Working housewives are familiar with the boring thought: what to cook for dinner today? So that thoughts do not bore your head, but soar, waving culinary excitement like a flag, we offer an approximate lean menu for a week - only ideas, no exact proportions and recipes, one continuous inspiration that you can use at your own discretion.
1:1180 1:1185Monday
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BREAKFAST
Lenten coffee pancakes
2:78Pancakes in Lent are a very real story with the aroma of home comfort, grandmother's hands and memories of a sweet childhood. All that is needed for this delicacy to appear on the table during Lent is to replace milk with any other drink (mineral water, fruit juice, or even ordinary strong tea), and add a little more flour or starch instead of eggs. Let the dough steep, and then bake the most ordinary thin pancakes. Delicious, tender and lean.
2:900This time, try taking strong freshly brewed coffee as a base - the pancakes with it will have a very unusual taste, the color is caramel-cream. The drink should be warm - it will brew flour, so that the dough will come out elastic and strong. Fragrant lean delight!
2:1428Alternative: lean pancakes with tea
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DINNER
Lean borsch with mushrooms
Thick and rich vegetable broth, beets cut into thin strips, finely grated carrots, bell peppers in cubes, tender strips of cabbage and many, many thin slices of mushrooms - just for the sake of such borscht you can dream of Lent!
So, get your proven borscht recipe, instead of meat broth, take vegetable broth, cook as usual, and at the end add a couple of handfuls of mushrooms, finely chopped and fried in vegetable oil, or pre-boiled and then fried forest mushrooms into the pan. Amazing result! By the way, this borscht is much tastier on the second day.
2:1154Alternative: lean borsch with prunes
2:1235 2:1240 2:1245The vinaigrette
An undeservedly forgotten dish in Lent will come in handy. To make your vinaigrette as tasty as possible, do not forget to buy unrefined sunflower oil, which smells like seeds and contains much more nutrients than its purified "relative".
Alternative: "white" vinaigrette without beets (potatoes, beans, sauerkraut, onions, sunflower oil).
2:211 2:216Afternoon
Lean banana smoothie
Peeled banana, some berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries or cherries from the freezer), half a glass of any fruit juice or compote, a pinch of cinnamon, a minute with a blender - and you have a delicious lean smoothie in your glass! Thick cocktails without cream, milk or yogurt are what you need to enjoy the Fast.
Alternative: mango or pineapple smoothie,
2:944 2:949DINNER
Pilaf with seafood
Lightly fry the carrots and onions in vegetable oil, add mussels and squid rings, then add rice, add water and simmer until the cereals are cooked - here's a great lean dinner for you.
Alternative: risotto with spinach or beetroot (don't forget to exclude cheese and cream from the recipe).
2:1523 2:4Tuesday
2:30
Yeast pancakes
Lush, thick, soft pancakes accompanied by amber apricot jam and a cup of chamomile tea ... but only for the sake of such a breakfast you can fast!
We remind you the recommended proportion for making lean yeast pancakes - 1 tsp is required for 250 ml of warm water. dry yeast and 2 cups flour. Do not forget to add sugar, salt and a little vegetable oil to the dough.
Alternative: lean oat cakes.
DINNER
White Bean Bean Soup
100 g of beans hides up to 10 g of protein - for this reason, legumes are indispensable in fasting. It's great if you have a supply of young beans in the freezer - it is very convenient to add them to any vegetable broth and cook the soup in literally 20 minutes. If you're unlucky, you can go two ways: pre-soak and boil dry beans, or use ready-made canned beans.
Alternative: lentil stew.
Stuffed tomatoes
Not the most budget-friendly dish, however, if you do not give yourself regular small pleasures, Lent will be a very difficult test. So - take a couple of tomatoes, cut off the "cap" and remove the core, put inside the filling of boiled rice, finely chopped and fried mushrooms, onions, carrots, herbs, spinach, celery and bake until tender. Very juicy, tasty and aromatic!
Alternative: stuffed eggplant (you just need to omit the cheese from the recipe).
Afternoon
Pumpkin orange fresh
Get out a juicer, or better - two: a classic one (on which you can make pumpkin juice) and for citrus fruits (for an orange juice). Mix two drinks, add a drop of olive oil and enjoy the taste, color, smell, life!
Alternative: vitamin pumpkin drink.
DINNER
Spaghetti with mushrooms
A little onion, cut into half rings - in a frying pan, fry until golden brown. Champignons in stripes - in the same place. A couple of tablespoons of soy sauce - for mushrooms and onions. Salt, pepper, parsley, add boiled al dente spaghetti ... magical! Allow yourself half a glass of wine for today's dinner, and then the feeling of a fairy tale will be complete and all-encompassing.
Alternative: pasta with chickpeas and tomatoes.
Wednesday
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BREAKFAST
Lavash with vegetables
Unfold a sheet of thin pita bread bought in the evening on a board, grease with any lean mayonnaise (for example, apple or nut). Put vegetables on one edge - tomatoes, Korean carrots, fried or pickled mushrooms, lettuce, greens. Roll up and have a tasty and healthy breakfast.
Alternative: instead of pita bread, you can take tortillas corn tortillas.
DINNER
Mushroom puree soup
Mushrooms are what gives any dish a special note of satiety and solidity, so a soup made with the addition of butter or mushrooms will be especially appropriate in Fasting, when the calorie content of the diet to which you are accustomed is decreasing. Do not spare the vegetables - thanks to them, the first course will be even more flavorful.
Alternative: dry mushroom soup (only replace butter with vegetable oil).
Seaweed salad with celery root
Useful, vitamin and simple. Pickled Root Celery pairs beautifully with the specific flavor of seaweed and is something worth trying.
Alternative: tapenade.
Afternoon
Sesame milk
Pour a couple of handfuls of sesame seeds with hot water and leave to brew for 3-5 hours, then grind a good mass with a blender and pass through a piece of linen cloth. Add honey, cinnamon or vanilla for a delicious drink!
Alternative: almond milk.
DINNER
Stuffed bell pepper
You definitely have a supply of frozen bell peppers, right? Boil some rice, mix with sautéed onions, carrots, parsley and celery root, salt, stuff the pepper and lightly simmer in the oven or double boiler. No boredom, dinner is ready!
Alternative: ratatouille.
