During Lent, the Orthodox world follows the rules prescribed by the church, limiting itself in food and entertainment. This is a time for prayer and abstinence, which helps souls free themselves from accumulated negativity.
Lent precedes the holiday of Easter, the main event in the Orthodox world. Many are trying for the first time to adhere to the Lenten menu, which is recommended by clergy. In 2018, Lent will begin on February 19 and last until April 7. Do not equate the abstinence prescribed by the church with a regular diet, otherwise your efforts will be in vain. These days, pay attention to your emotions and try to bring them into harmony, ask for forgiveness from everyone you offended, and let go of your own grievances.
Menu during Lent
Do not forget that only physically healthy people can adhere to such a menu. Children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with chronic diseases you can make concessions. The purpose of fasting is not to harm your body, but to cultivate fortitude and fight temptations and negativity.
The first week of Lent, like the last, are the strictest. These are days of abstinence and prayer, with the help of which everyone cleanses the soul.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday you can eat foods that are not exposed to heat treatment. These are fruits, vegetables, bread, herbs, nuts.
Tuesday and Thursday eat food in the evening. After traditional prayer, hot food is allowed, but without adding oil.
On Saturday and Sunday The church allows concessions. Believers can sip dry red wine, add vegetable-based oil to their food, and are also allowed to eat dried fruits and nuts.
Last week of fasting, nicknamed Holy Week, is as strict as the first week. On Friday, believers abstain from eating, consuming only yesterday's bread and water. On Saturday, eating is completely prohibited.
You can try a new combination of foods every day so that abstinence doesn't become too difficult for you. You can use the recommendations provided and also add to the menu own recipes Lenten dishes.
1 Week
Monday: time to refuse food.
Tuesday: black bread, preferably yesterday's bread or dried, kvass, water, fruit drink or compote. Sugar should not be consumed.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: time to eat without cooking. Fresh vegetables and fruits, nuts, dried fruits, herbs, bread or crackers. On Saturday you can add to the menu grape juice, which contains reduced sugar content.
Sunday: you can cook porridge or light soup with cabbage, the addition of vegetable-based oils is allowed, as well as a glass of dry red wine.
2-6 weeks
IN Monday You can cook it for breakfast buckwheat porridge on the water, for lunch cook soup with cabbage, potato cutlets, eat any fruit. For dinner you should only drink tea without sugar or water.
In Tuesday In the morning, prepare oatmeal and fresh vegetable salad. For lunch, pamper your loved ones with noodle soup, and for the main course - pearl barley porridge, seasoned with mushrooms. It is recommended to abstain from food for dinner.
IN Wednesday the first meal can consist of rice porridge, lunch - solyanka with mushrooms and cabbage salad with carrots, and dinner should be skipped.
IN Thursday start the day with corn porridge, adding dried fruits to it. For lunch, cook cabbage soup from sauerkraut with rye bread, prepare a vegetable or fruit salad, and for dinner make mashed potatoes with the addition of homemade ingredients.
IN Friday housewives can try barley porridge, cook pea or lentil soup, and prepare a fruit salad with the addition of vegetables. For dinner, enjoy buckwheat with mushroom sauce.
Saturday You can start your meal with a vitamin vinaigrette, then prepare millet porridge with rice for lunch. Use an oven and clay pot to prepare it, add dried apricots, raisins or prunes. For dinner, cook pasta and season it with homemade preparations, for example, lecho made from tomatoes and peppers.
IN Sunday boil the oatmeal in water and then add it fresh fruits, for lunch - Lenten borscht With fried potatoes, and for dinner - boiled rice with onions and carrots.
week 7
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday- days of eating food without cooking. For snacks, use your favorite fruits, vegetables, and dry foods, such as nuts.
IN Thursday allowed to cook lean porridge on water with the addition of dried fruits. One meal.
IN Friday The only food allowed is bread, which can be washed down with water.
IN Saturday you must refuse to eat.
IN Sunday can be cooked low-fat variety fish, for example pollock, add vegetable oil to the food. It is allowed to drink half a glass of church wine - Cahors.
What foods are allowed during fasting?
In the modern world, the abundance of products allows housewives to diversify the menu throughout Lent. Only products of animal origin are excluded, which include eggs, dairy products, meat, and fish.
Among the permitted products you can consume the following:
- cereals;
- pasta egg-free;
- fruits and dried fruits;
- vegetables;
- greenery;
- nuts;
- homemade pickles and other preparations.
Despite the fact that many are accustomed to using animal products, during Lent you can easily do without them. So, regular milk can be replaced with soy, and ketchup can be made from tomatoes with spices.
During Lent, you can try all the variety of cereals that your household will definitely like. Cooked in water, the cereal does not lose its useful properties. Add a handful of nuts and dried fruits to get a complete meal that contains a ton of vitamins.
