Vegan stuffed grape leaves

Traditional grape leaves are stuffed with meat, this vegan version from Israel is the perfect lighter twist!
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Ingredients

3-4
grape leaves, the size of your palm
2 cups
rice
handful
toasted pine nuts
handful
cranberries
handful
chopped parsley
1 tsp
dried mint
1/4 tsp
cinnamon
1/4 tsp
cumin
1/4 cup
extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

Mix all the filler ingredients together in a medium sized bowl In a separate pot, add EVOO sparingly, 1 cup of lemon juice, and 1/3 of a cup of Vegetable broth bring to a boil and set aside. Start filling the grape leaves and rolling them, arranging them , open side faced down (so they donʼt open), in a medium depth pyrex dish. Pour lemon juice mixture over the grape leaves and place in a 160 C preheated oven for an hour and half. Let cool for about 90 mins before serving Chefʼs tip : While the middle east usually adds yogurt for dipping, use Tahini instead for your vegan version!

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