DISH RESEARCH · Dish
Gemista
Also known as: Γεμιστά
Greek tomatoes and green peppers filled with herbed rice and vegetables, baked with potatoes and zucchini.
About Gemista
Gemista are Greek vegetables filled and baked until tender. This profile follows Elena Paravantes's traditional family-style meatless version, using tomatoes and green peppers with a rice and vegetable filling and potatoes and zucchini around them.
Tomato and lemon bring bright acidity to the mellow rice, while onion, garlic, oregano, mint and parsley build a fresh herbal savouriness. Olive oil gives the filling and surrounding vegetables a rounded, rich finish, with clove and allspice adding gentle warmth.
The tomatoes and peppers settle into soft, lightly browned shells around a moist, loosely packed rice filling. Potato and zucchini wedges become tender and golden at the edges, with the tomato-rich baking juices coating the whole dish.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Gemista
Elena Paravantes's Meatless Greek Gemista.
- TomatoesStuffed vegetable shells and juicy filling base
- Green bell peppersStuffed vegetable shells
- Short- or medium-grain riceTender filling body
- ZucchiniGrated filling vegetable and baked side vegetable
- OnionSweet savoury filling base
- PotatoesTender baked wedges
- GarlicAromatic filling
- Dried oreganoEarthy herbal seasoning
- Dried mintCool herbal seasoning
- Fresh parsleyFresh herbal seasoning
- Tomato pasteConcentrated tomato depth
- ClovesWarm aromatic seasoning
- AllspiceWarm aromatic seasoning
- Olive oilRich baking fat
- Lemon juiceBright acidity
- SaltSeasoning
- Black pepperPeppery seasoning
- WaterMoisture for the rice and baking juices
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Tomatoes:
- Green bell peppers:
- Short- or medium-grain rice: . The source's short- or medium-grain rice maps to the established broader rice route
- Zucchini:
- Onion:
- Potatoes:
- Garlic:
- Dried oregano:
- Dried mint:
- Fresh parsley:
- Tomato paste:
- Cloves:
- Allspice:
- Olive oil:
- Lemon juice:
- Salt:
- Black pepper:
- Water:
Origins & food traditions
Greek dietitian Elena Paravantes supplies the complete traditional family recipe selected here and identifies gemista as a classic Greek summer dish of stuffed vegetables. The Mediterranean Dish independently corroborates the Greek identity and the familiar rice, onion, garlic, oregano and potato preparation.
Countries
- Greece
- CyprusCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Greek Cuisine
- Cypriot CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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