{"product_id":"greek-gemista-stuffed-vegetables-350g","title":"Greek Gemista Stuffed Vegetables - Fresh, Never Frozen (350g)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTomatoes and peppers baked in their own oil, and the only tray here with nothing from an animal in it.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGemista\u003c\/strong\u003e means \"the filled ones\", and it is the dish a Greek kitchen makes when the vegetables are worth building a meal around rather than serving beside one. Tomatoes and peppers are hollowed, filled with rice, and baked with potato and aubergine around them until everything has taken the same oil. Amvrosia makes them in Sindos, outside Thessaloniki, and chills the tray rather than freezing it. Boiled rice is the largest ingredient at 56%, tomato and pepper together are 17%, and \u003cstrong\u003e6% extra virgin olive oil\u003c\/strong\u003e runs through all of it. What arrives is one sealed 350g tray that has never been through a freezer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat olive oil figure is the recipe rather than a detail. Gemista belongs to the \u003cem\u003eladera\u003c\/em\u003e, the family of Greek dishes cooked \u003cem\u003ein\u003c\/em\u003e olive oil rather than with a spoonful of it added at the end, and it is what gives the tomato its depth and the potato its softness. The rice is meant to be soft: it swells inside the vegetable and takes up the juice, which is the whole point of the dish and the opposite of a rice served loose and separate. The seasoning is plain in the Greek domestic sense: tomato, onion, garlic and parsley, with nothing sharp in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing is worth knowing before you order, because it sets the expectation right. There is \u003cstrong\u003eno meat, no dairy, and no egg\u003c\/strong\u003e in this recipe, and a full tray carries 434 kcal, 8,1g of fibre, and \u003cstrong\u003e2,14g of salt, less than half what the meat trays in this range carry\u003c\/strong\u003e. It is a vegetable main course, not a meat-and-starch bake, and in Greece it comes to the table the way it is built: on its own with bread and a piece of feta, or beside grilled fish. Ordered as a light plant-based lunch, it is generous. Ordered expecting a moussaka, it will read small.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eNo preservatives, and chilled rather than frozen: how that works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh food ordered online always raises the same question, which is how it keeps without either a freezer or a preservative. The answer here is the packaging. The tray is sealed in a protective atmosphere, and that is what keeps the dish without anything being added to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo preservatives\u003c\/strong\u003e in the recipe. Twelve ingredients, and the list printed on the tray is the whole story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeep refrigerated below +7°C\u003c\/strong\u003e, and once opened, eat within 24 hours.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNever frozen\u003c\/em\u003e at any point, which is why the pepper keeps its skin, and the potato does not turn grainy. The use-by date is printed on the tray.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOven, 180°C for 13 to 15 minutes\u003c\/strong\u003e once preheated. Pierce the film in two spots first; remove it before serving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMicrowave, 3 to 4 minutes at 800W\u003c\/strong\u003e, same piercing step. Keep the tray clear of the oven element and the grill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003eplant-based lunch\u003c\/strong\u003e on its own, with bread to take up the oil at the bottom of the tray.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs a warm vegetable course beside grilled fish or meat, which is how a Greek table uses it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith \u003cem\u003ea piece of feta\u003c\/em\u003e alongside, if you are not keeping the plate vegan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Amvrosia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37195030298786,"sku":"GF5079","price":10.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7683\/4722\/files\/greek-gemista-stuffed-vegetables-fresh-never-frozen-350g-9023986.png?v=1788470179","url":"https:\/\/www.greekflavours.com\/en-ie\/products\/greek-gemista-stuffed-vegetables-350g","provider":"Greek Flavours","version":"1.0","type":"link"}