Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, dolmadakia in the oven. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have dolmadakia in the oven using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Dolmadakia in the oven:

1. Get 1 medium-sized eggplant
2. Take 1 cup spring onions, finely chopped (only the white part)
3. Make ready 2-4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
4. Prepare 2 tbsp oregano
5. Make ready 2 tbsp dill, basil or spearmint
6. Prepare 2 tbsp lemon juice
7. Make ready 3/4 cup short-grain white rice
8. Get 2 cups peeled tomatoes, finely chopped
9. Take 1 cup olive oil
10. Get 300 g grape leaves

A crock pot is ideal for this task, if you have one To protect the bottom layer of dolmadakia from the heat, place a plate at the bottom of the pot. Pack the dolmadakia as closely as possible: you want to make sure that they won't unwrap while cooking as. Remove from the oven and cut into pieces. Roasting the dolmadakia in the oven adds such great flavor.

Instructions to make Dolmadakia in the oven:

1. Peel the eggplant. Remove the seeds if there are any and chop it finely.
2. Heat the olive oil well and add the eggplant and the spring onions. Stir until they absorb the oil. Add the lemon, the oregano, the dill, the garlic, season with salt and pepper and stir well. Then, add 1 cup water and let everything simmer until the eggplant is well cooked.
3. Add the rice and let it cook for 5 minutes.
4. Fold and roll your dolmadakia and place them one next to the other in rows and place them in a pyrex baking tray.
5. Pour the tomato over the dolmadakia and sprinkle with a little basil or spearmint, finely chopped. Add 1/2 cup water and 2-3 tbsp olive oil and bake in the oven for about 50 minutes.
6. Cover with aluminum foil so that they don't get dry.

Remove from the oven and cut into pieces. Roasting the dolmadakia in the oven adds such great flavor. The tomato sauce gets nice and thick and adds a hint of richness. Perfect for a family dinner and very nice as a side for your dinner party. Can the stuffed grape leaves be made ahead?

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