Reviewed: May 19, 2012

These taste exactly like the ones we are served on our holidays to Greece. Exactly! I did not have the dill and I used brown rice and sultanas, which I chopped a little instead of currants, the grape vine leaves were our own we preserved last summer. I followed the recipe apart from that! This made a lot of dolmades, but we ate the left overs cold for lunch the next day. Heaven!

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purplebecca

Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2011

I made these for a potluck party and couldn't bring them. I followed the directions exactly as said, both in this recipe and how to prepare the grape leaves by putting them in boiling water for a minute. But this didn't work out at all. The grape leaves were stringy and never softened up. The filling was good, but the rest of it - This was such a disappointment because based on the reviews, I thought this was a sure fire hit.

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My2CatsR2Cool

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 11, 2011

This recipe is awesome!!! Didn't have mint so I substituted parsley. Saw some other reviews, backed off of cinnamon a bit, but added a grate or two or three of nutmeg. Used a steamer basket, drizzled a little bit of oil and lemon juice on top. Whatever the method, the rice recipe is incredible, thank you.

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Susan

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Living In: Ocean City, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2010

I could not find currants, so i used dried cranberries. Also i could not find dried mint, so i ended up using orange peel for that splash of flavor! It added some zest. I made this recipe for 50 people and it went over very well! Also using a veggie steamer really helped. I cooked the rice separate from the onions and added a little more tomato paste so that the mixture could stick a little better! WONDERFUL RECIPE!

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jillian89

Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2010

Thanks for this great recipe! I have grapes and really wanted a good dolma recipe. This is IT! I reduced the cinnamon the 2nd time around, but don't eliminate it, the cinnamon is such an important flavor in this recipe! Oh, I also eliminated currants because i just don't like them.

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Mama Roux

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2010

I was disappointed with this recipe. Mostly, I think that is WAY too much cinnamon. It really takes away from the other flavors. I will have to definitely alter it the next time I make it.

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Megan Frye

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2010

These were sooo good! In my case, I used brown rice chopped cashews (they happened to be on hand) instead of pine nuts. As far as I'm concerned, you can add whatever comes to mind and they will be AWESOME!!

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pandawanda

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Camarillo, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2009

Great recipe, I also stuffed bell peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes with the same stuffing. OMG that turned out to be awsome. When adding bell peppers and eggplants make sure you line them on the bottom of your pot since the veggies are raw and will need more heat cooking them. Remove all the seeds from bell pepper keep the stem portion so that you cover the top and then place it in the pot. For the eggplants use the thin once not those bulky huge once. If the eggplant is too long cut it in half and shave off the inside of it leaving a thin layered skin about (3 mm.) I use a teaspoon doing that. Make sure you leave the bottom of the eggplant untouched so that the stuffing does not spill. The tomatoes go on all theway on top around the pot after you have rolled your dolmas. Again cut off the top of the tomato and shave off the inside with the spoon add filling and cover with the stem portion. It is YUMMY. Enjoy

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Saya

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Glendale, California, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2009

Maybe it's me....but mine turned out to be very tough. The grape leaved dried out.

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Mary Fahey

Reviewed: Jul. 19, 2008

my grandpa was from the middle east and I remember these growing up I love them. Only we made them with ground lamb breast with rice and mint and lemon. yummy. I can't ever find grapeleaves with lamb in them, not even in a restaurant that sells them I will try this but will add lamb and leave the currants and pinenuts out, as that is not how I like them.

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