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Many Orthodox people pay special attention to nutrition, however, the restriction of animal products during Lent is not really a key point, what is happening in the human soul is much more important. Nevertheless, not thinking and not talking about the Lenten menu in general is fundamentally wrong, because through restrictions comes cleansing - the main task of Great Lent.

So, let's talk about what to cook in Lent and what can be a Lenten menu?

Let's start from afar. How often do you cook strictly following the recipe. Experienced chefs and those who simply often cook, as a rule, bring their own “zest” to any dish, or even do without a recipe at all, taking the main idea as a basis and developing it to their own masterpiece. The products that are at hand are used, some ingredients are replaced by others, cooking in a pan gives way to food in the oven, and so on. The recipe as such in this case is required only in the form of a push and an idea.

The second reason why this article was written is the constant search for inspiration. Working housewives are familiar with the annoying thought boring their heads: what to cook for dinner today? So that thoughts do not drill into your head, but soar, waving culinary excitement like a flag, we offer an approximate lenten menu for a week - only ideas, no exact proportions and recipes, one solid inspiration that you can use at your own discretion.

As for detailed cooking instructions, then they are- in the form of links to pages with recipes that Magic Food has collected for you.

Monday

- Not everything to the cat Maslenitsa - Great Lent has come.

BREAKFAST

Lean coffee pancakes
Pancakes in the post - 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 in Lent is to replace milk with any other drink (mineral water, fruit juice, or even ordinary strong tea), and instead of eggs, add a little more flour or starch. Let the dough brew, and then bake the most ordinary thin pancakes. Delicious, tender and lean.

This time, try to take strong freshly brewed coffee as a base - pancakes with it will turn out with a very unusual flavor, the color is caramel-cream. The drink should be warm - it will brew the flour, so that the dough will come out elastic and strong. Fragrant Lenten Delight!

The 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 refined “relative”.

Alternative: "white" vinaigrette without beets(potatoes, beans, sauerkraut, onions, sunflower oil).

AFTER SNACK

Lean Banana Smoothie
A 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 an amazingly delicious lean smoothie in your glass! Thick smoothies without cream, milk or yogurt are just what you need to make the Fasting enjoyable.

Alternative: mango or pineapple smoothie, (bananas, carrots, apple, orange, ginger, mint.

DINNER

Pilaf with seafood
Lightly fry the carrots and onions in vegetable oil, add the mussels and squid rings, then add rice, add water and simmer until the cereal is cooked - here's a great lenten dinner for you.

stuffed tomatoes
Not the most budgetary 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 stuffing from boiled rice until half cooked, finely chopped and fried mushrooms, onions, carrots, herbs, spinach, celery and bake until done. Very juicy, tasty and flavorful!

DINNER

Spaghetti with champignons
A little onion, cut into half rings - in a frying pan, fry until golden. Striped champignons - there too. A couple of tablespoons of soy sauce - to mushrooms and onions. Salt, pepper, parsley, add spaghetti boiled al dente ... magical! Allow yourself half a glass of wine for today's dinner, and then the feeling of a fairy tale will be complete and comprehensive.

Wednesday

- In the middle of the post and the mother is simple.

BREAKFAST

Lavash with vegetables
Unroll a sheet of thin pita bread bought in the evening on a board, grease with any lean mayonnaise (for example, apple or walnut). Put vegetables on one edge - tomatoes, Korean-style carrots, fried or pickled champignons, lettuce leaves, greens. Roll up and have a tasty and healthy breakfast.

Alternative: instead of pita bread, you can take corn tortillas tortillas.

DINNER

Mushroom cream soup
Mushrooms are what gives any dish a special touch of satiety and solidity, so soup prepared with butter or mushrooms will be especially appropriate in Lent, when the calorie content of the diet to which you are accustomed is reduced. Do not spare vegetables - thanks to them, the first course will be even more fragrant.

AFTER SNACK

sesame milk
Pour a couple of handfuls of sesame seeds with hot water and leave to infuse for 3-5 hours, then finely chop the mass with a blender and pass through a piece of linen fabric. Add honey, cinnamon or vanilla - a delicious drink is ready!

DINNER

Stuffed bell pepper
You definitely have a supply of frozen bell peppers, don't you? Boil some rice, mix with sautéed onions, carrots, parsley root and celery, salt, stuff peppers and lightly stew in the oven or double boiler. Don't be bored, dinner is ready!

Thursday

“They don’t die from fasting, but they die from gluttony.”

BREAKFAST

Nutella fruit toast
Place 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, after which, 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 an excellent spread on dried slices of toast bread. In the company of a cup of coffee - an elegant lenten breakfast that will energize you for the whole day.

DINNER

Assorted vegetable soup
We take a voluminous capacious saucepan, heat a small amount of vegetable oil in it (olive oil would be great!), Pass the onions, carrots, parsley root, add diced bell pepper, cauliflower and broccoli divided into inflorescences, do not forget about peeled tomatoes , pour a handful of green peas, do not be greedy and add a little corn. We pass, pass ... and then - op, a little bit of white wine and ordinary boiling water, spices and spices, salt and pepper. When serving, be sure to sprinkle with herbs. Overeating!

AFTER SNACK

Cranberry jelly
Good old jelly that smells of childhood and naivete... Why not? All you need is sugar, starch and some cranberries.