Housewives can turn to the original Russian menu and prepare cabbage soup from fresh or sauerkraut in the usual way, and then put them in the oven. A rich and aromatic broth with the addition of herbs will be an excellent replacement for meat soup.
Don’t forget about mushrooms, which can be compared to meat in terms of satiety. These products will be an excellent alternative and addition to hot food. Mushrooms can be added to both soups and porridges, and they can also serve a separate dish.
If you decide to fast for the first time, then seek help from a clergyman. He will tell you all the rules and concessions that are allowed for those who are just starting to get used to religion. Do not forget that fasting is a time of prayers that cleanse the soul and help cope with difficulties. We wish you happiness, and do not forget to press the buttons and
Offered to your attention Lenten menu for a week it is quite soft - it contains dishes with fish and seafood. Abandoning animal products seems incredible to unprepared citizens, so it makes sense to include seafood in your Lenten menu once or twice a week. In addition, your table must have, and not only during Lent, greens, nuts, honey, dried fruits, fruits and fresh vegetables - all these products enrich the body with vitamins and microelements. Instead of the usual coffee and tea, use an infusion of dried fruits, sweetened with honey or stevia decoction.
Fasting is a good reason to live without canned food, sauces and semi-finished products, stuffed with “chemicals”, and cleanse not only the body, but also the soul.
Breakfast
Buckwheat pancakes with onion dressing
Ingredients:
1 stack buckwheat flour,
1 cup wheat flour,
10 g pressed yeast,
½ stack cold water,
¼ cup hot water,
1 onion,
salt, sugar, vegetable oil - to taste.
Preparation:
Dilute wheat cold water, stir and pour in cold water. Add yeast and let rise. Knead the risen dough, add salt, sugar, buckwheat flour and let it come up again. Before baking, knead the dough again and add finely chopped onion. Fry on vegetable oil like regular pancakes.
Fresh cabbage salad with corn
Ingredients:
500 g cabbage or Chinese cabbage,
1 jar canned corn,
1 green apple,
½ lemon (juice)
olive oil.
Preparation:
Finely chop the cabbage, apple - small cubes, mix with corn and season with lemon juice and vegetable oil.
Ingredients:
400 g boiled chickpeas,
2 tbsp. olives or pitted olives,
½ sweet onion
½ lemon (juice)
1 tbsp. parsley,
salt, ground black pepper, olive oil - to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the onion into small cubes, chop the olives or olives too. Mash the boiled chickpeas with a fork, add onions, olives, herbs and lemon juice. Salt and pepper to taste. Spread this mixture on toast or slices of black bread.
Winter salad
Ingredients:
2-3 boiled potatoes,
3 pickled cucumbers,
½ onion,
a handful of sauerkraut,
vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Rinse the cabbage if it is too sour, cut the potatoes into cubes, cucumbers into strips, onions into half rings. Stir and season with vegetable oil.
Ingredients:
300 g boiled beans,
1 apple,
250 g boiled beets,
½ lemon (juice)
vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Cut the apple into cubes, the beets into strips. Mix all ingredients and season with lemon juice and vegetable oil.
Ingredients:
200 g bulgur,
200 g frozen mixed vegetables,
800 ml vegetable broth,
vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Fry the bulgur in vegetable oil, add vegetables and fry until half cooked. Pour in the broth, bring to a boil, cover with a lid and cook for 15 minutes.
Ingredients:
500 g potatoes,
3-4 tbsp. vegetable oil,
1 small onion
1 clove of garlic,
greens, salt, ground black pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Grate the peeled potatoes coarse grater and squeeze out the moisture. Cut the onion into small cubes, chop the garlic with a knife, finely chop the greens. Stir in potatoes. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and add the grated potatoes, leveling them with a fork. Season with salt and pepper. Let it brown and turn the pancake over with a spatula.
Lunches
Soup from the oven
Ingredients:
3-4 potatoes,
1 carrot,
1 stalk of celery,
1 onion,
1 Bell pepper,
2 tomatoes
vegetable oil, salt, pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Cut the potatoes into cubes, onions, carrots and celery into small cubes, tomatoes into slices, sweet peppers into strips. Place all the vegetables in a large clay pot or duck roast, fill with boiling water or vegetable broth and put it in hot oven languish. Season with salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with herbs and serve. This soup can be prepared in a slow cooker.
Ingredients:
3-5 potatoes,
1 onion,
1 carrot,
200 g fresh champignons,
½ can of green peas,
greenery.
Preparation:
Cut the potatoes, onions and carrots into cubes, pour boiling water over them, add peas and chopped mushrooms. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer until soup is done. Add any greens, cut into strips, boil for 5 minutes and remove from heat.