Thursday
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BREAKFAST
Toast with fruit nutella
Put lightly dried nuts and pitted dates in equal proportions in a blender bowl, add a little citrus zest for flavor, if desired - a couple of tablespoons of cocoa powder and sugar. Grind everything into a homogeneous, rather thick, lumpy mass, and then, without turning off the blender, add a little vegetable milk (sesame, pumpkin, poppy, almond or any other), achieving a smooth structure and the desired consistency. Such a paste is a great spread on dried toast bread slices. In the company of a cup of coffee - the most elegant lenten breakfast that will energize the whole day.
Alternative: baked apples.
DINNER
Assorted vegetable soup
We take a large capacious saucepan, heat a small amount of vegetable oil in it (olive oil - it would be great!), Sauté onions, carrots, parsley root, add diced bell peppers, cauliflower and broccoli divided into inflorescences, do not forget about peeled tomatoes , add a handful of green peas, do not be greedy and add a little corn. We pass, pass ... and then - oops, a little white wine and ordinary boiling water, spices and herbs, salt and pepper. When serving, be sure to sprinkle with herbs. Delight!
Alternative: tomato soup (do not forget to replace meat broth with vegetable one).
Bean pate
Mix the boiled beans with fried onions until golden brown, carrots, dried walnuts, grind with a blender into a homogeneous paste. Hearty lean pate is ready! Fast and very thorough.
Alternative: hummus.
Afternoon
Cranberry jelly
Good old jelly, which smells of childhood and naivety ... Why not? All you need is sugar, starch and some cranberries.
Alternative: cocktail with nut milk.
DINNER
Potato dumplings
Unleavened dough, mashed potatoes with fried carrots, pot-bellied dumplings, golden onion sauce ... Caution: delicious enough to burst!
Alternative: lentils with sun-dried tomatoes.
Friday
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BREAKFAST
Tofu salad
Isn't it time to have breakfast with some salad? Inspect in the refrigerator: send some cucumbers, a tomato, iceberg leaves or Chinese cabbage into a bowl, an apple or a pear will go, then chop the onion and herbs, add a little vegetable oil and be sure to put a few tofu cubes. Bright, juicy and nutritious. Breakfast is ready!
Alternative:"winter salad.
DINNER
Lean pickle
Simple science - take a thick vegetable broth, boil pearl barley in it, add diced potatoes, carrots in strips and finely grated pickles. Hearty, rich, tasty.
Alternative: gazpacho.
Chinese vegetables in sweet and sour sauce
In a wok, fry coarsely chopped carrots, onions, bell peppers, pumpkin, celery root, add a little soy sauce, garlic, salt, pepper, and then pour in half a glass of a weak starch solution mixed with sugar and lemon juice. A couple more movements - and great vegetables in sweet and sour sauce are ready.
Alternative: pickled pumpkin
Afternoon
Fruit salad
That's where the expanse is! Finely chopped mother-of-pearl apple cubes, velvet banana circles, peeled orange slices oozing amber, emerald kiwi slices, full-breasted grapes, tender halves of canned peaches - all in a plate, mix and realize that life is beautiful and amazing!
Oh, and don't forget to get some strawberries out of the freezer for a great salad dressing.
Alternative: pears in syrup.
DINNER
Vegetable cutlets
Grind boiled broccoli, cauliflower, sautéed carrots, fried onions in any way convenient for you, add herbs, spices, sun-dried tomatoes, add a couple of tablespoons of starch, form cutlets and fry them until golden brown. Appetizing!
Alternative: vegetable stew.
Saturday
6:3903 6:4
BREAKFAST
Lean potato pancakes
A couple of potato tubers on a grater, a little dill, a spoonful of flour, salt, pepper and a frying pan with vegetable oil - that's, perhaps, all that is needed to get a wonderful and delicious Saturday breakfast. Lean, of course.
Alternative: lean squash pancakes.
DINNER
Thick Rice Soup
The basis of all lean soups is vegetable broth. If you take care in advance to cook a large amount of such a useful preparation and freeze it in portions, the process of preparing the first course will be minimized. Spread vegetables, add rice and potatoes, dilute everything with broth, do not forget about spices and salt - the soup is ready. When serving, crush a clove of garlic into a plate - you won't regret it!
Alternative: lentil soup.
Rice with vegetables
Fry onions, carrots, bell peppers, asparagus beans, stalk celery, and whatever else you have in your fridge and freezer in a deep saucepan, then add a glass of rice and simmer until tender. A colorful lunch will cheer you up!
Alternative: bulgur with vegetables.
Afternoon
Candied pumpkin
Snacks are, of course, evil, however, if we already agree to them, they should be tasty and healthy. Give preference today to candied pumpkin: it is not only very bright and positive, but also very vitamin.
Alternative: apple chips.
DINNER
Country style potatoes in the oven
Well, who can think of something more delicious than oven-baked potato slices sprinkled with aromatic herbs and garlic? Do not forget to get a jar of pickles from the closet for a great dinner.
Alternative: lean potato zrazy with mushrooms.
Sunday
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BREAKFAST
Homemade lean buns
Take as a basis any recipe for yeast dough that you always succeed, put the dough, wait for it to grow. Knead lean dough, add dried fruits and herbs, poppy seeds and nuts, berries and candied fruits, form balls - and please the family with hot homemade buns for breakfast.
Alternative: carrot buns.
DINNER
Minestrone
The classic Italian minestrone is cooked with vegetable broth, so it is perfectly suited for a fasting menu. Translated from the original language, this is "big soup" or "soup with lots of vegetables" - therefore, make sure that there is a sufficient selection of food in the refrigerator.
First, onions or shallots are simmered in olive oil, then carrots, celery, fennel, zucchini, pumpkin, garlic are put in the same pan - all alternately and each time stewing the next ingredient until soft. Sometimes cauliflower, bell peppers, tomatoes, asparagus beans, corn are added to the famous Italian soup.
The key to a successful minestrone is in a leisurely preparation, so Sunday - a day when you don't have to rush anywhere - is ideal for this dish.
After the vegetables are cooked, add vegetable broth, aromatic herbs and spices to the pan, salt, bring to a boil, reduce heat, simmer for about 10 minutes on a minimum, and turn off. Lean minestrone is ready!
Alternative: minestrone with noodles.
Eggplant caviar
Peel the baked eggplants, add some nuts and garlic, herbs and bell peppers, grind into a paste with a blender - you have an excellent vegetable snack on your table.
Alternative: baked pepper pate.
Afternoon
Rice ice cream
You will be surprised to know what regular rice porridge is capable of. If you mix it with sugar and applesauce, add a little lemon zest and vanilla, then grind everything with a blender, freeze, stirring occasionally, you get an amazing ice cream that melts on the tongue, leaving a delicate aftertaste. And yes, it's absolutely lean!