DINNER

Potato dumplings
Unleavened dough, mashed potatoes with fried carrots, pot-bellied dumplings, golden onion gravy ... Beware: so tasty that you can burst!

Friday

- Bread and cabbage will not let in dashing.

DINNER

Lean pickle
A simple science is to take, boil pearl barley in it, add diced potatoes, striped carrots and finely grated pickles. Hearty, rich, delicious.

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 solution of starch mixed with sugar and lemon juice. A couple more movements - and the magnificent vegetables in sweet and sour sauce are ready.

DINNER

Vegetable cutlets
Grind boiled broccoli, cauliflower, sauteed 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!

Saturday

- During fasting, food is simple.

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 probably all you need to get a wonderful and tasty Saturday breakfast. Of course, lean.

Rice with vegetables
Fry the onions, carrots, bell peppers, asparagus beans, celery stalk and everything else that you have in the refrigerator and freezer in a deep saute pan, then add a glass of rice and simmer until tender. A colorful lunch is uplifting!

DINNER

Rustic potatoes in the oven
Well, who can think of something more appetizing than oven baked potato slices sprinkled with fragrant herbs and seasoned with garlic? Do not forget to get a jar of pickles from the pantry - you will have a great dinner.

Sunday

- Fasting is not in the belly, but in the spirit.

BREAKFAST

Homemade lean buns
Take as a basis any yeast dough recipe that you always succeed in, 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 delight the family with hot homemade breakfast buns.

eggplant caviar
Peel the baked eggplants, add some nuts and garlic, herbs and bell peppers, chop into a paste with a blender - you have an excellent vegetable snack on your table.

AFTER SNACK

rice ice cream
You will be surprised to know what ordinary rice porridge is capable of. If you mix it with sugar and apple marshmallow, add some lemon zest and vanilla, and then grind everything with a blender, freeze, stirring occasionally, you will get an amazing ice cream that melts on the tongue, leaving a delicate aftertaste. And yes, it is absolutely lean!

DINNER

Lean vegetable pizza
The classic pizza dough is prepared lean, that is, without the addition of milk and eggs. Great, this suits us! Everything else is the same as always, except for one moment: we remove the cheese, but add a lot of different vegetables, mushrooms, herbs, onions. Bake and enjoy with a glass of dry wine.

We are all people, weak and mostly greedy for goodies, and therefore it is worth taking care that small treats for snacks are always at hand during Lent.

The easiest option is a secret jar with your favorite dried fruits: fill a beautiful container with nuts, dried apricots, raisins, prunes, dried cherries and open it when there is a very strong desire to “break loose” from the chosen diet and eat a cake with butter cream or buy three kilograms " Doctoral” and make yourself such a sandwich.

Lenten cookies help: a little sweet - and everything seems simple and real again. Study carefully the composition of the chocolate offered in stores - among the bars of "black joy" there are often those that are made without milk and dairy products. Many caramel sweets are also suitable for a lenten menu, and therefore can cheer you up and help you resist the temptation.

Easy and delicious Fasting to you!

Lenten dishes are a category of foods that Orthodox Christians eat on special days of fasting, when it is not allowed to eat meat, eggs, dairy products, sweets, or drink alcohol. Such a restriction in products, it would seem, should have made the table too scarce. However, in reality, this is far from the case! Even from vegetables and fruits familiar to us, you can make a real culinary masterpiece. In general, the category of lenten dishes is very diverse and replete with thousands of all kinds of recipes, as you can see by studying this section of our website.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the post

Lenten food, like ordinary food, can vary in purpose. This means that there are dishes for both breakfast and lunch, as well as dinner. In addition, such dishes can be quite everyday, that is, designed for every day, and they can also be festive. Therefore, even for a birthday in fasting, you can prepare a wonderful festive table. It will turn out, we assure you, very tasty. Your guests will not even notice the absence of some products!

In addition, lenten dishes are very diverse in types. So, for example, you do not have to exclude from your diet any snacks, or first courses, or second hot ones. Even sweet treats can not be refused if you approach their preparation wisely. And even our favorite cutlets may not leave the fasting table if the meat is replaced with fish or, for example, lentils.

Thus, even if you exclude certain foods from your diet, you can still leave it approximately the same as before fasting. And sometimes replacing one component with another makes the food more advantageous in terms of taste.

Dishes from cereals and legumes

Cereal dishes occupy an important place on the Lenten table. First of all, this is due to their satiety. Even the simplest porridge cooked on water can saturate no worse than a piece of fried meat. In addition, such food will be much healthier.

Most often, during fasting, such cereals are prepared: buckwheat, rice, millet, oatmeal. As a rule, they are boiled as a side dish, and in addition, they are added to all kinds of lean soups.

In addition to cereals, legumes (peas, chickpeas, lentils, beans) are widely used. In terms of their nutritional qualities, they are not inferior to meat, but there is much more benefit from them, because in their composition you will not find "harmful" cholesterol, as well as growth hormones.

Dishes from vegetables, mushrooms and fruits

Vegetables remain the main components of meals during fasting. They prepare appetizers, salads, first and second courses. In addition to being tasty and low in calories, they are also very healthy. After all, vegetables are rich in a mass of various vitamins and minerals, as well as a mass of other substances necessary for the body. Thus, vegetable dishes during fasting not only give believers the opportunity to demonstrate their humility before God, but also to improve their health, which, perhaps, will be a reward for humility.

