As you know, during the fast you cannot eat meat, milk and other animal products. But you can eat vegetables, fruits, cereals, and on lax days - also fish and seafood. Not so terrible restrictions! And even more so, even with our recipes for lean dishes for every day!
1. Lean borsch
Let's start with the signature dish of every experienced hostess!
You will need: 2 beets, 1 carrot, 2 potatoes, 1 onion, 0.5 cabbage, 2 tomatoes, 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, 1 bay leaf, spices.
Preparation: Peel and chop the tomatoes, and cut all the vegetables into strips. Boil water in a saucepan, add potatoes with cabbage, and cook over low heat.
During this time, fry carrots with onions and beets in vegetable oil, and stew for 10 minutes. Add tomatoes to vegetables, season and stew, covered for another 20 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a saucepan, add bay leaves and spices, and bring to a boil.
2. Lean pilaf
It sounds incredible, but nothing is impossible.
You will need: 500 g of rice, 2 carrots, 2 onions, 1 chili, 2 heads of garlic, barberry, cumin, spices, 50 ml of vegetable oil.
Preparation: Cut the onion into half rings and fry in a cauldron until golden. Add carrot sticks to it and continue to fry until softer.
Pour in hot water so that it covers the vegetables by 1.5 cm. Add spices, whole heads of garlic, whole chili there, and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat. On top, spread the rice in an even layer, a fraction of water, and the carcass under the lid until the cereal is cooked.
3. Lean jam pie
A simple grated cake that any beginner can handle.
You will need: 400 g flour, 200 g sugar, 200 ml water, 200 ml vegetable oil, 2 tsp. baking powder, 200 g of jam.
Preparation: Mix water with sugar until dissolved and pour in vegetable oil. Gradually add the sifted flour and baking powder, knead the firm dough and place 2/3 into a rimmed baking dish. Distribute the jam and top with the remaining grated dough. Bake the pie for 30-40 minutes at 180 degrees.
4. Fish with vegetables
We will tell you how to cook delicious fish in Lent.
You will need: 1 kg of fish, 1 tbsp. mustard, spices, vegetable oil, 2 onions, 2 carrots, 1 pepper, 2 tomatoes, 1 bunch of herbs, 2 cloves of garlic, half a lemon.
Preparation: Combine lemon juice with spices, mustard and 1/3 cup vegetable oil, and marinate the fish for an hour. Chop all vegetables at random and fry the onions until golden.
With an interval of 3-5 minutes, first add carrots, then pepper, spices, peeled tomatoes and fish with marinade. Carcass the dish until the fish is cooked and at the end season it with crushed garlic and chopped herbs.
5. Lean salad with apple and nuts
Great recipe for breakfast or instead of a light dinner.
You will need: 1 apple, 2 carrots, 1.5 tbsp. honey, 2 tbsp. olive oil, 1 tsp. lemon juice, a pinch of zest, 50 g of chopped nuts, herbs.
Preparation: Grate the apple and carrot on a medium grater, season, add the chopped greens and stir. Add all the other ingredients there and leave the salad to infuse for half an hour.
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6. Lean puree soup
This is a basic recipe that you can easily modify to your taste. Pureed soups from different vegetables are prepared according to the same principle.
You will need: 1 potato, 1 onion, 3 stalks of celery, 2 carrots, 2 tomatoes, 1.2 liters of water, spices, 3 cloves of garlic.
Preparation: Coarsely chop all vegetables, cover with water, add spices and bring to a boil. Boil the soup for about half an hour until the potatoes are soft over low heat. Cool it slightly, add garlic, beat with a blender, season and bring to a boil again.
7. Cabbage cutlets
Vegetable cutlets are indispensable during fasting. Let's talk about cabbage!
You will need: 1 kg of cabbage, 1 onion, 2 cloves of garlic, 0.5 cups of flour, 0.5 cups of semolina, 100 g of bread crumbs, spices.
Preparation: Coarsely chop the cabbage, add water and simmer for 10 minutes under the lid. Pass it through a meat grinder, squeeze out the moisture and add the grated onion and garlic. Add flour with semolina and spices, mix well, form cutlets, roll them in breadcrumbs and fry.
8. Fried fish in lean batter
Yes, even regular batter can be made without eggs and milk.
You will need: 500 g of fish, 100 ml of water, 100 g of flour, a pinch of soda, spices, garlic and herbs.
Preparation: Cut the fish into portions. Mix sifted flour with baking soda and spices, pour in water and knead a thick batter. Finally, add chopped herbs and garlic to taste, dip each piece of fish and fry.
9. Lean salad with pear and prunes
Depending on the set of spices, turn it into an appetizer or dessert.
You will need: 1 pear, 1 apple, 100 g of prunes, 1 orange, 100 g of Chinese cabbage, 1 tbsp. sugar, 3 tbsp. apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon olive oil, cinnamon and spices.
Preparation: Peel and chop all the fruits at random, and soak the prunes and cut into strips. Chop the cabbage finely and mash it with sugar. Season the salad with apple cider vinegar oil and spices.
10. Lean Lentil Soup
This is a very satisfying thick soup when you want something more solid.
You will need: 2 carrots, 1 onion, 200 g lentils, ginger, garlic, 750 ml water, curry, chili, spices, cilantro.
