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Welcome back to Episode 23 of All Things Greek! Today I am sharing one of the most authentic Greek recipes out there - Gemista (Greek Stuffed Vegetables. Ps. This is the ultimate use of in season tomatoes! There are so many variations of this dish that include different types of stuffing’s (some are vegan and some are not!), and different veggies you stuff (zucchini, peppers, tomatoes, eggplant - you name it! You can get creative here, or use what you have on hand. Here’s how you can make my families version! Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves 1 medium yellow onion 4 bell peppers (red and orange) 4 sturdy, large tomatoes 1 1/3 cups basmati rice 1/3 cup fresh chopped parsley 1/3 cup fresh chopped mint 1 tbsp vegetable stock paste 2 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 1x 398ml can roma tomatoes 8 tbsp olive oil 3 yellow potatoes, cut into wedges 1/2 tbsp dried oregano 1/2 cup water
 Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 375F and set a large baking dish aside.
 2. Grate the onion and the garlic or pulse into a grated/finely chopped texture in a food processor. Set aside in a large mixing bowl. Add the canned roma tomatoes to the food processor and pulse until fully broken down. Add to the large mixing bowl with the onion and garlic.
 3. Prepare the vegetables: Cut off the tops of the tomatoes (about half inch from top) and use a spoon to remove the insides leaving around a ½ inch from the outside of the tomato. SAVE the insides of the tomatoes and the tops. Cut the tops off the peppers and remove the white veins and seeds on the inside. Set aside the tops of the peppers. Arrange the tomatoes and peppers in a baking dish. Chop up the saved insides of the tomatoes and add those with the tomato juices to the large mixing bowl with the onion and garlic.
 4. To the onion and garlic mixing bowl add the rice, mint, parsley, vegetable stock paste, salt and pepper and 4 tbsp olive oil.
 5. Add the tomatoes and peppers to the large baking dish. Spoon the rice stuffing mixture into the tomatoes and peppers, filling each about 3/4 of the way. Top each vegetable with their corresponding top. Continued in the comments! #greekrecipes #gemista #greece #GreekFood #stuffedvegetables