Alternative: oat cocktail.
DINNER
Lean vegetable pizza
The classic pizza dough is prepared lean, that is, without adding milk and eggs. Great, this suits us! Everything else is as always, except for one thing: we remove the cheese, but add a lot of different vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, onions. We bake and feast on a glass of dry wine.
Alternative: lean Greek people.
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Snacks
We are all people, weak and mostly greedy for goodies, and therefore it is worth making sure that there are always small snacks at hand during Lent.
The easiest option is a secret jar of your favorite dried fruits: fill a beautiful container with nuts, dried apricots, raisins, prunes, sun-dried cherries and open it when there is a very strong desire to "break" from the chosen diet and gorge on a cake with butter cream or buy three kilograms of "Doctor's" and make yourself such a sandwich.
Lean cookies help: a little sweet - and everything again seems simple and real.
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Study carefully the composition of the chocolate offered in stores- Among the tiles of "black joy" there are often those that are made without milk and dairy products.
9:326 9:331Many caramel candies are also suitable for a lean menu, and therefore can cheer you up and help you not to succumb to a quick temptation.
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9:654 9:659If you have long wanted to try fasting, but the thought of a bland and monotonous fasting menu stops you, then you are simply unfamiliar with our step-by-step recipes for Lent. After all, if you approach the preparation of food for fasting rationally and at the same time with imagination, then you can get a varied and very tasty set of dishes for every day. Of course, one cannot say that such food will not differ much from what you are used to, but the very taste of properly prepared lean food will definitely appeal to even gourmets. And do not forget that in addition to traditional monastic recipes for Great Lent, literally every day, new options for healthy lean dishes appear, more adapted to the taste preferences of a modern person. So, next you will find simple and delicious recipes for fasting for lay believers with step-by-step instructions and photos. Also from our article you will learn what you can cook and eat during Great Lent, and what foods you should absolutely not eat.
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Diet Basics in Lent 2017 for Laymen by Day with Sample Recipes
Before proceeding to describe specific examples of recipes, it is worth saying a few words about the basics of the diet of lay believers in Lent 2017. To begin with, we note that Lent lasts 47 days and the most difficult (with days of hunger strike) are only the first and last weeks. In the rest of the weeks, the diet is divided into 3 groups:
- dry eating, when it is allowed to eat only unboiled dishes without oil (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
- boiled vegetable food without oil (Tuesday, Thursday)
- cooked food with butter (Saturday, Sunday)
Based on these basic rules, a lean menu is drawn up for the whole week. It is also worth noting that the daily diet for the laity during Lent (examples of recipes below) should be based exclusively on natural food. It is advisable to consume as much fresh vegetables and fruits as possible, homemade preparations for the winter, and fermented homemade products. The latter, by the way, are very rich in vitamins, in particular C, which is very important in conditions of reduced immunity in early spring. Next, you will find examples of delicious, healthy and fairly easy-to-prepare meals for every day for the Lent menu. We are sure that their taste will pleasantly surprise you, and the recipes themselves will definitely be included in your cookbook.
A delicious and simple salad for every day of Great Lent, a step by step recipe with a photo
First, we bring to your attention a step-by-step recipe with a photo of a delicious and simple salad for every day of Great Lent. It is based on affordable products - vegetables and fruits, thanks to which such a salad can be prepared at least every day. But with one amendment - on all days except weekends, the dressing should be done only from lemon juice without oil. Learn how to prepare a delicious and simple salad for every day of Great Lent from the step-by-step recipe below.
Essential ingredients for a delicious salad for every day of Great Lent
- potatoes - 3-4 pcs.
- pomegranate - 1 pc.
- walnuts (peeled) - 200g.
- red onion - 1 pc.
- cilantro - 1 bunch
- pepper
- vegetable oil
- lemon juice
Instructions for a delicious and simple salad recipe for every day of fasting
A simple recipe for the first course for a lean menu, step by step
Hot meals must be present on the fasting menu in order to ensure the normal functioning of the stomach during the period of Lent. As a rule, cabbage soup and light vegetable soups play the role of first courses. The simple recipe for the first course for the Lenten menu, which we offer you below, belongs to the second category. A simple recipe for vegetable broth will serve as the basis for this first course for a lean menu. The number and type of vegetables in this recipe can be changed at your discretion.
Required ingredients for a first course for a Lenten menu
- potatoes - 4-5 pcs.
- champignons - 0.5 kg
- carrots - 2 pcs.
- onion -1 pc.
- flour - 2 tbsp. l.
- vegetable oil
- Dill
- parsley
- Bay leaf
- ground black pepper
Instructions on how to cook the first dish for a lean menu according to a simple recipe
Cabbage cutlets for a lean menu, step by step recipe
Cabbage cutlets for a lean menu, a step-by-step recipe for which awaits your attention below, is a great option for a delicious snack. Such cutlets can be either an independent dish of lean cuisine, or a good addition to porridge and boiled potatoes. Despite the fact that these cutlets for the lean menu are made from cabbage, they are as satisfying and flavorful as their meat counterparts. See for yourself with our next step-by-step recipe.
Essential ingredients for cabbage cutlets for a lean menu
- cabbage - 500 gr.
- onion - 1 pc.
- semolina - 30 gr.
- flour - 30 gr.
- garlic - 2 pcs.
- Dill
- vegetable oil
- breadcrumbs
- pepper
Instructions for a step-by-step recipe for cabbage cutlets for a lean menu
Vegetable stew with lentils - a step-by-step recipe for a Lent menu
Another option for a tasty and healthy second course for the Lent menu is a vegetable stew with lentils. In general, lentils are a very underrated legume in our everyday cuisine. In the meantime, she is very useful and can greatly diversify the lean menu. Learn how to cook vegetable stew with lentils from the step-by-step recipe for the menu in Lent.
Essential ingredients for Lentil Vegetable Stew in Lent
- potatoes - 3-4 pcs.
- tomatoes - 3 pcs.
- onion - 1 pc.
- carrots - 1 pc.
- lentils - 1/3 cup
- cabbage - 1/2 pc.
- pepper
- vegetable oil
- spices to taste
Instructions for a step-by-step recipe for vegetable stew with lentils in Lent
The recipe for a raw date dessert for every day of Great Lent, step by step instructions
Probably the most common misconception about eating during Lent is that sweets are completely excluded from the fasting menu. In fact, you can and even need to eat sweets during fasting, but only natural and without eggs in the composition. Among the simplest options for healthy and allowed desserts are honey and dried fruits. But for those who prefer desserts that are more complex in flavor combinations, we offer a recipe for raw date sweets for every day of Great Lent. The recipe for a raw date dessert for every day of fasting itself is very simple to prepare and it is easy to repeat it according to the following step-by-step instructions.