Ingredients:
500 g cabbage,
1 beetroot,
1 carrot,
1 sweet pepper,
1-2 tomatoes,
3-4 potatoes,
greens, salt, ground black pepper, a little flour, vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Chop the cabbage, place it in a saucepan and cover with boiling salted water. Meanwhile, grate the beets on a coarse grater and let them simmer, adding a little vinegar. In a separate pan, fry the grated carrots, finely diced onions and bell peppers. When the vegetables are fried, add a little flour and chopped tomatoes, from which you can first remove the skin. Place the chopped potatoes in the pan with the cabbage. When the potatoes are almost ready, place the beets and fried vegetables in the pan, add a pinch of sugar and herbs. When serving, you can add a little garlic.
Lenten pickle
Ingredients:
100 g rice,
2 pickled cucumbers,
3 potatoes,
1 carrot,
1 stalk of celery,
1 onion,
spices - to taste.
Preparation:
Peel the cucumbers and cut into small cubes. Pour the peel with a small amount of water and simmer for 15 minutes, then remove it and add chopped cucumbers, which also boil for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the vegetables, add boiling water and cook with the rice. When the vegetables and rice are almost ready, add the cucumbers along with the broth, add salt if necessary, spices to taste and serve, sprinkled with herbs.
Ingredients:
500 g fresh cabbage,
300 g broccoli,
3-4 potatoes,
1 carrot,
1 onion,
salt and pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Add vegetables to boiling salted water one by one, each time waiting until it boils, in the following order: potatoes, white cabbage, carrots, onions, broccoli. Carrots and onions can be pre-fried in vegetable oil. Serve with fresh herbs.
Ingredients:
1 fish carcass,
1 carrot,
1 onion,
2 tomatoes
1 celery root,
3-4 potatoes,
greens, salt, ground black pepper.
Preparation:
Pour the washed fish with cold water, add salt, celery root and carrots and cook until tender. Strain the broth, boil and add potatoes, chopped tomatoes, peeled, and onions, cook for 15 minutes. Before serving, add boneless fish pieces and fresh herbs.
Ingredients:
3 tbsp. white or red beans
3 potatoes,
1 onion,
1 carrot,
½ beetroot,
¼ head of cabbage white cabbage,
4-5 tomatoes,
salt, ground black pepper, bay leaf, vegetable oil, lemon juice.
Preparation:
Soak the beans for 6 hours (or overnight). Cook until half cooked. Fry onions and carrots in vegetable oil until golden brown. Grind the tomatoes using a blender and pour into the frying pan. Grate the beets on a coarse grater and simmer with the addition of lemon juice under the lid. Boil water, add salt, add potatoes and cook until half cooked, then add beets, beans and fry. Bring to a boil, add shredded cabbage and cook the borscht. Serve sprinkled with herbs. You can grind the garlic with salt and put it on plates.
Dinners
Lobio. Soak the red beans overnight, drain the water the next morning, cover with clean cold water, add 1 onion, cut into 4 pieces, 3-4 cloves of garlic, 1-2 stalks of celery, parsley sprigs (cut the leaves and set aside for now) and 3-5 tbsp. .l. vegetable oil, close the lid and cook over low heat. The beans must be cooked for a very long time until they are completely cooked. When the beans are boiled, add adjika (real, salted), a little vinegar or citric acid, salt and grind with a blender. Add parsley leaves, bring to a boil again and remove from heat.
Ingredients:
500 g flour,
1 stack water,
a little salt.
Filling:
150 g dried mushrooms,
1 onion,
1 stack mashed potatoes,
vegetable oil, salt - to taste.
Preparation:
Knead a stiff dough from flour, water, salt and vegetable oil, put in plastic bag and let it sit for about an hour room temperature. Meanwhile dried mushrooms cook until soft, chop small pieces, salt and fry in vegetable oil along with onions. Add mashed potatoes. Cool the filling and prepare the dumplings. Boil them in boiling salted water until they float.
Ingredients:
350 g potatoes,
100 g cauliflower,
1 onion,
100 g rice,
vegetable oil, salt, ground black pepper, herbs - to taste.
Preparation:
Boil potatoes and rice in salted water, steam cauliflower. Fry chopped onion in vegetable oil. Mix all ingredients, grind with a blender, add rice, herbs and salt. Form small cutlets and bake them in the oven.
Cabbage stewed with beans
Ingredients:
500 g fresh cabbage,
1 carrot,
1 onion,
1 jar canned beans V tomato sauce,
2-3 tbsp. vegetable oil,
1 tbsp. Sahara,
salt, black pepper - to taste.
Preparation:
Fry onions and carrots in vegetable oil, add cabbage, salt, pepper, add sugar and simmer covered for 15 minutes. Add the beans along with the sauce and simmer until the cabbage is soft.