The most common vegetables to use during fasting are: eggplant, broccoli, zucchini, cabbage, potatoes, turnips, beets, pumpkin, spinach.

Mushrooms are a fairly popular ingredient in many lean recipes. They can be an excellent substitute for meat, and besides, they can be widely used in the preparation of all kinds of dishes, like the vegetables discussed earlier. Most often, oyster mushrooms and champignons are used, which are available on store shelves all year round. However, you can also use forest mushrooms, if you have such an opportunity.

Also in this context it is impossible not to mention the fruit. They are usually consumed on their own, as a substitute for desserts. In addition, they can also be components of any sweet dish.

The most common fruit in our area is apples, however, overseas fruits can be safely eaten on fast days. So in the consumption of pineapples, bananas and other gifts of nature, you can not limit yourself. In addition to maintaining health, they will be very useful!

Fish and seafood dishes

Meat during fasting can be replaced not only with plant foods. On some days that are not particularly strict, you can eat all kinds of fish. Maybe it is river, sea or even oceanic. It doesn't matter. As you probably know, you can cook a real masterpiece from a fish! So in the event of any celebration that falls during Lent, you can please your guests and yourself with fish in any culinary treatment that you prefer.

It is also allowed to consume seafood during fasting: shrimp, squid, mussels, oysters, seaweed, etc.

Baking on fast days

Baking on fasting days, as well as many other dishes listed earlier, can remain on your menu. All that is required is to cook it on a lean dough that does not contain milk, butter and eggs. Its basis is any flour of your choice (traditional wheat, buckwheat, corn or any other). Other Ingredients: Water, baking soda, yeast, salt.

You can make any pastries from such a lean dough: pancakes, pies and pies, pizza, rolls, etc. The filling can be vegetable, fruit, mushroom or fish.

Results

Fasting is not just a restriction in food, this is your ability to show bodily humility and spiritual humility. However, this does not mean at all that you should starve yourself and exhaust your body. Therefore, treat the preparation of the lenten menu for every day carefully, trying to make it balanced. Remember that health is above all!

We hope that the photo recipes of our site will help you make a delicious and varied diet during Lent.

If you are fasting, you probably often get the idea that you would like to find new Lenten dishes. No wonder you came to this section and were not mistaken - we offer a large selection of dishes that can be cooked during Lent.
The section "Dishes in the post" is open just so that you can find interesting recipes and cook them at home. Almost all recipes have step by step photos to make the cooking process as easy as possible for you.
Dishes during fasting do not contain meat. However, many replace it with mushrooms or legumes as these foods are highly nutritious. In the section there are different recipes from these and not only products.
On some days, it is allowed to eat fish, so you can also cook fish dishes during fasting if you like some of our recipes.
Recipes for meals during fasting can please your family. Fasting doesn't mean bad food. Cooking delicious fasting meals is really easy.
Use recipes for Lenten meals in Great Lent, Christmas Lent, Assumption Lent or Petrovsky - see for yourself. Almost all recipes will easily fit any post, depending on the days. Dishes in Lent are more strict, but you will also find such recipes here.
Lenten dishes from vegetables (zucchini, pumpkins, cabbage, potatoes, eggplants, cauliflower, beans, etc.), mushrooms, fruits (apples, pears, berries, etc.), seafood (squid) are presented here , mussels, shrimp, etc.), from cereals (rice, pasta, buckwheat, lentils, etc.), from fish. There are lenten dishes for every day and for a holiday. You will find lean cuisine without butter, eggs and dairy products.
Liked? Come to our section more often!

19.07.2018

Pollock marinated with carrots and onions

Ingredients: pollock, carrot, onion, tomato paste, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper, bay leaf

Recipe for fish lovers. We are preparing a delicious hot appetizer - pollock under a vegetable marinade. Simple, affordable, tasty and healthy for the whole family.

Ingredients:
- 1 kg of pollock,
- 4 onions,
- 4 carrots,
- 3 tablespoons of tomato paste,
- 2 tablespoons of table vinegar (lemon juice),
- pepper to taste
- salt to taste,
- Bay leaf.

12.07.2018

Baked potatoes in the microwave (in a bag)

Ingredients: potatoes, salt, vegetable oil, dried paprika, ground black pepper, granulated garlic, herbs de Provence

Roasting potatoes in the microwave will save you a lot of time. But at the same time, the taste of the dish will not suffer at all. For a holiday or for a family dinner - a great side dish.

- 8-10 potato tubers;
- a little salt;
- 2-3 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
- a pinch of ground paprika;
- a pinch of black pepper;
- 1/3 tsp granulated garlic;
- a pinch of Provence herbs.

17.06.2018

Fried potatoes with champignons

Ingredients: potatoes, onions, fresh champignons, salt, vegetable oil, seasonings, spices, dill, green onions

Fried potatoes are always delicious. And if you cook it with champignons, it will be doubly delicious. In addition, this dish can help you out if you are fasting, but you want something satisfying and interesting.
Ingredients:
- 5-6 potato tubers;
- 1 onion;
- 200 gr fresh champignons;
- salt to taste;
- 5-6 tablespoons vegetable oil;
- seasonings to taste;
- spices to taste;
- dill optional when serving;
- green onions - optional when serving.

05.06.2018

Dandelion salad

Ingredients: dandelion roots, carrots, soy sauce, vegetable oil

Did you know that dandelion roots can be used to make a very interesting Chinese-style salad? This recipe is quite new to us, but it is already gaining popularity. Let's cook?