Required ingredients for a Raw Date Dessert for Lent
- dates - 300 gr.
- walnuts / peanuts / cashews - 150 gr.
- cinnamon - 1 tsp
- cocoa
- carob
Instructions for a recipe for a raw date dessert for every day of fasting
On a note! If the date variety is dry and doesn't give a lot of liquid, you can add a little water or runny honey for stickiness.
Delicious Minutka cookies - a step-by-step recipe for simple baking in fasting
Lean baked goods can also be delicious, such as the simple Minutka cookie recipe below. A cookie dough is prepared from three simple components, and you can choose absolutely any filling to your taste. But best of all, the delicious Minutka cookies from the step-by-step recipe for simple baking in the post onwards, are obtained with homemade thick jam. You will learn how to prepare this simple, quick and mouth-watering delicacy below.
Essential Ingredients for Lean Delicious Minutka Biscuits
- flour - 300 gr.
- sparkling water - 1/2 cup
- vegetable oil - 1/2 cup
- jam for filling
Instructions for a simple recipe for delicious Minutka cookies in fasting
Lenten food: meatless meatballs recipe for Lent 2017, video
As you can see, fasting recipes can be simple and delicious at the same time. And in general, lean food, like all meals in Lent 2017, is rich in salads, pastries, and main and first courses. Our next video recipe for Lent - meatless meatballs, also applies to lean food and is sure to please the faithful laity. Such lean food (recipe for meatless meatballs for Lent 2017), although not from the monastery recipes, is perfect for a menu for every day.
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Lean kharcho soup contains rice, potatoes, onions, garlic, nuts, and tomatoes. Kharcho is abundantly decorated with greenery. It simply smells of sour tomatoes and spicy garlic. Lick your fingers!
It is very easy to cook lean cabbage soup in a slow cooker. The peculiarity of the multicooker is that the vegetables do not boil in it, they remain dense and full of taste. We will cook cabbage soup from fresh vegetables.
Lean dumplings are a versatile dish that can be served in broth, fried and served as an appetizer or side dish. I will fry the dumplings and it will take me 30-40 minutes to prepare the dish.
Lenten salad with mushrooms is made from champignons, blue onions, spinach, pine nuts. Dressed with olive oil. The salad turns out to be fresh, aromatic, satisfying and healthy. Try it!
Lean borscht with sprat is prepared very quickly and easily. For him, you need to chop all the vegetables, fry, throw them into a saucepan, add sprat in a tomato and cook until tender. Lick your fingers!
You can cook a lean pickle with barley in less than an hour. The pickle turns out to be rich, hearty, with sourness. The pearl barley will need to be soaked for half an hour. And then it’s simple.
Lenten borscht with mushrooms is a fragrant and bright first course that will delight home-grown people with an abundance of vegetables and various tastes. This includes not only beets and mushrooms, but also cabbage, beans, bell peppers, etc.
Lean potato pancakes are easy to cook. It is very tasty to serve such pancakes with smoked salmon and a sprig of dill. The dish turns out to be hearty, beautiful and should appeal to all potato lovers.
Lean crab salad can be made from crab meat or lean crab sticks, add herbs, vegetables, and light yogurt to them. It will turn out delicious, satisfying, bright, beautiful and original. Let's try!
Shchi is a national Russian dish, delicious and loved by everyone. Lean cabbage soup with mushrooms is good for a fasting day. They will restore strength, fill the body with vitamin C, which is abundant in cabbage.
Making lean gingerbread can be fun. The dough is prepared simply, they bake quickly, and I advise the whole family to color the gingerbread cookies, children will especially like it.
As you know, avocado is a very nutritious fruit. Therefore, in Lent, when the fasting lacks nutrients, I suggest making a lean avocado salad. Both tasty and satisfying.
Lean squid salad is made from ready-made canned squid, fresh vegetables, herbs and spices. Such a salad turns out to be not only tasty, but also healthy. Plus, it's light and crisp.
Lenten borscht in a slow cooker is prepared from vegetables for two hours. It turns out a very tasty thick borscht filled with vegetable aromas. In a multicooker, they open up remarkably and retain their shape.
If during the fast you feel like chebureks, do not despair - they can be prepared with both lean filling and lean dough. I used lentil filling - it turned out very tasty.
Lean strudel is cooked without oil. The result is fragrant pastries with a lot of apple filling, which are ideal for tea drinking. This lean strudel takes about two hours to prepare.
Use this recipe and make lean bean cutlets that no one can tell from meat. Delicious and satisfying.
Bright, tender and fragrant carrot lean cutlets will diversify and decorate your table on fast days. Tasty and healthy at the same time. I share the recipe.
Very appetizing lean cakes that can be served with almost any dish instead of bread. A simple recipe for lean cakes is relevant not only for fasting, but also for vegetarians.
During the fast, you also sometimes want to pamper yourself with fragrant pilaf - and this is quite possible if you replace meat with mushrooms! The recipe for cooking lean pilaf with mushrooms - for fast days and not only.
The lean cabbage salad is very refreshing and light. A find for those who are losing weight - a minimum of calories from cucumber and vinegar. It is good to include it in a complex side dish for poultry or fish.
If you are fasting or just want a light, low-fat meal, then you should check out this simple recipe for lean cabbage patties. Tasty and healthy!
Lenten dumplings with two types of turnip and sauerkraut fillings are a budget dish that can feed a horde of hungry adults. A fantastically tasty dish, despite its cheapness.
Great Lent is the time to cleanse the body. But what if the stomach insists on rich soups? The simple answer to this question is a lean hodgepodge. Well, how to cook it - read on.
Do everyone's favorite and well-known lean dumplings with potatoes need an introduction? Despite the cheapness of the ingredients, dumplings with potatoes are always popular. I share the recipe.
If during Great Lent you decide to cook pies, then a simple recipe for lean dough for pies will definitely come in handy. Kneading a lean dough for pies is easy enough - I'll tell you how.
Lenten pies with potatoes are pies that contradict the laws of physics. They can be eaten more than physically fit into a person. Verified personally. A simple recipe for lean pies with potatoes is for you!
Lenten pies with cabbage are classic Russian pies that are usually cooked during Lent, although in principle it can be successfully cooked all year round. The recipe is extremely simple and worth trying.
Lean cabbage soup is a great hot soup for those who are fasting or just want to have a fasting day. The cabbage soup is prepared simply from the available ingredients, but it turns out to be simply delicious.
