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Try our stuffed vine leaves recipe then check out our chicken kofta, spanakopita and more meze ideas.

Cook's tips to make stuffed vine leaves:

  • Use a nice-looking hob-to-table pan with a board underneath to make the starter – it both looks good and saves on the washing-up.
  • You can buy Cooks & Co vine leaves stuffed with rice from the olive shop.

Stuffed vine leaves recipe

Ingredients

  • 75g mascapone
  • 4 tbsp double cream
  • 1 tsp dill or Seggiano semi-fresh dill
  • 1 jar or tin of stuffed vine leaves (you'll need 8-10)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 2 tbsp toasted pine nuts

Method

  • STEP 1

    Mix the mascarpone, double cream and dill. Drain the jar or tin of stuffed vine leaves – you will need 8-10.

  • STEP 2

    Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan over a medium heat. Squash each stuffed vine leaf to flatten it and make it burst a little, add to the hot oil and fry for a couple of minutes or until a little crisp, then turn over and fry the other side.

  • STEP 3

    Leave in the pan until ready to eat, then warm gently, add some spoonfuls of the dill cream, scatter with chopped flat-leaf parsley and the toasted pine nuts. Serve with some bread for mopping up and the remaining dill cream.

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Lulu GrimesManaging editor

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