Ingredients:
- dandelion roots - 2 pcs;
- medium carrots - 0.3 pcs;
- soy sauce - 2 tablespoons;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp.

17.05.2018

Diet salad with avocado

Ingredients: avocado, tomatoes, lemon, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper

Today I propose to prepare a very tasty dietary salad from avocados. The recipe is very simple and fast. You can prepare such a salad both for every day and for the festive table.

Ingredients:

- avocado - 1 pc.,
- tomatoes - 180 grams,
- lemon juice - 2-3 tablespoons,
- garlic - 2 cloves,
- olive oil - 3-4 tablespoons,
- salt,
- black pepper.

16.05.2018

Lenten Frozen Green Bean Salad

Ingredients: frozen green beans, fresh mushrooms, carrots, onions, cherry tomatoes, ground coriander, salt, vegetable oil

A lot of people like string (asparagus) beans: the taste is neutral, and it goes well with many ingredients. Salads are very tasty from it, we will introduce you to one of them today.
Ingredients:
- 100 gr frozen green beans;
- 3-4 large fresh champignons;
- 1 carrot;
- 2 onions;
- 1 large tomato or 3-4 cherry tomatoes;
- 1\3 tsp ground coriander;
- salt to taste;
- 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil.

16.05.2018

Lean pancakes with whole wheat flour

Ingredients: warm water, wheat flour, whole grain flour, sugar, salt, soda, vinegar, vegetable oil

Pancakes are always delicious, even if they are lean pancakes. This is what we want to introduce you to today. Their highlight is that they are made from whole grain flour in company with wheat, which is why they turn out to be very interesting.

Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups of warm water;
- 0.5 cups of wheat flour;
- 0.5 cup whole grain flour;
- 1.5 cups of sugar;
- 2 pinches of salt;
- 0.5 tsp soda;
- 1 tbsp vinegar;
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil.

15.05.2018

Lean avocado salad

Ingredients: avocado, tomatoes, fresh cucumber, parsley, cilantro, olive oil, lemon juice, salt

Avocados are an excellent base for a wide variety of appetizers and salads. In combination with vegetables - cucumbers and tomatoes - it behaves just fine. add to this a dressing based on vegetable oil and greens - and a delicious lenten dish is ready!

Ingredients:
- 1 large avocado;
- 2 tomatoes;
- 1 lettuce or 2 ground cucumbers;
- 0.5 bunch of parsley or cilantro;
- 1 tbsp olive oil;
- 0.5 tbsp lemon juice;
- salt to taste.

11.05.2018

Lenten salad with mushrooms and Chinese cabbage

Ingredients: chinese cabbage, marinated champignon, tomato, canned corn, vegetable oil, salt

Chinese cabbage is an excellent basis for many salads. Add mushrooms, corn and tomatoes to it, season with vegetable oil: and an excellent - lean and tasty - salad is ready.

Ingredients:
- Beijing cabbage - 100 gr;
- pickled champignons - 50-70 gr;
- tomato - 1 small;
- canned corn - 1-2 tablespoons;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp;
- salt to taste.

24.04.2018

Blueberry Lean Ice Cream

Ingredients: blueberries, sugar, water, lime

Very often I cook delicious berry ice cream for my homemade. Today I suggest you try a very tasty lean ice cream with blueberries and lime.

Ingredients:

- 200 grams of blueberries,
- 70 grams of sugar,
- 100 grams of water,
- half a lime

23.04.2018

Salad of fresh cabbage and carrots with vinegar

Ingredients: fresh cabbage, carrots, onions, salt, sugar, apple cider vinegar, vegetable oil, green onions, herbs

I bring to your attention a very tasty and interesting recipe for making my favorite salad of fresh cabbage and carrots with vinegar.

Ingredients:

- 300-350 grams of cabbage;
- 1 carrot;
- half an onion;
- salt;
- sugar;
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar;
- 2-3 tablespoons vegetable oil;
- a bunch of greens.

21.04.2018

Shish kebab from champignons on the grill

Ingredients: champignon, garlic, salt, pepper mix, Provence herbs, soy sauce, vegetable oil

Mushrooms cooked on the grill will be an excellent recipe for a picnic. You can pickle them at home, so all you have to do in nature is to string them on skewers and fry them over a fire.

Ingredients:
For 3 skewers:
- champignons - 12-15 pcs;
- garlic - 2-3 cloves;
- salt - 0.3 tsp;
- a mixture of peppers - 0.3 tsp;
- Provence herbs - 0.3 tsp;
- soy sauce - 2-3 tsp;
- vegetable oil - 2-3 tsp

17.04.2018

Lean cutlets with oatmeal and mushrooms

Ingredients: oatmeal, mushroom, seasoning, oil, salt, pepper, dill, flour

Cutlets can be prepared not only from minced meat, today I will tell you how to cook very tasty lean cutlets with oatmeal and mushrooms.

Ingredients:

- half a glass of oatmeal,
- 300 grams of champignons,
- 1 onion,
- 2 tsp mushroom seasoning,
- 50 ml. vegetable oils,
- salt,
- black pepper,
- 30 grams of dill,
- corn flour.

08.04.2018

Lean dough for pies

Ingredients: flour, water, yeast, oil, sugar, salt

Having refused animal products during fasting days, many people think that the dough for pies cannot be cooked. However, it is not. We offer a great option.