If you love beans, then the recipe for stewed beans with tomatoes will certainly appeal to you and come in handy. An easy way to make deliciously trivial food like beans.
Beetroot patties are a great low-calorie recipe for anyone on a healthy diet. They can be served simply with sour cream as an independent dish, or they can be served with any side dish.
Make a light zucchini snack! I offer Algerian zucchini. Zucchini are spicy with a sweet and sour taste. All my friends like it, I recommend it!
The Greek potato recipe will delight all vegetable lovers. This bright, beautiful and tasty dish will ideally fit into a vegetarian menu, but it will be quite appropriate on the table of meat-eaters! :)
Fried potatoes, mushrooms ... And even sour cream, and onions, and fresh herbs .. Well, salivating? Then let's try to cook champignons with potatoes - millet, quickly, very tasty!
The easiest and fastest way to make beetroot salad is in this recipe. Minimum ingredients and many benefits!
Borscht with mushrooms and beans is a treasure trove of proteins for vegetarians and a very satisfying dish for those who are fasting. A classic recipe for borscht with mushrooms and beans - from our table to yours!
Rice with corn in a slow cooker will be an excellent side dish for meat or fish, or a completely independent dish on your everyday table. It's easy to cook with a slow cooker, but it's nice to eat!;)
This beautiful and bright salad can rightfully be considered an off-season, but in the fall, when the tomatoes have not yet lost their summer flavor, it turns out to be especially tasty. White Bean Salad Recipe - For You!
This is a simple, but bright, beautiful and very tasty salad that does not conflict with the requirements of the fast, is suitable for dietary meals and vegetarian menus. Try it! :)
In fact, this wonderful salad is very similar to a vinaigrette, so this is a wonderful combination of sauerkraut, peas and beets, not only very tasty, but also healthy.
A wonderful tasty and healthy side dish that goes well with meat or fish, but at the same time can be an independent dish for every day.
The classic recipe for lean gingerbread will be useful not only for Orthodox believers, but also for everyone who tries to limit themselves in the consumption of butter dough. Details are in the recipe!
A simple recipe for lean bread in a bread maker is relevant not only on fasting days - it is useful to everyone who monitors their health and weight, regardless of the season!
A simple recipe for breaded broccoli will enrich your menu with another easy and delicious vegetable side dish. With sesame seeds and soy sauce - it's just magical! :)
A light, tasty and very healthy dish made of carrots is suitable for lovers of vegetarian food, as well as those who are fasting or keeping fit.
Stewed cabbage with carrots is a versatile dish that can be prepared both on holidays and on ordinary days. In addition, stewed cabbage with carrots can be served as a side dish.
Korean-style potatoes are not a hot dish or a side dish, but a delicious spicy salad. Fans of everything "spicy" should definitely learn how to cook potatoes in Korean!
I think this Lean Bean Soup recipe might come in handy for more than just fasting. First of all - to the attention of vegetarians, but everyone else is welcome at our table! :)
A recipe for making a lean pie with jam without eggs and dairy products is useful for anyone who is fasting, and also monitors their health and weight.
A wonderful seasonal fresh vegetable side dish that goes well with any meat. You can use it as an independent dish, in any case it is very tasty.
Can't vegetable cutlets taste good? In fact, this is far from the case. Try to cook cabbage zrazy and you will be surprised how delicious vegetables can be.
A simple, but no less delicious vegetable salad, which will be a great addition to meat and poultry dishes. So, the recipe for salad with cabbage and corn is a delicious, light and healthy dish!
Dedicated to lovers of delicious and healthy food - a simple recipe for a salad with mushrooms with a photo!
Beet cutlets are a great alternative to meat cutlets. Moreover, they are much more useful than the latter!
I offer you a simple recipe for Armenian lobakhashu bean soup - delicious, healthy and completely vegetarian! At the same time, it is so satisfying that even inveterate meat eaters will appreciate it;).
I suggest you learn how to cook bell peppers with vegetables, and another tasty and healthy dish will appear on your summer menu!
Carrots with cheese and garlic are a wonderful salad with excellent taste and useful properties. Plus, this salad is very easy to prepare.
Solyanka is not only a delicious soup, but also a wonderful side dish of cabbage, the preparation of which turns into a real pleasure in the presence of a multicooker!
Probably, every housewife has her own signature recipe for eggplant rolls. What is not wrapped in them - carrots, cottage cheese, cheese, herbs, tomatoes! - but most of all I love these rolls with nuts. Try it!
Cooking young potatoes in a slow cooker is easy and simple. This is the first dish that I mastered when I bought a multicooker. It turned out great - delicious golden potatoes and all in one dish!
Champignons are an indispensable product during fasting. There are many recipes for lean mushroom dishes, and I want to offer you another one - a delicious and nutritious soup. Read the recipe!
For a light dinner or a diet lunch, you can prepare stewed celery with vegetables - a simple and delicious dish.
Beet cutlets are very healthy, tasty and satisfying. This dish will delight everyone: from lovers of delicious food to people who want to lose a couple of extra pounds.
Many people love Korean asparagus. But usually the price for this salad on the market bites decently. Let's cook it ourselves! And as much as we want.
I bring to your attention a delicious, aromatic potato with vegetables in a pot. This dish can be prepared from what is in the refrigerator; the ingredients in this version can be replaced with others.
Bean salads are always appetizing and satisfying. I suggest you prepare a bright salad that will impress any gourmet. I promise it will be beautiful and tasty!
When you want not only healthy, but also delicious vegetables, try cooking spicy carrots with marinade. This dish will be an excellent side dish for meat.
Boiled potato salad is great for a side dish. You can serve it with a meat or fish dish. Or as a snack.
I suggest you cook carrots in a tomato at home. A universal appetizer - for sandwiches, as a dressing for first courses, and as a sauce for side dishes. Moreover, it is very tasty, healthy and fast!
Most vegetarians understand vegetables and their health benefits better than regular meat eaters. This vegetarian broccoli puree soup recipe was told to me by a vegetarian friend. Very tasty.
White bean pate is one of the most delicious and healthy snacks I make for my family. The pate contains fresh herbs and lemon juice.
I personally cook porridge with carrots at home very often, it turns out to be a painfully simple and satisfying dish, so I advise you to try it too. Perfect with all kinds of salads and cutlets!
