Kale Dolmas Recipe gourmandadventurer

• Bunch of kale (should work with Chard too)
• 1/2 lb ground lamb or lean beef
• 1/2 c white or brown rice
• 2 lemons
• 1 T dried crushed mint leaves (optional)
• pepper

1. Mix the rice and meat in a bowl together by hand.
2. Sprinkle mint and blend in.
3. Optionally grind pepper into the mixture.
4. De-bone the kale leaves; even if the leaves are small it will work better.
5. Make short rolls of the mixture, about 1" diameter and place on the end of a leaf or for small leaves, you can overlap them.
6. Roll the leaf up.
7. It will be open on the ends.
8. Place in a saucepan with the end of the leaf down (so the roll doesnt unravel).
9. Repeat and place all the rolls closely together.
10. Cover and bring to a boil then reduce to simmer.
11. Cook until rice appears to be done, about 45 min (or less if using white rice).
12. YOu can always try a rice kernal.
13. The meat will for sure be done by the time the rice is done.
14. Use tongs to take rolls out.
15. Squeeze more lemon juice and grind pepper on the rolls then enjoy!

chard, ground lamb, white, lemons, t, pepper

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/kale-dolmas-27475 (may not work)