Yaprak Sarma -Stuffed Vine Leaves
Yaprak sarma is a traditional dish in Turkey that is typically grape vine leaves rolled and filled with minced meat. This vegan version has a rice filling that is seasoned well with lemon, fresh parsley, paprika, mint, and pepper paste. Filling and rolling the vine leaves is a bit time-consuming, but you will end up with an enormous amount of yaprak sarma that you can eat from for days.
Ingredients
- 1 package of vine leaves (see notes)
- 2 3/4 cups white rice
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste, divided
- 1 tablespoon pepper paste or additional tablespoon of tomato paste (see notes)
- 1 lemon, sliced
- Fresh parsley
- Paprika powder
- Dried mint
- Pepper and salt
- 1 vegetable stock cube
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