Greek Recipes for Stuffed Vegetables and Leaves

Tender grape leaves are used to wrap little parcels stuffed with rice, pine nuts, and fresh herbs. A great vegetarian appetizer, these can be served cold or at room temperature.

The quintessential summer food, this recipe for stuffed tomatoes with rice and ground beef is ideal for summer entertaining. Make them the day ahead and reheat for serving.

Stuffed cabbage rolls or Lahanodolmathes (lah-hah-noh-dol-MAH-thes) is a traditional Greek dish that is customarily made with Avgolemono (Egg-lemon) sauce. This version pairs the delicious meat and rice stuffing with a tomato-based sauce.

Stuffed vegetables are a staple of the Summer season and this version of Kolokithia Yemista or Greek-style Stuffed Zucchini is a great way to enjoy the bounty.

Delicious oven roasted peppers stuffed with couscous, spinach, feta and a touch of dill. A great side dish or a hearty vegetarian main meal.

Cabbage leaves stuffed with a mixture of rice and herbs can be made with the full cabbage leaf as a main course, or made into small rolls as an appetizer or side dish using pieces of the leaf.

This is our family's favorite version of eggplant halves filled with a ground beef mixture, topped with a béchamel sauce. "Melitzanes" means "eggplants," and "papoutsakia" means "little shoes." Take a look to learn why.

Cabbage leaves stuffed with a meat and rice and served with an egg-lemon sauce (avgolemono). A Greek classic.

Ground beef, rice, and cheese combine to make a tasty filling wrapped in grape leaves and baked in the oven.

A delightful alternative to rice, bulgur is used in this aromatic herb stuffing for bell peppers - green, red, yellow - your choice.

Squash blossoms (winter and summer) are Greek favorites and can be cooked in several ways. This version calls for a filling of rice, tomatoes, and herbs, and the blossoms are cooked on the stove.

A pretty - and pretty unusual - dish, this meatless main course (or side dish) calls for tomatoes stuffed with a mixture of peas, onion, parsley, bread crumbs, and grated cheese.

Stuffed vegetables with a mixture of herbs, rice, and grated vegetables. Vegetables include bell peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, and stuffed potatoes - a real treat!

Stuffed tomatoes, zucchini, eggplants, and green peppers are prepared all over Greece with regional differences in spices and herbs. This recipe is a favorite with my neighbors in Crete.

Bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, and potatoes are stuffed with a mixture of rice, vegetable pulp, herbs, and crushed roasted almonds.

This vegetarian version of stuffed tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, and eggplant is so delicious, you'll never miss the meat.

Zucchini are stuffed with a mixture of orzo pasta, cheese, garlic, parsley, and sun-dried tomatoes.

All the ingredients in the classic recipe for Greek stuffed cabbage rolls with avgolemono (egg-lemon sauce) go into this delightful dish, but there's no rolling. Ingredients are cooked together for a lovely main dish.