{"product_id":"greek-lahanodolmades-cabbage-rolls-400g","title":"Greek Lahanodolmades Cabbage Rolls - Fresh, Never Frozen (400g)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe winter dish of Greek home kitchens, and the lightest tray in this range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLahanodolmades\u003c\/strong\u003e are what a Greek kitchen makes when cabbage is at its best: leaves blanched until they fold without tearing, rolled around rice and minced meat with carrot, onion, and herbs, then simmered and finished with \u003cstrong\u003eavgolemono\u003c\/strong\u003e, the egg and lemon sauce that thickens a dish without any cream in it. Amvrosia makes them in Thessaloniki and chills the tray rather than freezing it. Cabbage is by far the largest ingredient at 47%, with 12% boiled rice and 10% minced beef and pork of EU origin in the filling, and 1,2% extra virgin olive oil. What arrives is one sealed 400g tray that has never been through a freezer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sauce is what separates this from the cabbage rolls of central and eastern Europe. There is no tomato and no cream here: egg yolk and concentrated lemon juice are worked into the cooking liquid until it turns pale and just thick enough to coat, sharp rather than rich, with dill, mint and parsley underneath. The leaves stay tender without going slack, and a roll cut in half holds its section instead of spilling. This is also precisely what freezing ruins, because an egg and lemon sauce splits as it thaws and cabbage leaves lose their structure. Chilled, neither happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing is worth knowing before you order, because it sets the expectation right. A full tray carries \u003cstrong\u003e336 kcal, 8,8g of fibre and 14g of protein\u003c\/strong\u003e, which makes it the lightest dish in this range and by some distance the most vegetable-heavy, since almost half of it is cabbage. That is a complete lunch on its own, and a main course at dinner alongside bread, a piece of feta or a salad, which is how it is eaten in Greece. It is not a dense oven bake, and it is not trying to be one.\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. The ingredient list 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 avgolemono stays smooth, and the leaves keep their bite. 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 full lunch on its own, or an evening main with bread and \u003cem\u003ea piece of feta\u003c\/em\u003e to round it out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf a tray as a warm starter before grilled fish or meat, with the sauce spooned over.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Amvrosia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37195028463778,"sku":"GF5197","price":9.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0441\/7683\/4722\/products\/traditional-lahanodolmades-400g-301780.jpg?v=1741708016","url":"https:\/\/www.greekflavours.com\/en-uk\/products\/greek-lahanodolmades-cabbage-rolls-400g","provider":"Greek Flavours","version":"1.0","type":"link"}