Products for the recipe:
- 250 g flour,
- 150 ml of water,
- 1 teaspoon of yeast,
- vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. spoons,
- sugar - 10 g,
- salt - 5 g.

04.04.2018

Lenten pie dough

Ingredients: water, butter, flour, baking powder, salt

In fasting, I cook very tasty pies from lean dough. I have described the recipe for this test in detail for you.

Ingredients:

- half a glass of hot water,
- half a glass of vegetable oil,
- 2.5 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- half tsp salt.

The Bright Resurrection of Christ or Easter is the greatest holiday in the Orthodox Church calendar. This is a day of great joy, kindness and hope for the best. True, such a bright holiday is preceded by several weeks of reflection and strict abstinence, called Great Lent.

The essence of Lent

The celebration of Easter is preceded by a 48-day Great Lent - the longest and most strict of the four church fasts. Its main goal is the physical and spiritual preparation of a person for the celebration of the Resurrection of Christ.

The emergence of this tradition is easily explained, because it is a reminder to all Christians of the spiritual path of Christ, who spent 40 days in the desert without food and water, being tempted by the devil. In the last week of fasting - Passion Week, the Savior faced betrayal, arrest and subsequent execution. And three days later there was a miraculous resurrection and the ascension of Christ into heaven.

In this sense, Great Lent is for every believer not only a restriction in food. This is forgiveness of insults, a conscious rejection of entertainment, as well as a struggle with one's own passions and bad thoughts. In fact, this is a daily spiritual feat of an Orthodox person.

How to eat in Lent

It must be said that throughout the entire fast there are days with varying degrees of strictness of its observance. For example, there are days when the church recommends complete abstinence from food for the whole day or half a day. On some days, dry eating is recommended, that is, eating plant foods without oil. On such days, you can eat vegetables and fruits, honey, nuts and dried fruits, as well as bread, kvass and water, in a word, plant foods without heat treatment. Nevertheless, it is permissible for laymen to consume hot vegetable food without oil: porridges, vegetable stews, baked mushrooms, jelly compotes and tea. But on the days of the easiest fasting, the use of fish, caviar, vegetable oil and wine is allowed.

Top 10 Lenten Recipes for Every Day in Lent

And now let's look at the recipes for the most simple and healthy dishes that every Orthodox person can use to support his body during Great Lent.

1. Borscht with beans

Ingredients:

• beans - 150 g;
• dried mushrooms - 50 g;
• beets - 1 pc;
• carrots - 1 pc;
• onion - 1 pc;
• parsley - 1 bunch;
• bay leaf - 1 pc;
• salt and pepper - to taste.

Boil beets and beans. Chopped mushrooms pour 1.5 liters of water and put on fire to prepare a fragrant mushroom broth. As soon as the broth is ready, add chopped onions, parsley and carrots to it. We leave this mixture to stew until tender, and at this time we chop the boiled beets. We add it to the borscht, put a couple of leaves of lavrushka there, salt and pepper, and then leave to languish over low heat for 15-20 minutes. A couple of minutes before the end of cooking, add boiled beans.

2. Warming vegetable soup

Ingredients:

• frozen peas or broccoli - 1 cup;
• onion - 1 pc;
• carrots - 1 pc;
• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• celery root - 1 pc;
• vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons;
• spices (bay leaf and cloves, ginger root and pepper, salt and herbs) - to taste.

Pour 2 liters of water into the pan, send the spices into it (grinding them if necessary), and then bring the water to a boil. In the meantime, the water boils, melt the vegetable oil in a deep frying pan and fry the chopped onion and garlic for literally 2-3 minutes. Add chopped carrots and celery to them, and continue to fry for another 3-4 minutes.

When the time comes, pour frozen peas to the fried vegetables and immediately pour boiled water over them. And pour water through a strainer to separate the spices. After covering the pan with a lid, leave the vegetables to simmer on low heat for 8-10 minutes, and then add finely chopped greens, mix and boil for another 1-2 minutes. A wonderful warming soup is ready!

3. Barley cutlets

Ingredients:

• pearl barley - 1 glass;
• onion - 150 g;
• carrots - 150 g;
• garlic - 2-3 cloves;
• vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
• salt - 1 tsp;
• flour - for breading;
• ground pepper and other seasonings - to taste.

First of all, boil pearl barley until cooked, not forgetting to add salt to the water during cooking. In the meantime, the cereal is being cooked, you need to prepare the frying, for which we clean and chop the carrots and onions, and then fry the vegetables in a hot pan until golden.

As soon as pearl barley is ready, we send it to a blender and grind it into a viscous gruel. Grind vegetables in the same way, then combine the porridge with vegetables, add garlic crushed with a press, salt, season with spices and mix well with a spoon. From the resulting minced pearl barley we sculpt cutlets, which will only be rolled in flour and sent to a heated frying pan. After frying our dish on both sides, put the cutlets on a plate and serve with leafy greens and any lean sauce.

4. Rustic potatoes

Ingredients:

• potatoes - 1 kg;
• vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons;
• spices (dried dill, paprika, ground pepper, asafoetida or granulated garlic) - to taste;
• salt - to taste.

It is desirable to prepare such a dish from young potatoes so that you do not have to peel the tubers. We wash the potatoes and peel its skin with a brush. We cut the root vegetables into slices, then salt, add spices, oil and mix with a spoon.

