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Melons stuffed with Fruits and Vegetables
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Melons stuffed with Fruits and Vegetables

14 ingredients 3 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

813
Calories
13g
Protein
35g
Fat
124g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Pine Nut 1 oz (28g) 191
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Green Apple 1 medium (182g) 95
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Cantaloupe 1 cup diced (160g) 53
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Melon not in our table 0
Stuffing not in our table 0
Topping not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 sm Melons;cantaloupe is a good
  • FOR STUFFING
  • 1/3 c Oil
  • 2 c Carrots; thinly sliced
  • 2 tb Raisins; seedless
  • 1 ts -Salt
  • 1/2 ts -Pepper
  • 1 c Green apple; chopped
  • 1 c Green onion; chopped
  • green part only 1/2 c Lemon rind; grated
  • 3 c Rice; cooked
  • FOR TOPPING
  • 1 tb Oil
  • 2 tb Pine nuts

Directions

1

Cut each melon in half and remove and discard the seeds. Scoop out the fruit and reserve. Heat 1/2 cup oil in large skillet. Add the carrots and raisins. Saute together until the carrots are soft. Add the salt, pepper, apple, green onion and lemon rind. Continue cooking until the apples are soft. Remove from heat and cool. Preheat oven to 325F. Combined the sauteed mixture with cooked rice and stuff the melons. Chop up two cups of the reserved melon & arrange on top of the stuffing. Place the stuffed melons in a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes. Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a small pan and brown the pine nuts, being careful not to let them burn. Sprinkle on top of baked melons and serve.

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Category:Yemeni Recipes

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