Preparation: Chop carrots, onions and grated ginger. Rinse the lentils, cover with water and bring to a boil. Add vegetables, boil again and boil for 10 minutes under the lid. Season the soup, stir and cook for another 5-10 minutes, then sprinkle with chopped cilantro at the end.
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11. Lean beans with vegetables
Use canned beans in the tomato, and then the tomato sauce is not needed.
You will need: 200 g beans, 40 g onions, 40 g carrots, 40 g zucchini, 40 g champignons, 20 g tomato sauce, garlic and spices.
Preparation: Fry the onion in a frying pan and add the mushrooms to it. After a couple of minutes add carrots and zucchini, and after another 3-4 minutes add beans and tomato sauce. Season the dish with spices and garlic, stir and stew a little more.
12. Lean Chocolate Pie
Another homemade dessert option for every day during Lent.
You will need: 1.5 cups flour, 150 ml water, 110 ml jam, 0.5 cups sugar, 3 tsp. cocoa, 1 tsp. instant coffee, 0.5 tsp. soda and baking powder, 1 tbsp. vinegar, 50 ml of vegetable oil.
Preparation: Combine sifted flour, baking powder, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Separately mix warm water, vinegar, liquid jam, coffee, vegetable oil, and sugar until dissolved. Combine both mixtures, whisk the dough with a whisk, pour into a mold and bake for about half an hour at 180 degrees.
13. Lean stuffed mushrooms
Choose champignons with large, even hats.
You will need: 500 g champignons, 2 potatoes, 1 onion, spices, garlic, herbs and green onions.
Preparation: Boil the potatoes until tender and mash them in mashed potatoes with a little liquid and spices. Separate the mushroom caps, chop the legs and fry with the onions. Add garlic and herbs there, combine both parts of the filling and stuff the caps. Bake for 25-30 minutes at 180 degrees.
14. Warm Lean Zucchini Salad
An independent dish for every day.
You will need: 2 onions, 2 zucchini, 2 eggplants, 2 peppers, 4 tomatoes, garlic, 2 tbsp. olive oil, 200 ml of tomato juice, basil, herbs, spices.
Preparation: Cut the onions into rings, the courgettes into slices, and the peppers and eggplants into cubes. Fry the onion, then add the eggplant and pepper. After 5 minutes, add the zucchini and garlic, and at the end - the peeled chopped tomatoes. Season the salad with tomato juice with chopped herbs, basil and spices.
15. Lean vegetable milk soup
Any oat, soy, buckwheat, or nut milk will do.
You will need: 1 carrot, 0.5 onion, 1 celery stalk, 2 potatoes, garlic, spices, 1 tbsp. flour, 250 g of canned corn, 4 tbsp. peas, 350 ml of vegetable milk.
Preparation: Finely chop the carrots, onions, celery and garlic and fry for about 5 minutes. Add flour to vegetables, mix, pour over with vegetable milk and bring to a boil. Add chopped potatoes and cook until tender, and add spices, peas and corn a couple of minutes before the end.
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16. Lean potato stew
In fact, the dish is much more interesting than it sounds.
You will need: 7 potatoes, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 bay leaf, 5 peppercorns, paprika, spices, 1 bunch of herbs.
Preparation: Cut the onion into large half rings and fry until golden. Add grated carrots to it and continue to fry. Finally, add the diced potatoes, season and pour boiling water over the vegetables so that the water covers them lightly.
Continue simmering until tender, and 5 minutes before the end add bay leaf and peppercorns. At the end, mix everything with crushed garlic and chopped herbs.
17. Lean pancakes
For this you need a highly carbonated mineral water.
You will need: 600 ml of carbonated mineral water, 2 tbsp. sugar, a pinch of salt, 240 g flour, 1 tbsp. vegetable oil.
Preparation: Mix mineral water with salt and sugar until dissolved. Gradually add the sifted flour to the water while stirring with a whisk. Finally add butter, make sure there are no lumps in the dough, and fry the pancakes.
18. Lean Bean Soup
We recommend using dry white beans, but soak them overnight beforehand.
You will need: 200 g beans, 1 l water, 2 carrots, 1 celery stalk, 1 onion, 2 tomatoes, garlic, spices.
Preparation: Boil the beans until tender, and during this time chop the onion, celery, carrots, garlic, and fry. Whisk the tomatoes in a blender and add to the vegetables along with the beans and liquid. Stir the soup, bring to a boil and boil for another half hour.
19. Lean Avocado Salad
Healthy vegetable fats and fresh herbs!
You will need: 1 carrot, 1 radish, 1 cup sprouts, 1 bunch of lettuce, 50 g seeds, 1 avocado, 100 ml olive oil, 0.5 onions, 1 tbsp. lemon juice, spices.
Preparation: Grate the radish and carrots on a coarse grater, cut the avocado into strips, and chop the salad arbitrarily. Combine olive oil with finely chopped onions, lemon juice and spices, and season the salad. Add sprouts and seeds at the end.
20. Lean mushroom soup with barley
If you wish, you can add more dried forest mushrooms.
You will need: 100 g of pearl barley, 1 carrot, 1 onion, 6 mushrooms, 3 potatoes, 2 tomatoes, 1.5 liters of water, spices.
Preparation: Boil the barley for half an hour, and during this time prepare a frying of onions and carrots. Add the mushroom plates to the vegetables and fry for another 5 minutes. Then add potatoes and tomatoes, season the soup, cover with water and boil for 15 minutes after boiling. Put barley in it and leave to infuse for half an hour.