Red rice and amaranth gemista
Gemista is a traditional Greek dish made by stuffing tomatoes and peppers and baking them in the oven. The filling can be rice, vegetables, meat, etc., and each household in Greece has their own recipe.
This time, we'll make a nutritious tomato gemista using red rice and amaranth. The key is to use plenty of olive oil.
| [Ingredients] For 2 people | |
|---|---|
| tomato | 2 pieces |
| Potatoes | 2 pieces |
| Onion | 1/4 piece |
| Red rice (cooked) | 4 tbsp |
| Amaranth | 1 tbsp |
| Tomato paste | A little |
| parsley | 10g |
| water | 75mL |
| Olive oil | 25mL |
| Salt and pepper | A little |
How to make
- Cut the tops off the tomatoes and scoop out the insides, but do not remove the skins.
- Fry the onions in olive oil until soft, then add the red rice and amaranth and continue frying.
- Add the hollowed out tomato flesh, tomato paste and water to step 2 and fry until all the water has evaporated.
- Season with salt and pepper, add the parsley and turn off the heat.
- Stuff #4 inside #1 tomato.
- Place the tops of the tomatoes cut off in step 1 on step 5, cover, and arrange in an oven-safe dish.
- Peel the potatoes, cut them into bite-sized pieces, and arrange them in a bowl along with the tomatoes (step 6).
- Drizzle olive oil evenly over the tomatoes and potatoes in step 7.
- Bake step 8 in a 180°C oven for 60 minutes and it's done.