Ingredients:
1 loose head of cabbage,
½ cup rice,
1 onion,
1 carrot,
2 stacks tomato juice,
1-3 cloves of garlic,
salt, ground black pepper, herbs, vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Break the cabbage head into leaves by placing it in boiling water and removing the leaves as they soften. Cool and cut off or pound off the thickened parts of the leaves with the blunt side of a knife. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Boil the rice until half cooked. Sauté the onion until golden brown in vegetable oil, add the carrots and fry until tender. Pour ½ cup into the roast. tomato juice, add garlic and let it boil. Combine rice and fried vegetables and let cool. Wrap the filling in cabbage leaves, fry in vegetable oil and place in a pan. Pour in tomato juice, add a little water, salt and pepper and simmer for 30-40 minutes.
Ingredients:
400-500 g hake or cod fillet,
1 onion,
2 slices white bread,
50-100 g cabbage,
½ bunch of greens,
vegetable oil, salt, ground black pepper.
Preparation:
Grind the fish fillet in a meat grinder or blender. Soak the bread in water and squeeze it out, add it to the minced meat, add very finely chopped onion, chopped herbs and finely shredded cabbage. Stir, add a little vegetable oil and form into small patties. Steam it. Serve with potatoes or rice.
Ingredients:
250 g rice,
200 g frozen seafood,
1 onion,
1 carrot,
200 g frozen peas or green beans,
salt, black pepper, a pinch of turmeric, vegetable oil.
Preparation:
Boil the rice. Sauté onions and carrots in vegetable oil until golden brown. Add seafood and green peas to the vegetables, stir, add salt and simmer until the water evaporates. Add rice and simmer until done.
Ingredients:
1 stack buckwheat,
2 stacks water,
1 onion,
1 carrot,
500 g champignons or oyster mushrooms,
1 tbsp. flour,
salt, ground pepper, herbs, vegetable oil - to taste.
Preparation:
Buckwheat rinse in several waters, pour boiling water, add salt to taste and wrap in a warm blanket. Meanwhile, fry the carrots, grated on a coarse grater, in vegetable oil until golden brown and mix them with the reduced buckwheat. Cut the mushrooms into pieces, fry in a dry frying pan until the liquid evaporates, then pour in a little vegetable oil and simmer under the lid. In another frying pan, saute the chopped onion until transparent, sprinkle with flour and fry until the floury smell disappears. Add the mushrooms, stir, salt, pepper and add enough water to get the sauce to the consistency you need. Serve the porridge with sauce and sprinkle with herbs.
Larisa Shuftaykina
What is characteristic of the time allocated by the Orthodox Church for fasting? This is a time of abstinence and restrictions, a time when a person languishes his body so that the soul can be “nourished.”
The basic rule (without going into subtleties) is the absence of animal products in food. What does this include:
- meat,
- bird,
- butter,
- milk and dairy products(kefir, fermented baked milk, sour cream...),
- eggs,
- fish (allowed on some days).
If you limit your diet this way, you will be fasting. A real pastor of souls will tell you that even without delving into the subtleties and daily prohibitions and permissions, you follow the path of abstinence and humility of your flesh.
In fact, if you analyze “lenten” cuisine, it is 99% identical to vegetarian cuisine.
In this collection, we have collected for you recipes for lenten (or otherwise vegetarian) dishes that you can cook during fasting. And believe me - it's delicious!
At the beginning of each recipe there is an exact list of ingredients from which this dish is prepared. And here detailed process cooking with step by step instructions and nuances, you can find the link by clicking on the word “HERE”. All recipes are tried and tested. The final photo of the actually prepared dish is what you will get.
Lenten menu: delicious recipes during fasting
Recipes for Lenten dishes (main dish)
Sauteed vegetables
Required:
- 4-5 pcs. small eggplants;
- 4-5 pcs. small tomatoes;
- 5-6 pcs. bell pepper;
- 2 pcs. large carrots;
- ½ teaspoon black ground pepper;
- ½ teaspoon allspice;
- 1 teaspoon chopped dried basil;
- 100 ml vegetable oil;
- salt to taste.
In this cooking option, the main ingredients are eggplants. Vegetable sauté It’s easy to prepare and takes a short time, but the end result is a rich, flavorful, and most importantly – delicious dish. It will be like good side dish, and an excellent stand-alone dish. For details about the process of preparing sautéed vegetables and photo instructions, see.
Escalivada
Required:
- 2 eggplants;
- spinach (can be replaced with arugula);
- 4 red sweet peppers;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 2-3 tablespoons olive oil;
- parsley;
- ground black pepper;
- salt.
This dish comes from Catalonia (Spain). Escalivada is not difficult to prepare, but the dish turns out wonderful! It is preferable for him to cook vegetables on the grill - then they will acquire an irreplaceable aroma, and not just bake, and your “Escalivada” will turn out really wonderful! For details about the process of preparing this dish with photo instructions, see.