The fast day menu should be varied. It must contain fats, proteins, and carbohydrates. During the fast, you can try vegetable oils that you have not paid attention to before - quality olive, sesame, peanut, and many others. Meat protein is replaced by legumes, and during the fast you can try a wide variety of varieties - from the usual beans and peas to the less popular, but no less useful, mash and chickpeas. If you are not strictly fasting, add fish and seafood to the fast day menu - a storehouse of Omega-3, phosphorus and other trace elements. The abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables saturates with vitamins and enriches with fiber, so beneficial for digestion.
Our site offers you several options for lean recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, combining which, you can create a delicious and healthy menu throughout the post. And try not to get carried away with store-bought canned food - let your body take a break from preservatives and dyes.
Salads 
Ingredients:
½ onion,
300 g fresh champignons,
2 tomatoes,
1 bell pepper
1 bunch of herbs (dill or parsley),
1 tbsp olive or vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Cut the onion into half rings, the tomatoes into slices, and the peppers into strips. Rinse and chop the greens. Cut the mushrooms into slices, blanch in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, fold over a sieve and let the water drain. Then fry them in a dry frying pan until the liquid completely evaporates, add salt, add a little vegetable oil and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Cool it down. Combine all the chopped vegetables in a salad bowl, season with olive oil or sunflower oil and serve.
Ingredients:
4 large potatoes,
2 pickled cucumbers,
1 onion
50 g champignons,
vegetable oil, black pepper, salt.
Preparation:
Peel the boiled potatoes in the peel, cool and chop coarsely, add a little cucumber pickle and leave for 10 minutes. Cut the washed and peeled mushrooms into quarters and place in a preheated pan. Cut the peeled onion into half rings, add to the mushrooms and fry over low heat. Cut the cucumbers into cubes and add to the potatoes, along with the onions and mushrooms. Season with oil, stir and serve.
Lean porridge can be a good breakfast too. It is not in vain that nutritionists recommend starting the day with slow carbohydrates. Lenten breakfast cereals can be prepared ahead of time, in the evening, by evaporating them in a lukewarm oven, wrapping them in a blanket, or setting a timer on a slow cooker for the morning.
Ingredients:
1.5 stack. buckwheat groats,
3 stacks water,
2 onions
200-300 g fresh or canned mushrooms,
salt, pepper, spices - to taste.
Preparation:
Rinse the cereals, drain the water well and place in a saucepan. Pour boiling water over, immediately cover and wrap up with a blanket or put in a warm oven. Leave it overnight. In the morning, fry the mushrooms with chopped onions in vegetable oil, mix with buckwheat, salt and pepper to taste. Porridge can be sprinkled with herbs before serving.
Ingredients:
1.5 stack. pearl barley,
3 onions,
250-300 g of champignons,
salt, herbs, vegetable oil - to taste.
Preparation:
Rinse the mushrooms, chop coarsely and fry in a dry frying pan until the liquid evaporates. Add vegetable oil and diced onions and sauté until tender. Rinse the pearl barley thoroughly, and the last 2-3 times in hot water, drain and mix with mushrooms and onions. Arrange in portion pots, fill with water so that it covers the cereal by 1.5-2 cm, and place in an oven heated to 230-240 ° C. Simmer the porridge for an hour, then wrap it in a blanket and leave it overnight. Sprinkle with herbs when serving.
Ingredients:
1 stack millet,
2 carrots,
500 ml of water,
salt.
Preparation:
Rinse the millet groats in hot water. Boil water, pour cereal into it and set to cook. Meanwhile, grate the carrots on a coarse grater, add to the porridge, salt to taste and cook, reducing the heat, until cooked for about 20-25 minutes.
First meal
Ingredients:
300 g dry red beans
150 g onions
100 g shelled walnuts,
2 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp. l. wine vinegar
salt, pepper, parsley and dill.
Preparation:
Sort the beans, wash and boil in 1 liter of boiling water until completely softened. Mash the beans, add chopped walnuts, onions, garlic, black pepper, stir and cook over medium heat for another 5-10 minutes. Add chopped herbs, oil and vinegar, keep on high heat for another 5 minutes and serve.
Ingredients:
4 medium potatoes
2 carrots,
1 large onion
4 cloves of garlic
½ stack. rice,
½ stack. walnuts
½ stack. tomato paste
hops-suneli, ground hot red pepper, salt, parsley root, bay leaf, basil, allspice, herbs, cinnamon.
Preparation:
Cool the boiled potatoes in the skins, peel and cut into cubes. Rinse and chop the herbs. Finely chop the onion, carrot and two cloves of garlic and fry with vegetable oil and tomato paste until half cooked. Add carrots, chopped nuts, cinnamon and other spices (to taste). Fry the mixture for another 5 minutes. Add 2 liters of boiling water, add rice and cook until tender. Add chopped potatoes, herbs and garlic to the soup, leave to brew for at least half an hour.
Potato soup
Ingredients:
2.5 l of water,
4 potatoes,
200 g cabbage
1 clove of garlic
parsley or dill,
5 tbsp. l. vegetable oil,
salt pepper.
For frying:
1 medium beet
1 carrot,
1 medium onion
1 bell pepper
4 tomatoes (or 3 tablespoons of tomato paste).
Preparation:
Cut the peeled potatoes, peppers and carrots into cubes. Rinse cabbage, onions, beets and greens and chop thinly into strips, rinse the tomatoes and grate on a coarse grater, removing the skin. For frying, fry the beets in a preheated skillet with sunflower oil, then add the onions and sauté for a couple of minutes. Then add carrots, bell peppers, tomato paste or tomato paste, stir and cook for another 5 minutes. Pour in a glass of hot water, cover and simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Put chopped potatoes and cabbage in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and cook for 10 minutes. After that, add the frying to the soup, stir, season with salt, pepper, herbs and chopped clove of garlic. Turn off the heat and let it brew for 10-15 minutes, then serve.
Ingredients:
150 g fresh champignons,
8 medium potatoes
1 large onion
1 carrot,
dill or parsley,
freshly ground pepper,
vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Cut the washed and peeled mushrooms into small slices, the peeled onions and finely chop, and grate the peeled carrots on a coarse grater. Fry the onions and carrots in one pan, and the mushrooms in the other, until tender. Boil the potatoes in salted water without draining the broth after cooking. Mash the mashed potatoes, adding a little broth, bringing it to the consistency of liquid sour cream. Add fried onions, carrots and mushrooms, salt and pepper to the soup. Serve with chopped herbs.
Ingredients:
1 stack peas,
1 carrot,
1 onion
1/8 root celery
1/2 parsley root
dill greens
2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil,
1.5 l of water,
salt, ground coriander.
