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130 calories, 1 kg |  Hints & Tips:
The most common use of vine leaves is for holding parcels of aromatic rice in a delicious appetizer, called dolmades.
When wrapping vine leaves to make dolmades first place on a table the vine leaf with the side of the stem on top. Place a spoon of rice mixture approximately on top of the start of the stem and fold the upper left and right leaves. Them roll tight the rest of the leaf and make a well closed parcel. Wrapped vine leaves should be placed the one close to the other in a saucepan and covered with a plate on top of them in order not to open and spread during cooking. Watch HERE a demonstration of the folding process. | | They are sold fresh or pickled. They are preserved in the freezer for months. Greeks who live in the country usually collect vine leaves from their vines in one season of the year, they trim them by removing the stem and preserve them in the freezer This way they can wrap dolmades all year-round. | Check these Vineleaves recipes: Stuffed vineleaves with rice | Stuffed vineleaves with rice and meat | |
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