middle eastern dolmas

Ingredients For middle eastern dolmas

• 1/3 c

  long grain rice
• 3 md

  eggplants, hollowed out leaving a 1/4 inch shell (may also use tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini, cabbage or grape leaves)
• 1 lb

  ground lamb or ground beef
• 1 md

  onion, chopped
• 1/4 c

  pitted whole dates, finely snipped
• 1/4 c

  walnuts or pecans, chopped
• 1/2 tsp

  dried mint, crushed
• 1/4 tsp

  ground coriander
• 1/8 tsp

  ground cardamom
• 1/8 tsp

  ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp

  ground cumin
• 2

  eggs, beaten
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1/4 tsp

  black pepper