Put the potato slices on a baking sheet with sharp edges up, and then send the baking sheet to the oven preheated to 200 ° C and bake our dish for 30 minutes. Taking the dish out of the oven, serve it hot to the table. This dish is ideal for vegetable salads or cuts. It can also be used separately, seasoned with sauce.

5. Lean cabbage rolls with rice and mushrooms

Ingredients:

• cabbage - 1 head;
• rice - 200 g;
• onion - 150 g;
• carrot - 200 g;
• fresh champignons - 250 g;
• tomato paste - 150 g;
• vegetable oil - 3 tbsp.
• spices (bay leaf, black pepper, salt) - to taste.

We start cooking with the filling. To do this, wash the mushrooms, finely chop them and fry in a pan with 1 tbsp. vegetable oil until golden brown. We send ready-made mushrooms for a while in a separate bowl. After washing the rice, send it to the pan and fill it with water in proportion (1 part rice to 3 parts water). After salting the rice, bring it to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Drain the water from the finished cereal, then add the rice to the mushrooms and mix well.

Separately, in a hot frying pan, sauté onions and carrots until golden brown, after which we add tomato paste to them to make a thick gravy. Pepper and salt this mixture, and then mix.

Let's move on to cabbage leaves. To do this, fill a large saucepan halfway with water, and, putting it on the stove, bring to a boil. As soon as the water boils, we put a whole cabbage head in it, sticking a fork into the stump. Holding the cabbage by the fork, every 3 minutes we cut off the cabbage leaf at the very base with a knife and remove it from boiling water.

As the sheets cool down a little, we cut off a thick spine at their base and proceed to the formation of cabbage rolls. To do this, put a spoonful of filling on the edge of the sheet and fold the sheet with an envelope. Having laid the cabbage rolls in a mold, put the frying on top, pour over the cabbage broth and simmer them over low heat for 20-30 minutes. Serving lean cabbage rolls to the table, be sure to sprinkle them with herbs.

6. Beetroot in Korean

Ingredients:

• beets - 2-3 pieces;
• onion - 1 pc;
• garlic - 3 cloves;
• sugar - 2 tsp;
• vegetable oil - 50 ml;
• vinegar essence - 0.5 tsp;
• seasonings (wig, ground pepper, seasoning for Korean carrots, umami and salt) - to taste.

To prepare this amazingly delicious dish, we clean the beets and rub them on a grater. Loading the beets into a deep bowl, add sugar and salt to it, then mix.

Let's go to the gas station. We heat the pan in oil, after which we send the peeled and diced onion, as well as all the seasonings (with the exception of umami and seasoning for Korean carrots), to it. Fry the ingredients for about 3 minutes, until the onions are golden, and then add crushed garlic to the pan and keep on fire for another 2 minutes. After removing the dressing from the stove, season the beets with it and mix thoroughly.

Add seasoning for Korean carrots and umami to the dish. This ingredient, called the "fifth taste" in Korea, gives the salad a unique richness. Thoroughly mix our salad, arrange on plates and serve.

7. Sweet Pepper and Eggplant Salad

Ingredients:

• large red peppers - 3 pcs;
• eggplant - 1 kg;
• parsley - 3 sprigs;
• garlic - 1 head;
• vinegar 9% - 2.5 tablespoons;
• water - 1.5 cups;
• sugar - 2 tablespoons;
• salt - 1 tbsp;
• vegetable oil - 4 tbsp.

Wash the eggplants, peel them and cut into slices. We send the chopped ingredients to a preheated pan and fry on both sides until golden brown. And given that eggplants actively absorb oil during frying, do not forget to periodically add it.

We wash and clean the peppers, and then cut them lengthwise into four parts. We take out a baking sheet, cover it with baking paper and put slices of peppers on top. We send them to the oven, heated to 170 ° C for 20 minutes, so that the flesh of the vegetables becomes soft and the peel separates well. Once the peppers are ready, peel them off.

Let's start shaping the dish. We divide the eggplant into four equal parts, and the peppers into three. We spread one layer of eggplants on the form, a layer of peppers on top and sprinkle with a thin layer of chopped garlic. We continue to alternate layers, and as soon as the ingredients run out, sprinkle our dish with chopped herbs.

It remains only to prepare the marinade. To do this, boil water in a saucepan, pour sugar and salt into it, and as soon as the water cools down, add vinegar. Pour our snack with the prepared marinade and send it to the refrigerator for a day. The dish is ready!

8. Honey goats

Ingredients:

• peeled seeds or nuts - 1 cup;
• honey - 1 tbsp;
• sugar - 2-3 s.l.;
• sunflower oil - 1 tbsp.

Roast nuts or seeds in a dry frying pan for just a few minutes. As soon as the seeds begin to take on a golden color, immediately remove them from the heat. Put honey in a saucepan, sprinkle with sugar and 1 tbsp. water, then melt the ingredients to make a sweet gruel. As soon as the hot gruel is ready, pour the roasted seeds over it and put the finished mixture on paper. Having formed rectangles from such a mass, send them to the refrigerator for 30 minutes. When the kozinaki have cooled, you can take them out, break them into pieces and enjoy this sweet and at the same time really healthy product.

9. Lean mayonnaise

Ingredients:

• unrefined olive oil - 8 tablespoons;
• water - 1.5 cups;
• flour - ½ cup;
• mustard powder - 1 tsp;
• lemon juice - 2 tablespoons;
• sugar - 1 tsp;
• salt - 1 tsp

In a blender bowl, mix vegetable oil with sugar, salt and mustard powder. Add lemon juice there, then beat the ingredients until smooth.

