Neither the body will be cleansed without fasting and prayer, nor without mercy and truth the soul. (Philosophy)

You can find holiday recipes for lean dishes in this article. Lenten pies, main courses, soups and salads - we have selected only the best recipes for you.

Lenten recipes

Lenten salads

Cabbage, carrot, apple and bell pepper salad

Cut the washed white cabbage into strips, grind with a little salt, drain the juice, mix with peeled chopped apples, carrots, bell peppers, season with sugar and vegetable oil. Sprinkle with finely chopped herbs.

300 g of cabbage, 2 apples, 1 carrot, 100 g of sweet pepper, 4 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, herbs.

Beetroot caviar

Finely chop the onion, grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Fry everything in vegetable oil until golden brown. Then add the grated fresh beets. Five minutes before cooking, add salt to taste and tomato paste.

1 onion, 1 carrot, 3-4 medium beets, 100 g of vegetable oil, 1/2 cup of tomato paste, diluted with water, salt.

Radish salad with oil

Peel and rinse the radish well, put it in cold water for 15-20 minutes, then let it drain, grind the radish on a grater, season with vegetable oil, salt and vinegar, put in a salad bowl, decorate with herbs. In the grated radish, you can add chopped onions, sautéed in vegetable oil.

Radish 120 g, vegetable oil 10 g, 3 g vinegar, 15 g onions, herbs.

Vitamin salad

Finely chop fresh cabbage, grate carrots on a coarse grater. Mix everything and salt. Add green peas (canned). Drizzle with vinegar, vegetable oil, sprinkle with black pepper and herbs. You can add fresh cucumbers and green onions.

300 g of fresh cabbage, 1 large carrot, 5 tablespoons of peas, salt, 1 tablespoon of vinegar. 10 g of vegetable oil, 2 g of black pepper.

Tomatoes stuffed with vegetable mixture

Wash the tomatoes, cut off the top with a sharp knife, take out the core with a spoon. Finely chop the boiled carrots, finely chop the apple, grate the cucumbers on a coarse grater. Put all vegetables in a bowl, add peas, salt, vegetable oil and stir. Stuff tomatoes with this mince. Sprinkle with dill on top.

5 small tomatoes, 1 carrot, 1 apple, 2 pickles, 100 g canned green peas, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1/3 teaspoon of salt, dill.

Rice salad

Boil rice in salted water. Chop vegetables, mix with chilled rice, salt, sprinkle with pepper, add sugar and vinegar to taste.

100 g rice, 2 sweet peppers, 1 tomato, 1 carrot, 1 pickled cucumber, 1 onion.

Lenten first courses

Vegetable soup

Fry the onion, parsley and celery chopped into strips in vegetable oil, add water, put the chopped carrots, rutabagas and shredded cabbage and cook over low heat for 20-30 minutes. Add crushed garlic, seasonings in the middle of cooking; put applesauce or grated apple at the very end. When serving, sprinkle the soup with chopped herbs.

2 onions, 1 parsley root, celery, 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1 liter of water, 2 carrots, 1 slice of turnip, 1 cup of finely shredded cabbage (150 g), a clove of garlic, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon of cumin , 1 apple or 2 tablespoons of applesauce, salt, herbs.

Lean Pea Soup

In the evening, fill the peas with cold water and leave to swell, cook the noodles.

For noodles, half a glass of flour must be mixed well with three tablespoons of vegetable oil, add a spoonful of cold water, salt, and leave the dough for an hour to swell. Cut thinly rolled and dried dough into strips, dry in the oven.

Cook the swollen peas, without draining, until half cooked, add the fried onions, diced potatoes, noodles, pepper, salt and cook until the potatoes and noodles are done.

Peas - 50 g, potatoes - 100 g, onions - 20 g, water - 300 g, oil for frying onions - 10 g, parsley, salt, pepper to taste.

Russian lean soup

Boil the pearl barley, add fresh cabbage, cut into small squares, diced potatoes and roots into the broth, and cook until tender. In summer, you can add fresh tomatoes, cut into slices, which are laid at the same time as the potatoes.

When serving, sprinkle with parsley or dill.

