Dolmadakia "yalantzi"

"Dolmadakia" are stuffed grape leaves and it is a very popular dish as it is very tasty and once you try it, you get addicted :)
You can find it in several countries and even at the supermarket in small cans.
I will share with you today one of the greek versions that is called "yalantzi" and it is the vegetarian version using rice.
I could not miss from this blog a traditional greek recipe like this one...

Ingredients
500gr vine leaves (fresh or canned)
500gr round rice
5-6 scallions, minced (incl. green part)
1 onion, chopped
dill and parsley, both chopped
1 1/2 cups of olive oil
3 lemons, the juice
salt, pepper
2-3 cups of boiled water

Procedure  

Prepare the ingredients, chop or mince onions, dill and parsley and extract the lemon juice.
Start by boiling in a small casserole salty water and adding the vine leaves for 2-3 min to soften. Drain with cold water and set aside.

Start preparing the filling. Fry slightly the onions and the scallions with some olive oil. Take out of the fire and add the rice, the dill and the parsley, half of the lemon juice, the salt and pepper.
Take one by one the leaves and put in the middle one teaspoon of the rice filling.

Roll like shown in the photos.

Put each roll ("dolmadaki") in a low casserole tightly next to each other.
When all rolls are done, add the boiling water to cover them, the olive oil, some salt and the rest of the lemon juice.
Cover with a plate and then the casserole cover. Cook in low fire for about 50min. In the middle, check for water.









Serve with tzatziki (shown below in the photo).