stuffed tomatoes
Rice-packed red spheres
Stuffed tomatoes are tomatoes hollowed out and filled with a savory mixture, typically containing rice, herbs, ground meat, or breadcrumbs, then baked.
The dish appears across Mediterranean cuisines—Greek gemista, Italian pomodori ripieni.
We're having stuffed tomatoes with the lamb.
The same technique applies to peppers, zucchini, and other vegetables.
- dolmasStuffed vine leaves
- grape leavesEdible vineyard foliage
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- riceStaple cereal grain
- herbsPlants for seasoning
ground meat · ground beef · baked · roasted · hollowed · peppers · zucchini · eggplant · feta · oregano · olive oil · garlic · onion · savory · Greek · Turkish · mezze · filling
- stuffed vegetablesdolma, dolmades, chile relleno
- Middle Eastern foodhummus, falafel, pita, shawarma, tabbouleh
- vegetable dishessteamed vegetables, grilled vegetables, stir-fried vegetables, pickled vegetables, tempura vegetables
- roasted vegetablesroasted carrots, roasted broccoli, roasted cauliflower, roasted beets, roasted asparagus
- tomatoesbeefsteak, cherry, plum, vine-ripened, big boy