Potatoes, cabbage - 100 g each, onion - 20 g, carrots - 20 g, pearl barley - 20 g, dill, salt to taste.

Borscht with mushrooms

Prepared mushrooms are stewed in oil along with chopped roots. Boiled beets are rubbed or cut into cubes. Potatoes, cut into oblong pieces, are boiled in broth until soft, other products are added (flour is mixed with a small amount of cold liquid) and cooked together for 10 minutes. Greens are added to the soup before serving. If tomato puree is added, then it is stewed along with mushrooms.

200 g fresh or 30 g dried porcini mushrooms, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, 1 onion, a little celery or parsley, 2 small beets (400 g), 4 potatoes, salt, 1-2 liters of water, 1 teaspoon flour, 2 -3 tbsp. spoons of herbs, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of tomato puree, vinegar.

Stuffed peppers, eggplants, zucchini

Peppers, eggplants, young zucchini peel off the stalks and seeds (cut off the peel from the zucchini) and stuff with minced vegetables, which includes finely chopped onions, carrots, cabbage, taken in equal shares, and 1/10 of their total volume of parsley and celery. Fry all vegetables for minced meat in vegetable oil. Fry also the stuffed eggplants, peppers and zucchini. Then put in a deep metal bowl, pour 2 glasses of tomato juice and place in the oven for 30-45 minutes. for baking.

Tikhvin porridge

Rinse the peas, boil them in water without adding salt, and when the water is 1/3 boiled down and the peas are almost ready, pour them over and cook until tender. Then season with finely chopped onions, fried in butter, and salt.

1/2 cup peas, 1.5 liters of water, 1 cup buckwheat, 2 onions, 4 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil.

Simple stew

Cut raw potatoes into large cubes and in a wide frying pan, in vegetable oil, as quickly as possible (over high heat) and fry evenly on all sides until golden brown. As soon as the crust is formed, put the still half-baked potatoes in a clay pot, cover with finely chopped herbs, onions, salt, add boiling water, close the lid and put in the oven for 1 minute. Ready-made stew is eaten with cucumbers (fresh or pickled), sauerkraut.

1 kg potatoes, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 tbsp. dill spoon, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of parsley, 1 onion, 1/2 glass of water, salt.

Braised cabbage

Finely chop the onion, put in a pan with vegetable oil and fry until golden brown. Then add finely chopped cabbage and fry until half cooked. In 10 minutes. until finished, add salt, tomato paste, red or black ground pepper, sweet peas and bay leaf. Close the pan with a lid. Sprinkle with herbs before serving.

2 medium onions, 1 small head of cabbage, 1/2 cup vegetable oil, salt, pepper, 2-3 allspice peas, 1 bay leaf, 1/2 cup tomato paste diluted with water.

Potatoes in garlic sauce

Rinse peeled potatoes and dry with a towel. Cut each potato in half. Heat the greater half of the vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the potatoes until golden brown. Then prepare the garlic sauce. To do this, grind the garlic with salt, add 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil and stir. Pour over the fried potatoes with garlic sauce.

10 small potatoes, half a cup of sunflower oil, 6 cloves of garlic, 2 teaspoons of salt.

Loose rice and oatmeal

Rinse rice and oats, stir and pour the mixture into boiling water. Keep on high heat for 12 minutes, then reduce heat to medium and keep for another 5-8 minutes, then remove from heat, wrap warm and only after 15-20 minutes. open the cover. Season the prepared porridge with onion fried in oil and finely chopped garlic and dill. Heat in a frying pan over low heat for 3-4 minutes.

1.5 cups of rice, 0.75 cups of oats, 0.7 liters of water, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 onion, 4-5 cloves of garlic, 4-5 tablespoons of sunflower oil, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of dill.

Potato cutlets with prunes

Make mashed potatoes from 400 grams of boiled potatoes, salt, add half a glass of vegetable oil, half a glass of warm water and enough flour to make a not steep dough.

Let it stand for about twenty minutes so that the flour swells, at this time prepare the prunes - peel it, pour boiling water over it.

Roll out the dough, cut into mugs with a glass, put prunes in the middle of each, form cutlets by pinching the dough in the form of pies, roll each cutlet in breadcrumbs and fry in a pan in a large amount of vegetable oil.