Buckwheat porridge with mushrooms
Would need:
- 1 tbsp. buckwheat;
- 300 grams of mushrooms;
- vegetable oil;
- salt.
Simple and tasty - that’s the motto of this dish! The combination of these products has already been loved by many, and how could it be otherwise? It takes little time to prepare, but the end result is a delicious and aromatic meal. In addition, it is very nutritious, because buckwheat contains a lot useful substances. You can find out in detail how to prepare buckwheat porridge with mushrooms.
Vegetable stew with zucchini
Would need:
- 300 g cabbage;
- 1 PC. medium sized zucchini;
- 1 PC. medium sized carrots;
- 2 onions;
- 500 g potatoes;
- 1 PC. bell pepper;
- vegetable oil;
- salt.
Typically, stews are made with meat and all the ingredients are simmered in a rich sauce or fried. This version of the stew is vegetable, without meat, and all vegetables will be stewed in own juice, so it is suitable for people who fast and vegetarians. Detailed recipe with photos you will find step by step
Pearl barley porridge with vegetables
To prepare you will need:
- 1 tbsp. pearl barley;
- 1 PC. carrots;
- 1 onion;
- 300 grams of cabbage;
- 150 grams of mushrooms;
- 2 tablespoons of Krasnodar sauce;
- 100 grams of refined oil.
Barley porridge, like buckwheat, is Russian national food. Together with vegetables, this porridge acquires pleasant taste Moreover, it is good for absorption by the body and is generally very beneficial for it. And the carrots and sauce give the dish a beautiful color. To find out step by step recipe pearl barley porridge with vegetables, press .
Lenten dishes from rice
Rice with frozen vegetables
Required:
- 1 tbsp. rice;
- 100 g corn;
- 100 g asparagus;
- 100 g sweet pepper (preferably red);
- garlic;
- vegetable oil;
- spices to taste.
Because of the frozen ingredients, this dish is good to prepare in winter, when the choice of fresh vegetables is rather scarce. But vitamins winter period Our body needs even more, so lunch will turn out to be healthy. This rice will captivate you with its fragrant aroma and excellent taste! Click to learn the recipe step by step.
Vegetarian pilaf (with mushrooms)
You will need:
- 600 g long grain rice;
- 400 g mushrooms;
- 1 piece of large carrot;
- 200 g raisins;
- 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce;
- 2 onions;
- vegetable oil (that is, vegetable oil).
This recipe is just for those people who are different from the majority of people who fast and for vegetarians. The pilaf turns out crumbly and has a pleasant aroma. Raisins add an unusual but pleasant sweetness and are loaded with nutrients. This dish will not leave anyone indifferent. For details about the process of preparing this dish with photo instructions, see.
Sweet pilaf
You will need:
- 1 tbsp. long grain rice;
- 70 g dried apricots;
- 70 g raisins;
- 70 g prunes;
- ½ tbsp. refined oil.
Most often, pilaf is prepared salted, and sweet pilaf not typical on our tables. Kids will love this recipe variation and won't need to be coaxed into eating their lunch. In addition to this, it is healthy and nutritious. See how to cook sweet pilaf step by step.
Lent salads for every day
Salad – vegetable noodles
You will need:
- daikon;
- cucumber;
- carrot;
- Bell pepper;
- lemon;
- parsley;
- sesame;
- olive oil.
This salad looks bright and elegant, so festive table there will be a place for him too. This dish is suitable for raw foodists because all salad ingredients are used raw. You will learn how to prepare this wonderful salad step by step with photos by clicking.
salads in the post recipes with photos
Classic vinaigrette
Required:
- 200 grams of salad beets;
- ½ cup beans;
- 100 grams of sauerkraut;
- 2 medium sized carrots;
- 2 pieces of small potatoes;
- 1 piece pickled cucumber;
- 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- salt;
- greenery.
Ordinary products that are always in the house are wonderfully combined in a salad that can be prepared for a celebration or an ordinary one. family dinner. A classic vinaigrette is not difficult to prepare, but it turns out beautiful and hearty salad. Step-by-step preparation you will recognize this salad.
Salted cabbage in Petrovsky style
Required:
- 2 kg cabbage;
- 2 pieces of large onions;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 2 pieces of large carrots;
- 1 glass of vegetable oil;
- 100 grams of vinegar;
- sugar;
- salt.
According to this recipe, the cabbage comes out delicious and crispy. Although, the shelf life of salted cabbage in Petrovsky style is somewhat shorter than ordinary sauerkraut, but, as a rule, it is eaten very quickly - it is very tasty. For details about the process of preparing this dish with photo instructions, see.
