Vegan Stuffed Grape Leaves

The more common version of this meal is made with white rice, minced meat, and several spices. For New Year’s Eve, I made a vegan version using brown Jasmine rice, hummus, herbs, and spices. This can be a time-consuming dish, but it is very rewarding and delicious. Perfect for cooking with family!

See video below

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Ingredients

•  1 lb. grape leaves (jar)
• 3 bunches parsley
• 2 bunches cilantro
• 1 head garlic
• 1 large onion
• 1 Serrano pepper
• 4 medium tomatoes
• 1 can 15 oz. chickpeas
• 2 cups brown Jasmine rice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3/4 tsp allspice
• 2 tsp nutritional yeast
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 lemons
• 3 1/2 cups water 
• Topping:
• 1 large tomato
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/2 tsp nutritional yeast
• 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

Prep time: 2 hours
Cook time: 1 hour
Servings: 10

Directions

• Drain and soak grape leaves in water
  
• Pick and wash the parsley and cilantro, then mince
  
• Peel and mince garlic
  
• Chop onions in a small dice
  
• Mince the Serrano pepper
  
• Mix garlic, onion, and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes
  
• Chop tomatoes in a small dice and set aside
  
• Drain chickpeas, peel, and cut in half
  
• Drain the grape leaves
  
• Combine parsley, cilantro, garlic, onion, pepper, tomatoes, hummus, and rice in a bowl Season with salt, black pepper, allspice, nutritional yeast, olive oil, and lemon juice
  
• Fill grape leaves with about 1 tsp of the mixture per leaf and wrap
  
• Do the same for the rest of the grape leaves
  
• Once complete, pack the rolled leaves tightly in a circular pattern in a 3.5-quart pot
  
• For the topping, chop the tomato in a small dice
  
• Add allspice and nutritional yeast to the tomato
  
• Spread this over the grape leaves
  
• Place a plate on top of grape leaves to prevent leaves from unraveling
  
• Sprinkle red pepper flakes over the grape leaves
  
• Add boiling water to the pot and cover
  
• Once boiling, simmer for about 1 hour
  
• Plates well with yogurt

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