Potato fritters

Grate some of the potatoes, boil some, drain the water, salt and add finely chopped and fried onions in vegetable oil. Mix the whole potato mass, add flour and soda and bake pancakes from the resulting dough in vegetable oil.

750 g of grated raw potatoes, 500 g of boiled potatoes (mashed potatoes), 3 tablespoons of flour, 0.5 teaspoons of soda.

Rice with vegetables

Heat oil in a frying pan, fry onions, carrots, bell peppers in it. Then add lightly boiled rice, salt, pepper, a little water and simmer for another 15 minutes. Bring to readiness, the rice should absorb all the liquid. Then add green peas, parsley and dill.

2 full glasses of rice, 100 g of vegetable oil, 3 onions, 1 carrot, salt, pepper, 3 sweet peppers, 0.5 liters of water, 5 tablespoons of green peas.

Lean mushrooms

Mushroom vinaigrette

Mushrooms and onions are chopped, boiled carrots, beets, potatoes and cucumber are cut into cubes and mixed. The oil is seasoned with vinegar and spices, and the salad is poured over them. Sprinkle with herbs on top.

150 g pickled or pickled mushrooms, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 small beet, 2-3 potatoes, 1 pickled cucumber, 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vinegar, salt, sugar, mustard, pepper, dill and parsley.

Mushroom caviar

Fresh mushrooms are stewed in their own juice until the juice evaporates. Salted mushrooms are soaked to remove excess salt, dried mushrooms are soaked, boiled and allowed to drain in a colander. Then the mushrooms are finely chopped and mixed with chopped onions, lightly fried in vegetable oil. Season the mixture, sprinkle with finely chopped green onions on top.

400 g fresh, 200 g salted or 500 g dried mushrooms, 1 onion, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil, salt, pepper, vinegar or lemon juice, green onions.

Stewed mushrooms

The oil is heated, mushrooms cut into thin slices and shredded onions are put in it. Broth is added to the boiled mushrooms, fresh mushrooms are stewed in their own juice for 15-20 minutes. Salt and herbs are added to the end of stewing. Boiled potatoes and raw vegetable salad are served as a side dish.

500 g fresh or 300 g boiled (salted) mushrooms, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1 onion, salt, 1/2 cup of mushroom broth, parsley and dill.

Lenten pies

Lean Pie Dough

Knead a dough of half a kilogram of flour, two glasses of water and 25-30 g of yeast.

When the dough rises, add salt, sugar, three tablespoons of vegetable oil, another half a kilogram of flour to it and beat the dough until it stops sticking to your hands.

Then put the dough in the same saucepan where the dough was prepared and let it come up again.

After that, the dough is ready for further work.

Pea pancakes

Boil the peas until soft and, without draining the remaining water, grind, adding 0.5 cups of wheat flour to 750 g of pea puree. Form pancakes from the resulting dough, roll in flour and bake in a frying pan in vegetable oil.

Pies with pea filling

Cook the peas until tender, mash, add the onion, fried in vegetable oil, pepper, salt to taste.

Prepare a simple yeast dough. Divide the dough into balls the size of a walnut and roll out into flat cakes 1 mm thick. Put the filling. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

Using the materials "Recipes of Orthodox cuisine". - St. Petersburg: "Svetolov" – 1997

Potato zrazy with mushrooms

These delicate mushroom-filled potato patties not only make them look appetizing with a ruddy crust, but also crunch pleasantly when eaten. A spicy tomato or mushroom sauce is an ideal addition.

Necessary:
5 large red potatoes
250 g champignons
1 large onion
2-3 tbsp. flour
bay leaf and black peppercorns - to taste
a small bunch of fresh dill (can be omitted)
a pinch of nutmeg
salt to taste

vegetable oil - for frying

Mushroom dishes. Recipes from the chef. watch the video!

How to cook:

Garlic baked cauliflower

Baked cauliflower

Lemon-garlic-flavored crispy cauliflower baked to a golden blush will give you a fresh take on this seemingly unappetizing vegetable! A self-contained and complete meal can be served hot or cold for dinner.