Korean carrots
What products will you need:
- 1 kg carrots;
- 6-7 large cloves of garlic;
- 2 level teaspoons ground coriander;
- ½ cup vegetable oil;
- 3-4 tablespoons of vinegar (9%);
- salt, sugar, pepper - 1 teaspoon each.
This is a recipe for simply delicious-tasting Korean carrots! Bright carrots will decorate your table, your family will be delighted, and your guests will ask for the recipe! The dish is not very spicy and aromatic. You will learn how to prepare this salad step by step.
Korean beets
What is needed for the recipe:
- 1 kg of dark burgundy beets (table);
- take 6 cloves of garlic;
- 1 piece of white onion (medium);
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper;
- ¾ teaspoon ground red pepper;
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon;
- 1/3 teaspoon coriander;
- 5 pieces of cloves;
- 2 tablespoons vinegar;
- salt;
- vegetable oil.
Bright, spicy and aromatic salad, which many people love. It can often be seen on our tables, although it was brought from distant Korea. According to this recipe, beets go well with any side dish, having a spicy and special taste. This vegetable is rich in iron - this is another reason to prepare such a salad. For details about the process of preparing this dish with photo instructions, see.
Raw food salad “Vitamin bomb”
You will need:
- 400 g Jerusalem artichoke;
- 400 g carrots;
- 400 g turnips;
- 200 g beets;
- greenery;
- olive oil for salad dressing.
In this salad, the products perfectly complement each other in taste and color. The dish turns out beautiful, in addition to this, all the ingredients have a beneficial effect on the body. The salad acquired this name due to its richness of vitamins - their amount in one serving completely replenishes the required volume for the day. You will learn how to prepare the “Vitamin Bomb” salad step by step by clicking.
Lenten recipes for an appetizer or snack
Fried pies with cabbage (very thin dough)
For Lenten pie dough take:
- 4 tbsp. flour (with a slide);
- 2 standard glasses of water;
- 1 tablespoon sugar;
- 50 grams of fresh yeast;
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil;
- 1 teaspoon salt;
- vegetable oil for frying.
The filling is prepared from the following products:
- 500 grams of fresh or sauerkraut (to your taste);
- 1 onion (larger);
- 1 piece of carrot (medium size);
- vegetable oil for frying;
- allspice.
Well, very good recipe! The pies turn out delicate and very tasty because the dough is thin and tender. Cooking does not take much time and the process is absolutely simple. And, of course, this dish is suitable for those who are fasting, since the recipe contains no animal products. How to cook these wonderful pies You can find out step by step by clicking.
Oriental snack – hummus
You will need:
- 200 g chickpeas;
- 5 tablespoons of sesame seeds;
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander;
- 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil;
- 5 tablespoons olive oil.
This snack was invented in the East. Peas are used as the base product of hummus, so the dish turns out to be quite satisfying. One sandwich with this snack will ensure you feel full for a long time. Details about the preparation process of this oriental snack see for photo instructions.
Stewed cabbage with turmeric
Required:
- 500 grams of cabbage;
- 200 grams of carrots;
- 3-4 onions (take medium ones);
- 1/3 teaspoon turmeric;
- Mediterranean seasoning;
- vegetable oil.
Such a common and uncomplicated recipe, in fact, loved by many. Only in traditional options cooking, due to long stewing, the cabbage becomes extremely soft and loses all its vitamins. According to the recipe we offer, the cabbage comes out juicy, fragrant, with a beautiful golden color, and the preparation itself will take about 30-40 minutes. Serve this dish with potatoes for a good combination. In addition, this cabbage is suitable as a filling for dumplings. For details about the process of preparing this dish with photo instructions, see.
Stewed cabbage with oyster mushrooms
You will need:
- 200 grams of oyster mushrooms;
- ¼ head of cabbage;
- 1 small carrot;
- 3-4 medium-sized onions;
- ground pepper;
- Bay leaf;
- 50 grams of tomato paste;
- vegetable oil for frying;
- salt.
It will take a little time to prepare, and besides, cooking will not be difficult at all. Stewed cabbage with oyster mushrooms is quite filling and tasty, and the unique aroma will not leave anyone indifferent. For details about the process of preparing this dish with photo instructions, see.
Sweets and desserts during Lent
Banana ice cream (raw)
Required:
- 2 bananas.
Yes, that’s all – 2 bananas. Despite the small list of ingredients, ice cream can actually be made even at home. And it turns out very tasty! Once you try it, you will want to cook it again and again. You can learn how to make banana ice cream step by step by clicking.
Dried fruit energy bar
You will need:
- 1 cup nuts;
- 1 cup dates;
- 1 cup cherries.
These dried fruit bars charge you with energy, tone the body and saturate you well. These delicious bars also have a positive effect on the body, because these dried fruits a large number of vitamins For details about the process of preparing this dish with photo instructions, see.
