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I love this recipe!!! I'm making it for my mother in law this week because she's fasting

  • 6 large tomatoes
  • 6 large peppers
  • 4 large potatoes peeled and cut into 6 slices each
  • 2 tsp ketchup
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • 1 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 finely chopped medium onion
  • 1 1/2 cup rice
  • 2/3 cup chopped parsley
  • Pepper and Salt to taste

Here is what the end result will look like (minus the meat), all you need to do is make the stuffing, hollow out the veggies and put it in the oven!

Yemistes-Stuffed-Tomatoes.jpg
 
I love this recipe!!! I'm making it for my mother in law this week because she's fasting

  • 6 large tomatoes
  • 6 large peppers
  • 4 large potatoes peeled and cut into 6 slices each
  • 2 tsp ketchup
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • 1 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 finely chopped medium onion
  • 1 1/2 cup rice
  • 2/3 cup chopped parsley
  • Pepper and Salt to taste

Here is what the end result will look like (minus the meat), all you need to do is make the stuffing, hollow out the veggies and put it in the oven!

View attachment 628
One of my favourite.... nice image!
 
I've never had gemista with ketchup, but then again, it seems like Greeks like to put ketchup on a lot of things (e.g. pizza and pasta) so it doesn't surprise me.
 
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They also tend to over do it with the mustard sometimes... not my favorite
I've never had gemista with ketchup, but then again, it seems like Greeks over to put ketchup on a lot of things (e.g. pizza and pasta) so it doesn't surprise me.
 
I love this recipe!!! I'm making it for my mother in law this week because she's fasting

  • 6 large tomatoes
  • 6 large peppers
  • 4 large potatoes peeled and cut into 6 slices each
  • 2 tsp ketchup
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • 1 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1 finely chopped medium onion
  • 1 1/2 cup rice
  • 2/3 cup chopped parsley
  • Pepper and Salt to taste

Here is what the end result will look like (minus the meat), all you need to do is make the stuffing, hollow out the veggies and put it in the oven!

View attachment 628

This is one of my favorite fasting meals. Instead of parsley, I like to add spearmint when I have it fresh in my garden. I like the way spearmint freshens it up!
 
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