Necessary:
1 head of medium cauliflower (frozen can be used)
3 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon (zest and juice needed)
1 tsp dried oregano
2-3 cloves of garlic
salt to taste
a bunch of fresh herbs (parsley, mint) - for decoration

How to cook:

Vegetable meatballs

Vegetable meatballs

The secret of these meatballs is that vegetables are cut into small pieces, keeping the whole structure intact. This creates a contrast of flavors, makes them more juicy and rich. Vegetable meatballs can be a great filling for sandwiches and sandwiches.

Necessary:
2 large potatoes
250 g broccoli (can be frozen)
1 leek
1 medium onion
a small bunch of fresh dill
0.5 tsp dried oregano
salt, pepper - to taste
1-2 tbsp flour
olive oil - for frying
bread crumbs or flour

How to cook:

Rice with Brussels sprouts and apple in a pot

Rice with Brussels sprouts

The clay pot combines white rice with extravagant Brussels sprouts, juicy Antonov apple and cashews. Soaked in the aromas of spices and vegetables, a few simple ingredients turn into an incredibly tasty dish, everyone will ask for an additive!

Necessary:
1 tbsp. basmati rice
1 large green apple (preferably Antonovka)
100 g roasted cashews
300 g frozen Brussels sprouts
3 allspice peas
black peppercorns, salt - to taste
2 tbsp olive oil
1.5 tbsp. hot water
fresh parsley or dill - for garnish

How to cook:

Rice balls with baked vegetable sauce

Home

Rice balls, or "lazy Japanese rolls" are a godsend for those who want a tasty and original dinner, spending a minimum of time and money. Delicate and light sauce made from baked vegetables wonderfully complements the taste of cute balls.

Necessary:

Sauce:
1 sweet bell pepper
1 large tomato
1-2 tbsp olive oil
1-2 tsp Sahara
0.5 tsp mixtures of provencal herbs
salt, pepper - to taste

Balloons:
2 tbsp. boiled rice
1 tbsp. sesame
1 tbsp lemon juice
2-3 tbsp. soy sauce
a bunch of young spinach (can be replaced with lettuce leaves)
a few green onion feathers
sweet paprika - to taste

How to cook:

Spring rolls

Spring rolls

Newfangled "spring rolls" - thin rice paper rolls filled with juicy fresh vegetables, rice noodles and lettuce. Sweet and spicy nut sauce will serve as a bright addition. A charge of vitamins and a riot of colors on your table!

Necessary:

Peanut sauce:
100 g peeled roasted peanuts
1/4 tbsp. very hot water
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp vinegar (apple, rice)
1 tsp lemon juice
a pinch of ground chili
1/4 tsp salt

Spring rolls:
12 sheets of rice paper (alternative: 12 Chinese cabbage leaves or 3 thin pita bread, each divided into 4 parts)
3 small carrots
3 cucumbers
1 ripe avocado
a bunch of lettuce
1 tbsp. cooked rice noodles

How to cook:

Three-layer vegetable pie

Three-layer vegetable pie

A unique three-layer cake with a rich taste of eggplants fried in olive oil, tomatoes in their own juice, walnuts and garlic. The bulgur filling gives the dish an exquisite oriental flavor. No need to waste time on dough, everything is extremely simple! Great option for a weekend dinner.

Necessary:

Eggplant stew:
1 large eggplant
1 medium onion
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 can of chopped tomatoes in their own juice (500g)
0.5 tbsp. water
a handful of walnuts
bunch of fresh cilantro (can be omitted)
salt, pepper - to taste
olive oil - for frying

Dough:
1 loaf of white bread
4 tablespoons water
3 tbsp olive oil
0.5 tsp dry thyme
salt to taste

1 tbsp. cooked bulgur (can be replaced with long grain rice)

olive oil - for lubricating the mold

How to cook:

A traditional Belarusian dish - potato pancakes - is loved by everyone and always reminds of childhood. Hearty, fragrant potato pancakes can also be prepared during fasting. Lenten potato pancakes differ from non-skimmed ones only by the absence of eggs and serving without sour cream. But this circumstance does not in any way impair their taste! Lean potato pancakes can be served with mushroom sauce, lean bean or pea mayonnaise, or simply with fried onions and garlic - it will be delicious anyway. ›

