for 30 additional minutes.
Kefi Life® Extra Virgin Olive Oil is cold extracted from 100% Koroneiki olives grown and harvested in the Kalamata region of Southern Peloponnese, Greece. Kefi L!fe EVOO is Packed with antioxidants and flavor.
It is characterized by its aromas of green grass, artichoke, and sweet almond with a mild peppery finish.