This Greek recipe is vegan and very delicious. You can use bell peppers, eggplant, tomatoes or zucchini if you like all of those vegetables, or you can choose to just use one or two kinds. They all taste amazing, but red bell pepper have a bit of a sweet taste when baked, compared to eggplant. The tomatoes taste sweet and fresh.
Gemista/yemista (Γεμιστά) can be made with rice and herbs as the stuffing, but there also exist meat versions of the dish. The vegan recipe is very popular in Greece during faste (the Orthodox lent) where the Greeks don’t eat animals, animal products, fish, and olive oil (either leaving out oil or choosing oil that’s not made from olives).
The ingredients for gemista Carving out the eggplant Carving out tomatoes and saving the insides Carved out vegetables ready to be pre-cooked Chopping the herbs for the stuffing Sautéing the ingredients Filling the vegetables Dinner is served!
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