Beans, like all legumes, are the primary source of protein for the body during fasting. Lenten bean dishes should be frequent guests on our table. Beans can be used to prepare both first and second courses, as well as snacks, filling for pies and even mayonnaise! ›

The tradition of baking dough birds goes back centuries. The day of the vernal equinox was a significant event, because it was from this day that the Slavic New Year began, and with it new worries and joys. Be that as it may, we will all bake lean larks on this day, and we will all spend the winter together in her chambers and finally meet spring! It is better to cook lean larks with the kids, because they love to sculpt little birds so much! Plus, it's not difficult at all. ›

For many centuries, the cuisine of many peoples of the world has collected a great variety of recipes for lean buns made from different types of flour, with different additives and fillings. Our site will share with you only a part of these recipes. Lean buns are a nice sweet addition to your fasting table. ›

Lenten table can and should be varied! Otherwise, fasting turns not just into a rejection of animal products, but a mockery of oneself. The lean potato dishes, the recipes of which we have selected for you, prove that even simple ingredients can be used to make many different dishes. These are the first and second courses, and salads, and snacks - in general, there is plenty to choose from. ›

Lent in 2019 runs from March 11 to April 27, marking a dramatic change in the diet of all believers. Lent is one of the strictest fasts in the church calendar, starting seven weeks before Easter and lasting 48 days. ›

It's a fast in the yard, and we, as if it were a sin, remember pancakes, and our homemakers ask us to cook them, and we really want to please them with delicious pancakes. And, it seems, what kind of pancakes without eggs and milk, but there are lean pancakes in which these important ingredients are replaced by others, as a result they are no worse than the usual and favorite pancakes. ›

Almost every morning begins with the ringing of the alarm clock, and the time of Great Lent is no exception, we are still in a hurry to work, in between times we manage to jump into the shower, get ready and even have breakfast. But if we can usually get by with an omelet or a sandwich with sausage or cheese, then during Lent, breakfast should not contain animal products. ›

Fasting is not the time to give up your favorite foods. Want some cutlets? Let's cook lean cutlets, since there are so many recipes that your eyes just run wild. ›

Lent is not only a time for spiritual, but also for physical cleansing. Many are worried that they will have to eat tasteless dishes, but this is not entirely true, because today there is simply a huge number of delicious recipes for lean dishes without oil. ›

The upcoming post gives our body a great opportunity to take a break from mayonnaise and other dressings based on it and eat up live vitamins, so necessary in the spring. ›

As you know, Lent introduces a number of food restrictions into our lives. You will have to give up many familiar products, and it may seem that there is simply nothing to cook delicious meals from. However, housewives need to prepare even lean dishes in such a way that they delight the household with excellent taste and variety. ›

If 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, it cannot be said that such food will not be very different from what you are used to, but even gourmets will definitely like the taste of properly prepared lean food. 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, then 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 recipe examples

Before proceeding with the description of 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.

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 make 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 further, 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.

Essential 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

Delicious Minutka cookies - a step-by-step recipe for simple baking in fasting

Lean baked goods can also be delicious, like 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, delicious "Minutka" cookies from a step-by-step recipe for simple baking in the post on, is 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: a meatless meatball 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.

The main point of fasting is not restriction in food, but the purification of the soul. However, mental health and bodily health are closely related.

Therefore, you should not go to extremes and compose your lean menu for every day from water and bread.

We offer a menu that excludes foods prohibited in fasting. Ingredients in recipes does not include meat and meat products, milk and dairy products, fish, eggs.

At the same time, food remains varied and healthy: it contains a lot of vegetables, fruits, legumes, cereals. The menu even includes lean pastries, but if you decide to do without sweets during the fast, then you can exclude them. All links are clickable and lead to pages with lean recipes. At the very end there is also a list of à la carte products for every day.

Monday

Breakfast.
Dinner.
Afternoon snack.
Dinner.

Tuesday

Breakfast.
Dinner.
Afternoon snack. Fruit of your choice
Dinner.(without butter and eggs) +

Wednesday

Breakfast.
Dinner.
Afternoon snack.Fruit of your choice
Dinner.