Preparation:
Soak peas in cold water overnight (or at least 3 hours). Peel the roots and cut into strips. Then change the water, add the chopped roots and cook until tender (about 1.5 hours). Fry the peeled onion, cut into small cubes, and the carrots, grated on a coarse grater, in a pan until golden brown and add to the soup before being cooked. Remove from heat, purée with a blender and put on fire again. Bring to a boil, add salt, if necessary, and remove from heat. Serve with dill, ground coriander and croutons, if desired.
Second courses
Ingredients:
1 stack buckwheat groats,
3 potatoes,
2 stacks water,
vegetable oil,
spices.
Preparation:
Rinse the buckwheat, cover with water and bring to a boil, then salt and cook over low heat until tender. Rub the washed and peeled potatoes on a coarse grater, squeezing out excess juice. Mix porridge with grated potatoes, add spices to taste and a pinch of salt. Knead the resulting mass with a crush or hands. Form patties and fry over medium heat over a little vegetable oil for 3-4 minutes on each side.
Ingredients:
1 kg of potatoes,
300 g champignons,
200 g fresh broccoli
10 olives,
2 tomatoes,
1 medium onion
olive oil,
salt, turmeric, provencal herbs.
Preparation:
Boil the peeled potatoes in salted water with the addition of turmeric (for color). When adding the turmeric broth, mash the potatoes until mashed. Cut the washed and peeled mushrooms into thin slices and fry in olive oil. When frying, add a pinch of salt and dried Provencal herbs. Place 1/3 of the mashed potatoes in a baking dish and place the fried mushrooms on top. Cut the onion into thin rings and lay on top of the mushrooms, then another part of the puree. Chop the tomatoes and olives and place on top of the potatoes. Then add the remaining mashed potatoes, broccoli and bake until golden brown for 20 minutes.
Ingredients:
10 sweet bell peppers,
300 g champignons,
3 tomatoes,
2 onions
2 carrots,
½ stack. rice,
vegetable oil,
greens,
salt pepper.
Preparation:
Rinse and peel peppers, remove tops. Finely chop the washed and peeled onions and mushrooms, and grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Rinse the rice thoroughly and boil in unsalted water. Preheat a skillet and cook onions, carrots and mushrooms until tender. Cool prepared mixture and add rice and finely chopped herbs. Stir. Prepare the sauce: grind the peeled tomatoes with a blender and fry, stirring occasionally, in vegetable oil, adding 1 cup of hot water and salt. Fill the peppers with the prepared minced vegetables and place them vertically in a saucepan. Pour the prepared tomato sauce over the stuffed peppers and simmer over low heat, covered, until cooked.
Ingredients:
400 g flounder fillet,
100 g corn flour
1 red hot pepper,
3 cloves of garlic
1 lemon
2 tbsp. l. soy sauce,
2 small ginger roots,
4 tbsp. l. peanut butter (can be substituted with vegetable),
1 bunch of mint
several stalks of green onions.
Preparation:
Rinse the fish fillets under cold water, pat dry with paper towels and cut into thin strips. Toss the fish and cornmeal in a bowl. Chop the peeled garlic, red pepper, mint and green onion finely. Melt 2 tablespoons in a preheated skillet. l. peanut butter and sauté the fish fillets in it until crisp. Place the cooked fish on a platter, leaving the pan over the fire. Melt the remaining butter and sauté the chopped vegetables in it for 4 minutes. After cooking, pour the resulting sauce over the fish and serve. Crumbly rice is ideal for garnish.
Ingredients:
200 g lightly salted fish (salmon, trout or pink salmon),
2-3 fresh cucumbers,
1 red bell pepper
1 sweet yellow pepper
1 lemon
greens.
Preparation:
Cut the peppers and cucumbers into strips. Cut the salted fish fillet into thin slices, put the chopped vegetables on them and roll into a roll. Place on a dish. Cut the lemon into thin slices and decorate the rolls. Sprinkle with chopped herbs. These rolls are good to serve with crispy fries.
Instead of tea and coffee, cook delicious and healthy dried fruit compotes. That is, you don't actually need to cook anything, it is enough to thoroughly rinse the dried fruits under warm water and dry on a towel, then pour hot boiled water and wrap it overnight. You will end up with a rich infusion that retains all the beneficial substances of dried fruits much better. You can compose mixtures for compote to your liking, since many different dried fruits are now sold in the markets - from the usual dried apples, pears, dried apricots and prunes to exotic papaya and pineapples.
You can also make compotes from frozen berries and fruits. Boil water with sugar or fructose (this is more expensive, but healthier!), Add a few cups of lemon or lime to it, and lower the frozen berries or fruits or their mixture. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. And if you dilute a couple of tablespoons of potato or corn starch, add to the almost finished compote and let it boil, you will get a hearty and healthy jelly.
The fast day menu is simple and delicious. Delicious fasting and bon appetit!
Larisa Shuftaykina
19/04/2017 19:49
Great Lent is 40 days of both spiritual and food abstinence. However, this is not the only post of the year. There are also Peter's Fast, the Assumption Fast, the Nativity Fast. And each of them requires certain restrictions in food.
During the weeks of fasting, many housewives happily limit themselves to food, dieting for the sake of losing weight, but at the same time, they are seriously worried about the diet of the rest of the family. And for a reason - after all, many men and children resist the lean table and may reject the next dinner consisting of porridge and boiled beets.
Contrary to popular belief about crackers and water, food during fasting can and should be varied and complete. To do this, meat, eggs and dairy products should be replaced with their lean counterparts, and then the dinner will no longer look unappetizing.
Your attention 15 delicious dishes that can be cooked in Lent.
1. Oatmeal jelly - a substitute for yogurt
Not everyone likes oatmeal jelly, and practically no one prepares such a dish during Lent. Because of this, few people know that sour jelly is very similar to yogurt.
For cooking, you need to take a standard package of oatmeal (400 g) and a crust of rye bread. Place the ingredients in a two-liter jar, pour cold water. The jar should be left for 12-24 hours, while stirring occasionally.
Then strain the oatmeal through a sieve, pour the liquid into a saucepan and cook over low or medium heat. The mixture must be constantly stirred so that it does not burn. Pour hot jelly into jars and refrigerate.
2. Rice with honey and nuts in lean milk
Lean porridge can be made very tasty and nutritious without adding sugar to it. You can also cook porridge in water - this will not affect the taste much. If you are used to cereals with milk, you can use soy or peanut.
Peanut milk is easy to prepare - nuts need to be ground into very fine crumbs, add water, mix and strain.
