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Rice and Chickpea Cabbage Rolls

Cabbage parcels packed with rice, chickpeas, tomato and parsley, then stewed in a garlicky lemon and mint bath until tender. They are served lukewarm or cold, which makes them ideal for making ahead.

  • Yield6 servings (about 24 rolls)
  • Hands-on1 h 10 min
  • Total2 h 33 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Rolls

  • 1 headgreen cabbage, large enough to give 24 leaf pieces
  • 3 clovesgarlic
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1 tspdried mint
  • 60 mllemon juice
  • 125 mlolive oil

Stuffing

  • 60 mlolive oil
  • 180 gspring onions, chopped
  • 200 glong-grain white rice
  • 200 gcanned chickpeas, drained
  • 15 gflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 250 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • ½ tspground allspice
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Rolls

  • to tastecold water, enough to just cover the rolls

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Legumes (any)
  • Chickpeas
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Cabbage
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Allspice

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: low

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