Thursday

Breakfast.
Dinner.
Afternoon snack.
Dinner.

Friday

Breakfast.
Dinner.
Afternoon snack.
Dinner. +

Saturday

Breakfast.
Dinner.
Afternoon snack.
Dinner.

Sunday

Breakfast.
Dinner.
Afternoon snack.
Dinner. +

The proposed menu must be supplemented with sufficient fresh vegetables and fruits.

List of essential foods for a lean menu

Vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, herbs

Zucchini - 3 pcs.
Zucchini - 1 pc.
Onions - 1 kg
Tomato - 2 kg
Garlic - 3 heads
Chili pepper - 1/2 pod
White cabbage - 1 kg
Sauerkraut - 200 g
Potatoes - 2 kg
Carrots - 500 g
Sun-dried tomatoes - 15-20 pieces
Cucumber - 3 pcs.
Eggplant - 1 pc.
Sweet pepper - 4 pcs.
Banana - 1 piece
Apple - 3 pcs.
Orange - 3 pcs.
Lemon - 3 pcs.
Pomegranate - 1/2 pc.
Pear - 3 pieces
Strawberry - 100 g
Raspberries - 100 g
Blueberries - 100 g
Fruit - to taste and availability for baskets
Parsley - 4 bunches + to taste
Mint - 1 bunch
Cilantro - 1 bunch
Dill - 2 tbsp. l. + to taste
Basil - 1 bunch
Forest mushrooms - 550 g
Champignons - 12 pcs. (large)
Dry mushrooms - 30 g
Any fruit - as much as you want for a snack

Cereals, pasta, legumes

Wheat - 350 g (coarsely ground, medium-ground wheat, bulgur is also suitable)
Peas - 1 tbsp.
Oatmeal flakes - 160 g
Rice - 0.5 tbsp.
Bulgur - 0.5 tbsp.
Pearl barley - 200 g
Noodles - 40 g (or noodles, or other small pasta)
Chickpeas - 200 g
Pasta - 300 g
Buckwheat - 1 tbsp.

Nuts, dried fruits, seeds

Dried apricots - 6-8 pcs.
Almonds - 70 g
Pine nuts - 30 g
Walnuts - 50 g
Cashew nuts - 190 g
Pumpkin seeds - 3 tbsp. l.

Groceries and other products

Tomato paste - 300 g
Tomatoes in their own juice - 150 g
Brown sugar - 200 g
Sugar - 250 g
Powdered sugar - for dusting
Vegetable oil - 600 g
Olive oil - 500 g
Grape seed oil - 150 g
Honey - 125 g
Wheat flour - 1 kg 750 g
Whole grain flour - 140 g (wheat)
Flaxseed flour - 1 tablespoon (ground flaxseed)
Baking dough - 1.5 tsp.
Dry yeast - 10 g
Live yeast - 20 g
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Apple cider vinegar - 1 tsp.
Wine red vinegar - 1 tbsp. l.
Balsamic vinegar - 1.5 tbsp. l.
Canned beans - 650 g
Soda - 0.5 tsp.
Coconut flakes - 40 g
Black tea - 1 tablespoon
Capers - 1 tbsp l.
Rye bread for croutons and sandwiches
Coconut milk - 1 dessert spoon
Vegetable broth - 2.5 l
Dry white wine - 70 g
Apple juice - 420 ml
Soy milk - 255 ml

Condiments, spices

Salt - 15 g + to taste
Cinnamon - 2 tsp ground + 2 sticks
Cumin - 1 tsp (seeds)
Bay leaf - 3 leaves
Black pepper - to taste
Badian - 1 star
Ground nutmeg - 1 tsp
Sweet paprika - 1 pinch
Hops-suneli - 1/2 tsp.
Sesame paste - 1 tbsp l. (Tkhina)
Zira - to taste
Thyme - 0.5 tsp dried
Oregano - 0.5 tsp dried
Rosemary - 2-3 sprigs
Grain mustard - 1 tsp
Soy sauce - 2 tbsp l.
A set of spices - to taste

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