What to stuff when grapeleaves are out of season?

[AdinaA]

Is there a leaf that you can buy in northern climates and stuff?

Other than cabbage, which imparts a distinctive flavor.

Can you stuff any of the lettuces?

I'm talking middle eastern style stuffed grape leaves. I could stuff zucchinis or peppers. and I would kill for zucchini flowers to stuff. What I want to know is whether anyone has stuffed anything like Boston lettuce, and whether it worked.

I know that you can buy grape leaves in jars, but, even setting the saltiness aside, the effect is very different than fresh.

[AdinaA]

Thanks. I ended up using savoy cabbage, The cabbage flavor really is less strong and I wanted the Moroccan spicing to shine. It did. But I'm going to broaden my repertoire of leaves for stuffing.

[scubadoo97]

Most any large edible leaf is game. I once was given a bunch of large leaves from a Brussel sprout plant. They worked great and didn't have quite the cabbage taste I would have expected.

[Cherylptw]

Collards, kale, turnip greens, chard, beet greens, bok choy leaves. As far as lettuce, I'd stick to the dark variety: romaine, butter leaf, red leaf. You might try chinese cabbage, which has a milder flavor than regular cabbage.

[Isolda]

Kale, kale, kale! It's delicious and has some of the astringent tang that makes grape leaves so yummy.

[AdinaA]

Thank you all.

[luckyfatima]

Tomato, bell pepper, courgette, eggplant, cabbage leaf, and even onion are traditional. I imagine anything that can be used as a wrapping or hollowed out for stuffing can be used.

[escondido123]

Somewhere I read large spinach leaves would be good, just cut out the stem where it is hard.

[plantman]

Collard greens make a great vehicle for stuffing..remove just a bit of the thick stem at the base of the leaf..blanch for a moment...trim to whatever size you need...almost the same as a grape leaf..

[uman]

Collards are even better than the grape leaves. Tastier and less stringy.

[JungMann]

Kale is also eminently stuffable.

[Harters]

Lettuce is fine. It'll need a quick blanch.

Recently had stuffed cabbage leaves in a middle eastern style and I think I prefer it to vine leaves.

[AdinaA]

Thank you.