Apples baked in the oven with cinnamon and lemon
What we cook from:
- 6 apples of the optimal size for baking;
- 1 lemon;
- honey 2-3 spoons;
- cinnamon to your taste.
Apples according to this recipe turn out very juicy and tasty. The combination of these products is incomparably beneficial for the body. And the aroma that spreads leaves a lasting impression. For details about the process of preparing this dish with photo instructions, see.
Oatmeal with dried fruits
To prepare 100 grams oatmeal have to take:
- 100 g prunes;
- 100 g dried apricots;
- 100 g raisins;
- sugar;
- salt.
One of the most healthy breakfasts- This oatmeal in combination with dried fruits. And, of course, in winter, when our body needs nutrients more than usual, such a meal will be very useful. You can prepare such porridge without wasting extra time and effort. Oatmeal makes porridge more tender and cooks faster, so it is preferable to use them for cooking. How to cook oatmeal with dried fruits step by step
Caramel Lenten charlotte with apples
- flour (1.5 cups);
- sugar (4 tbsp for caramel and 0.5 cup for dough);
- oil (0.5 cup);
- large apples (2 pcs.);
- baking powder (1 teaspoon);
- crushed cinnamon (0.5 teaspoon);
- water (1 tablespoon).
You won't believe it, but you can even Apple pie bake from lean products. This is delicious. Detailed recipe and photos of stages. And here comes the miracle Lenten pie on the picture.
Lenten apple pancakes on the water
This recipe is very, very suitable for fasting; there is no milk in it, and its softness is due to small quantity applesauce.
Ingredients:
- wheat and whole grain flour – 3 tablespoons + 3 tablespoons;
- medium sized apple;
- plain water – 1 glass;
- vegetable oil – 1 tbsp;
- refined sugar – 2 tablespoons;
- a little soda.
The recipe is incredibly simple. You probably already understood everything from the list of products, but look detailed instructions still worth it. Here is the link to step by step photos and description - .
“If the soul asks for cleansing, for that small sacrifice that you can give - give the soul what it asks for and believe me, on Bright Easter you will have real quiet joy”
Hieromonk Theognostus, cellarer of the St. Daniel Monastery
For seven weeks you will have to give up meat, eggs, milk, cottage cheese and other common animal products. You can eat fish only twice - on the Annunciation and on Palm Sunday, vegetable oil is allowed only on weekends, and in the first and last (Holy) weeks the Church recommends a raw food diet.
However, therefore, everyone weighs compliance with Orthodox rules with their own strengths and state of health. Monastic cooks say that the Lenten menu should not differ too much from the usual - let it be the familiar stuffed peppers, Italian pasta (without eggs), borscht, cabbage soup, dumplings or pilaf, but only vegetarian.
Wet day
In the first and last (Holy) weeks of Lent, as well as on some other days, eat exclusively raw, thermally unprocessed food and lean bread. Even hot tea You can't do it with compote.
For breakfast: fruit and honey salad
Cut any fruits - apples, pears, persimmons, tangerines, add sultanas and season the salad with liquid honey. Eat 2-3 lean breads.
Lunch: gazpacho
Mix 1/2 liter of tomato juice, 1/2 kg in a blender fresh tomatoes, one cucumber, bell pepper, onion, a clove of garlic, a couple of sprigs of celery, a bunch of basil and parsley. Salt everything and serve with herbs and lean bread toast.
For dinner: dried fruits with nuts
Grind dried apricots, prunes, figs, dates, dried tangerines and persimmons and mix them with any nuts - hazelnuts, walnuts, pine. Season the salad with liquid honey. Eat 2-3 lean breads.Typical day
In the majority fast days It is allowed to eat only vegetarian food, but without the use of vegetable oil.
For breakfast: rice with raisins
Pour a glass into the pan apple juice and a glass of water, put 300 g of washed brown long grain rice, 100 g raisins, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, close the lid and cook the porridge for 40 minutes over low heat. Let the dish brew. Before serving, garnish it with pieces of fresh fruit.
For lunch: borscht with beans
Boil 50 g dried mushrooms to make 1.5 liters of broth. Place chopped onions, carrots, parsley and carcasses there until cooked. Separately, boil the peeled beets and chop them. Combine everything (beetroot broth too), add salt, bay leaf and pepper. Serve with boiled beans.
For dinner: seaweed salad
Mix seaweed with grated carrots, corn, finely chopped tomatoes and bell pepper(or buy ready-made vitamin salad from kelp) and serve with boiled potatoes. Drink any freshly squeezed juice, eat a couple of lean breads.Day off
On Saturday and Sunday, the church allows the use of vegetable oil. Some fasting people also eat seafood. True, the Orthodox have a twofold attitude towards squid, shrimp, crabs and mussels. They are not classified as prohibited fish, so their consumption does not contradict church regulations. However, during periods of the strictest abstinence - the first and Holy weeks, as well as on Monday, Wednesday and Friday - you should not eat seafood.