Rice porridge should be salted (after boiling) and honey and your favorite nuts should be added. You can please your loved ones on a holiday with such a healthy and tasty dish.
Even lean cookies can be delicious, healthy, and satisfying.
Cookies require oatmeal, frozen cranberries or jam, and vegetable oil. Oatmeal should be fried in sunflower or coconut oil, then put on a sieve and let the excess fat drain off.
Grind oatmeal in a blender (you can not grind everything - to taste), mix with berries. Form cakes from the dough, put on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven until golden brown.
4. Broccoli stew with peas and avocado
Such a "green" stew will be very useful in Lent. It will help replenish energy and vitamins.
Use fresh broccoli or add cauliflower to the dish. To add variety to the stew, add green beans to it.
When the broccoli, beans, and green peas are boiled, you can add the avocado and season the dish with garlic sauce. Serve hot.
5. Nutella
What's breakfast without Nutella? The classic version of this delicacy is not lean, as it contains milk powder. We offer an alternative recipe without the use of animal products.
For cooking, you will need whole hazelnuts, honey, cocoa powder and coconut oil. Hazelnuts should be soaked in cold water overnight. In a blender, grind the hazelnuts into small crumbs, add cocoa powder to taste, a little butter, just a little honey (or maple syrup) and vanilla if desired.
Grind to a paste and add to lean pancakes mixed with soy milk, or spread on a loaf. Yummy! Try it!
6. Sandwich with lean bean mayonnaise
Let's go back to our sandwich. A lean sandwich should be satisfying to satisfy your hunger for a long time.
For a sandwich, we need a salad, rye or whole grain bread, canned beans, cucumber, and tomato to taste. Cut the vegetables into small slices, and knead the beans in a bowl and add oil and salt. The beans will now act as a lean mayonnaise.
Grease the loaf itself with mayonnaise from beans, and put all the vegetables evenly on top. Cover with a second piece of roll (or bread). Bon Appetit!
7. Cabbage chips
Fasting started, and you want chips? Regular potato chips are considered lean, but they are of little use.
White cabbage can be used to make chips that can be eaten without concern for health. To do this, you need to disassemble the head of cabbage into sheets, cut into pieces and grease with oil. Salt and pepper the future chips and put on a baking sheet. Send the baking sheet to the preheated oven, dry the chips until tender.
This idea is popular not only in fasting but also during weight loss. These sweets are very sweet, they go well with tea, and at the same time they will not harm the figure.
The easiest option is to grind the nuts and dried fruits and then roll the balls in the coconut. There is another option, no less tasty.
Take a pitted dried fruit (for example, dried tangerines will not work, but prunes are just right) and cut a hole with a knife. Place a small nut such as hazelnuts, almonds or peanuts inside. The future candy should be coated with honey, and then rolled in coconut, sesame or poppy seeds.
Such lean sweets will appeal to both adults and kids. Be careful - the candy is too sweet!
In Russia, many different pies were prepared during Lent. The peasants added everything that remained from the meal to the filling: porridge, pickles and mushrooms. Pies were eaten instead of bread with soup and main courses.
Salty pies can be made with cucumbers, stewed fresh or sauerkraut, mushrooms, potatoes, buckwheat or rice. To make the pies tastier, the filling must be fried in a pan with vegetable oil.
Apples, pumpkin, carrots with honey, jam or frozen berries are perfect for sweet pies. Pumpkin pies are especially tasty, despite the fact that many do not like this vegetable.
The pie dough must be yeast-leavened: put a teaspoon of yeast in a bowl, mash with sugar, pour a glass of water and knead a thin dough. When it rises, you can add salt and flour to the desired consistency.
10. Lean borscht
Fasting is a time of restraint, and many, especially men, crave hearty food. Unfortunately, the classic borscht recipe contains meat and is not suitable for fasting. But what happens if the meat is replaced with mushrooms?
Borscht with mushrooms is more like mushroom soup, and therefore it is necessary to add beets, parsley and beans to it. You need to cook borscht in the same way as the classic one, removing only the stage of boiling beef.
11. Dumplings
Meat and completely non-lean dumplings can be replaced with dumplings. They can be with anything: potatoes, mushrooms, cranberries or raspberries. On some big holidays fish is allowed, so on such days you can make dumplings with fish.
For the dumplings dough, you only need flour, water, oil and salt. Such dough does not require yeast.
All ingredients must be carefully and thoroughly mixed, gradually adding flour to salt water. You need to mix flour into the resulting dough until it ceases to "absorb" it into itself.
This dish came to us from Lithuania. It has a very unusual taste and satiates quickly. Be sure you will like this porridge!
First you need to boil the barley. Before cooking, pearl barley is soaked overnight. In the morning, you can drain the water and boil it. Please note that this process will take a long time.
Next, you need to grate raw potatoes. Barley and grated potatoes should be put in a hot frying pan greased with vegetable oil. Fry the glass porridge until golden brown.
The Lithuanian dish must be served warm, pre-decorated with fresh herbs.
13. Salad with mushrooms and pine nuts
So that during fasting vitamin deficiency does not take away all your strength, you need to fortify yourself with a vitamin salad. Mushrooms in its composition will saturate with useful and high-quality vegetable protein.
To prepare the salad, you will need blue onions, mushrooms, spinach and cedar nuts. Finely chop the onion, pour boiling water over and put in a bowl. Finely chop the spinach and mushrooms, add pine nuts. The salad can be seasoned with garlic sauce or olive oil. You can also garnish it with arugula or basil.
14. Potato pancakes (cutlets)
Potatoes have long been used to prepare a wide variety of dishes: chips, French fries, casseroles. During the post, cutlets can be made from this product.
To prepare cutlets, you will need potatoes, flour, onions and carrots. Fry carrots with onions in a pan. Please note that these ingredients must be very finely chopped so that whole pieces of onion do not come across in the cutlets.
The fried mixture must be mixed either with mashed potatoes (make sure there are no lumps in it), to which no water has been added, or with finely grated raw potatoes. In the first case, you will get pancakes (cutlets), in the second - classic pancakes.
From this "dough" you need to mold small cutlets, then put on a hot pan and fry until golden brown.
15. Salad with crab meat and corn
On some days, a fasting person can afford fish. Basically, these days are Sundays and holidays.
And as you know, crab sticks are made from surimi - this is minced meat from white fish. Corn and bell peppers are ideal for this product. The salad is perfect for the second course, it will saturate for a long time.
To prepare a salad, you need crab meat or sticks, canned corn, red or yellow peppers, and herbs. You can season the salad with a paste made from mashed ripe avocado.