Peppers stuffed with rice, vegetables and cheese
- Cooking time45 minutes
- Prep time30 minutes
- Servings4 portions
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS
- 10 long, pale green peppers
- 1 onion
- 2 spring onions
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 courgettes
- 2 carrots
- 2 tomatoes
- 150 g Carolina rice
- 150 g mild graviera cheese
- 30 ml balsamic cream
- 1 small bunch parsley
- ½ tsp thyme
- 1 Tbsp basil
- 100 ml Altis Kalamata P.D.O. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- Salt
Instructions
EXECUTION
- Finely chop the onions and the tomatoes.
- Heat 30 ml of the oil in a deep frying pan and sauté the onion and rice for 2 minutes.
- Add 150 ml hot water with some salt and pepper, and cook until the rice has absorbed the liquid, stirring regularly.
- Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool.
- Crush the garlic, grate the courgettes and the carrots, finely chop the spring onions, parsley and basil, and add to the rice.
- Then add the graviera (chopped into cubes), the tomatoes (grated), the thyme and the balsamic cream.
- Slice the tops off the peppers, deseed, stuff, and arrange next to each other in a baking tin.
- Mix the olive oil with 250 ml hot water, pour over the peppers and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for 40-45 minutes and serve.
- You can add your favourite vegetables to the filling
- If you prefer, you can leave out the graviera