We proceed to the second stage of preparation. To do this, after sifting the flour, send it to a saucepan and, adding half a glass of water, beat with a whisk until the lumps disappear. Add the remaining water in the glass, put the mixture on the fire and beat again with a blender until a thick paste.

This mass thickens very quickly, and therefore let it cool for just a minute, after which we begin to introduce an oily liquid with spices. True, we do not add it all at once, but by the spoonful, immediately whipping with a blender. The mass will begin to turn white before our eyes, taking on the color and texture of the usual mayonnaise. And the taste of this dish is simply amazing!

10. Almond milk

Ingredients:

• raw almonds - 100 g;
• water - 400 g.

Rinse the almonds, and then, pouring cold water, leave to soak for 5 hours. After draining the water, rinse the nuts well again, send them to a blender, add a little water and grind the almonds into a pulp. Pass the plant mass through a strainer, and pour the squeezed moisture into a glass and drink immediately until it begins to exfoliate. By the way, do not rush to throw away the remaining cake. After drying a little, you can add it to cereals or salads.

Now you know that fasting meals can be extremely varied and delicious. With such food, it will be much easier for you to fast, which means you can focus on more important, spiritual things.
Bon appetit!

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A selection of 100 recipes for Lenten dishes, now you will always know what you can cook and eat in Lent.

Lean kharcho soup includes rice, potatoes, onions, garlic, nuts, and tomatoes. Kharcho is richly decorated with greenery. It just smells like sour tomatoes and spicy garlic. Lick your fingers!

Lean cabbage soup in a slow cooker is very easy to cook. The peculiarity of the slow cooker is that the vegetables in it do not boil soft, remain dense and filled with taste. We will cook cabbage soup from fresh vegetables.

Lenten 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 cook the whole dish.

Lenten salad with mushrooms is prepared from champignons, blue onions, spinach, pine nuts. Dressed with olive oil. The salad is fresh, fragrant, satisfying and healthy. Try it!

Lenten borsch with sprat is prepared very quickly and simply. For him, you need to cut all the vegetables, fry, throw them into the pan, add the sprat in the tomato and cook until tender. Lick your fingers!

You can cook a lean pickle with barley in less than an hour. Rassolnik turns out to be rich, satisfying, with sourness. Barley will need to be pre-soaked for half an hour. And then - simply.

Lenten borsch with mushrooms is a fragrant and bright first course that will please homemade 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 prepare. It is very tasty to serve such pancakes with smoked salmon and a sprig of dill. The dish turns out hearty, beautiful and should appeal to all potato lovers.

Lean crab salad can be prepared from crab meat or lean crab sticks, add greens, vegetables, light yogurt to them. It will turn out tasty, satisfying, bright, beautiful and original. Let's try!

Shchi is a national Russian dish, tasty 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 in abundance in cabbage.

Cooking lean gingerbread can turn into an exciting activity. The dough is easy to prepare, they are baked 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 Great Lent, when there are not enough nutrients for fasting people, I suggest preparing a lean avocado salad. Both tasty and satisfying.

Lenten squid salad is prepared from canned squid, fresh vegetables, herbs and spices. This salad is not only tasty, but also healthy. Plus, it's light and fresh.

Lean borsch in a slow cooker is cooked from vegetables for two hours. It turns out a very tasty thick borscht, filled with the aromas of vegetables. In the slow cooker, they are remarkably revealed and retain their shape.

If during fasting you want 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 prepared without oil. It turns out fragrant pastries with a lot of apple filling, which is ideal for tea drinking. Such a lean strudel is being prepared for about two hours.

Use this recipe and cook such lean bean patties that no one will distinguish from meat. Very tasty and satisfying.

Bright, tender and fragrant carrot lean meatballs will diversify and decorate your table on fasting days. Delicious 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 people, but also for vegetarians.

During fasting, you also sometimes want to treat yourself to fragrant pilaf - and this is quite possible if you replace meat with mushrooms! The recipe for lean pilaf with mushrooms is for fast days and not only.

Lean kale salad is very refreshing and light. A find for those who are losing weight is a minimum of calories due to cucumber and vinegar. It is good to include it in a complex side dish for poultry or fish.

If you decide to fast, or just want a light, low-fat meal, then you should pay attention to this simple recipe for lean cabbage cutlets. Tasty and healthy!

Lean dumplings with two types of turnip and sauerkraut fillings are a budget dish that can satiate a whole horde of hungry adults. Fantastically tasty dish, despite its cheapness.

Great Lent is the time to cleanse the body. But what if the stomach persistently requires rich soups? The simple answer to this question is lean hodgepodge. Well, how to cook it - read on.

Do everyone's favorite and well-known lean dumplings with potatoes need to be introduced? Despite the cheapness of the ingredients, potato dumplings are always a success. I share the recipe.

If you decide to cook pies during Lent, then a simple recipe for lean dough for pies will definitely come in handy. Kneading lean dough for pies is quite easy - I'll tell you how.

Lenten pies with potatoes - pies that defy the laws of physics. They can be eaten more than physically fits into a person. Verified personally. A simple recipe for lean potato pies - for you!

Lenten pies with cabbage are classic Russian pies that are usually cooked during Lent, although, in principle, you can successfully cook all year round. The recipe is very simple, worth a try.

