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  2. 3 pounds swiss chard

  3. 1 1/4 cups rice

  4. 1/2 cup hummus -- (chick peas)

  5. -- may be substituted)

  6. 3/4 cup chopped parsley

  7. 1/2 cup chopped mint

  8. 1/2 cup minced scallions

  9. 1 cup chopped tomatoes

  10. 1 cup olive oil

  11. 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

  12. 1/2 teaspoon pepper

  13. 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

  14. 1 1/2 cups water

  15. 1/2 cup lemon juice

  16. 1 tomato -- sliced several

  17. -- garlic cloves

  18. -- several small white

  19. -- onions

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  1. This dish is similar to the stuffed vine leaves but more zesty. Remove chard stems. Soften leaves by dipping one at a time in boiling, salted water for a minute. Drain and pile in deep dish while preparing stuffing. Wash and drain rice. Crack hummus (which has been soaked overnight) with rolling pin. Discard skins which come off during rolling. Mix rice, hummus (or nuts), parsley, mint, chopped onions, tomatoes, salt, pepper, cinnamon, oil and most of the lemon juice or sammak water (see footnote). Reserve small amount of lemon juice to sprinkle on chard rolls near end of cooking. Stuff one leaf at a time using a heaping teaspoonful of stuffing. Fold up from bottom over stufling and fold in from each side to center; then roll up like a cigar. Place in layers with open end down in pressure cooker, over the sliced tomatoes, onions and garlic. Sprinkle lemon juice or sammak water and half teaspoon salt over top layer. Pour in water to cover. Cook under pressure 15 minutes. Uncover and simmer to reduce sauce. Turn out onto serving platter. Serve cold. Cook these without pressure if preferred. Prepare as above. Cook gently in covered pan until stuffing is done - probably about 45 minutes.

  2. * Sammak water is often substituted for lemon juice. It is an infusion of locally obtained sammak (sumac) seeds and water. It is somewhat more astringent tasting than lemon juice.

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