Lenten cabbage soup is a great hot soup for those who are fasting or just want to have a fasting day. Shchi is prepared simply and from available ingredients, but it turns out - just delicious.

If you love beans, then you will surely like this recipe for stewed beans with tomatoes and come in handy. An easy way to deliciously cook such a trivial product as beans.

Beetroot cutlets are a great low-calorie recipe for anyone who follows a healthy diet. They can be served at the table simply with sour cream as an independent dish, or with any side dish.

Prepare a light snack of zucchini! I offer Algerian zucchini. Zucchini are spicy with a sweet and sour taste. All my friends love it, highly recommended!

The recipe for cooking potatoes in Greek will please all lovers of vegetables. This bright, beautiful and tasty dish will fit perfectly into a vegetarian menu, but it will also be quite appropriate on the table of meat-eaters! :)

Fried potatoes, mushrooms... Yes, even sour cream, and onions, and fresh herbs.. Well, salivating? Then let's try to cook champignons with potatoes - millet, fast, 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 real storehouse of proteins for vegetarians and a very satisfying dish for those who are fasting. The classic recipe for borscht with mushrooms and beans - from our table to yours!

Rice with corn in a slow cooker will be a great 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 salad, but in the fall, when 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 Lent, is suitable for diet food and a vegetarian menu. Try it! :)

In fact, this wonderful salad is very similar to a vinaigrette, so this wonderful combination of sauerkraut, peas and beets is not only very tasty, but also healthy.

A wonderful tasty and healthy side dish that is perfect for meat or fish, but at the same time can be an independent dish for every day.

The classic recipe for lenten gingerbread will come in handy not only for Orthodox believers, but also for everyone who tries to limit themselves in the consumption of pastry. Details are in the recipe!

A simple recipe for lean bread in a bread machine is relevant not only on fasting days - it will come in handy for everyone who monitors their health and weight, regardless of the time of year!

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 carrot dish is suitable for lovers of vegetarian food, as well as for those who fast or watch their figure.

Stewed cabbage with carrots is a versatile dish that can be cooked 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 and not a side dish, but a delicious spicy salad. Fans of everything "spicy" should definitely learn how to cook potatoes in Korean!

I think this recipe for making lean bean soup can be useful not only for those who fast. First of all - to the attention of vegetarians, but you are also welcome to our table! :)

The recipe for making a lean pie with jam without eggs and dairy products is useful to everyone who observes fasts, and also monitors their health and weight.

A wonderful seasonal side dish made from fresh vegetables, which is perfect for any meat. You can use it as an independent dish, in any case it is very tasty.

Vegetable cutlets can't be delicious? In fact, this is far from the case. Try to cook cabbage zrazy and you will be surprised how appetizing vegetables can be.

A simple, but no less tasty vegetable salad, which will be a great addition to meat and poultry dishes. So, the recipe for a salad with cabbage and corn is a delicious, light and healthy dish!

Dedicated to lovers of tasty and healthy food - a simple salad recipe with champignon mushrooms with a photo!

Beet cutlets are a wonderful alternative to meat cutlets. Moreover, they are much more useful than the latter!

I offer you a simple recipe for Armenian bean soup lobahashu - delicious, healthy and completely vegetarian! At the same time, so satisfying that even inveterate meat-eaters will appreciate;).

I suggest you learn how to cook bell peppers with vegetables, and another tasty and healthy dish will appear on your summer menu!

Carrot with cheese and garlic is a wonderful salad with excellent taste and useful properties. In addition, this salad is very easy to prepare.

Solyanka is not only a delicious soup, but also a wonderful cabbage side dish, the preparation of which, in the presence of a slow cooker, turns into a real pleasure!

Probably every housewife has her own recipe for eggplant rolls. What they don’t wrap in them - carrots, cottage cheese, cheese, herbs, tomatoes! - but I love these rolls with nuts the most. Try it!

Young potatoes in a slow cooker are prepared easily and simply. This is the first dish that I mastered when I bought a slow cooker. It turned out great - delicious golden potatoes and all in one bowl!

Mushrooms are an indispensable product during fasting. There are many recipes for meatless champignon dishes, and I want to offer you one more - a delicious and nutritious soup. Read the recipe!

For a light dinner or a diet lunch, you can cook stewed celery with vegetables - a simple and very tasty dish.

Beet cutlets are very healthy, tasty and satisfying. This dish will please 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 make it ourselves! And as many as we want.

I bring to your attention a delicious, fragrant potato with vegetables in a pot. You can cook this dish from what is in the refrigerator, the ingredients in this option can be replaced with others.

Salads with beans are always appetizing and satisfying. I suggest you prepare a bright salad that will impress any gourmet. I promise it will be beautiful and delicious!

When you want not only healthy, but also tasty vegetables, try cooking spicy carrots under the marinade. This dish will be a great side dish for meat.

Salad with boiled potatoes is great for a side dish. You can serve it with meat or fish dishes. Or as an appetizer.

I suggest you cook carrots in a tomato at home. A universal appetizer - both for sandwiches, and 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, their beneficial properties, better than ordinary meat-eaters. This vegan broccoli soup recipe was given to me by a vegan friend. Very tasty.

White Bean Pate is one of the most delicious and healthy snacks I make for my family. The composition of the pate includes fresh herbs and lemon juice.

I personally prepare 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. Great with all salads and meatballs!