For breakfast: honey gingerbread
Pour a glass of water and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil into a glass of sugar, heat the mixture a little and add 2 tbsp. spoons of honey. Separately mix 1 teaspoon of soda, 2 tbsp. spoons of cocoa, a pinch of cinnamon and coriander. Then combine everything so that there are no lumps, add 1/2 cup of chopped nuts, 1/2 cup of raisins, 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder and about 2 cups of flour - you should get the consistency of thick sour cream. Bake for half an hour at 200° C. The pie can be cut into layers and coated with any jam. Serve the finished gingerbread with rosehip tea.
Lunch: mushroom lasagna
Chop and fry the onion in olive oil first, then add a couple of carrots, 2-3 sprigs of celery and 500 g of champignons. Pour out the contents liter jar tomatoes in their own juice and simmer for 30 minutes. Place some of the prepared filling into the lasagna pan. On top - dry layers of paste, then again minced mushroom, paste again - you should get 4-5 layers. Bake lasagna at 180°C
oven for 20 minutes.
Peel and boil the shrimp, mix them with shredded iceberg lettuce, halved red and yellow cherry tomatoes and pieces of tofu cheese. Pour over the salad balsamic sauce and season with olive oil.
Fish day
For breakfast: Lenten pancakes
Sift 2 cups of flour, add 1 teaspoon of salt and 4 teaspoons of sugar. Gradually pour in 2.5 cups mineral water with gas and knead the dough to the same consistency as sour cream. Cover the bowl with the dough with film and leave in a warm place for 40 minutes. Bake pancakes in vegetable oil and serve with honey or jam.
For lunch: Russian fish soup
Put 800 g of small fish (ruff, perch), an onion, parsley root into a saucepan, add 2 liters of cold water, bring to a boil, skim off the foam and cook for 30 minutes. The fish should be completely boiled. Strain the broth and discard the fish. Then put 1/2 kg of pike perch and trout, cut into pieces, into the broth, cook for 15 minutes, add potato slices and cook for another 10 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, bay leaf and remove from heat.
For dinner: sea bream with zucchini
Clean, gut, rinse and dry 2 medium sea breams. Cut the zucchini fruit large slices, Cut 4 tomatoes in half. Grind 2 tbsp in a blender. spoons of olive oil, a sprig of dill and 2 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper. Generously coat the dorada, as well as zucchini and tomatoes with the resulting mixture. Fry fish and vegetables in olive oil.
What you can't refuse
Soybeans, beans, peas, lentils
Mushrooms
But it is poorly digestible, so treat mushrooms as delicious dish, not the protein source.
Porridge, pasta, lean bread
Wheat contains 12% protein, oats - 10%, rye - 9.9%, rice - 7.3%. Therefore, be sure to eat multigrain porridges, lean breads, Italian pasta, bread and muesli. In addition to protein, they will also give you B vitamins.
Sea kale
It contains almost 10% protein. Therefore, it is necessary. Having done seaweed a regular guest on your table, you will receive a lot of useful substances - iodine, potassium, sodium, magnesium, silicon, vitamins A, B1, B2, B12, C, D, E.
Vegetables and fruits
They contain fiber and vitamins that will strengthen the immune system. To get the most benefits from vegetables and fruits, eat them raw or steam them.
Nuts
Which you deprive your body of by refusing meat. With its deficiency, a person can become lethargic and apathetic.
Honey, sugar
Sweets improve your mood. It also contains biologically active substances that protect the body from diseases.
So, with the beginning of Lent, which begins on February 27 in 2017, our entire diet changes radically. Therefore, let's look at the menu for Lent by day for 40 days 2017 for the laity, so that it is easier for you to navigate and tune in to certain products for all days of fasting. By the way, don’t be afraid, if you approach the problem of nutrition rationally and thoughtfully during fasting, you won’t have to go hungry. You can plan your meals in such a way that the food will not only be varied, but also satisfying, nutritious and tasty. And don’t forget - nutrition is only a part of fasting, the main thing is to strengthen prayers, acts of mercy, visit the temple and train in love for your neighbors, then food restrictions will benefit the soul and body.
Just a small clarification, fasting actually lasts not 40, but 48 days (plus Holy Week).
During Lent 2017, you are allowed to eat the following foods:
1. Cereal bread and plain black bread made from coarse rye flour.
2. Any cereals and porridges made from them, cooked in water.
3. Summer preparations, namely salted, pickled and soaked vegetables and salads made from them, preserves, marmalades and jams.
4. Mushrooms prepared in all possible ways.
5. Beans, peas, beans and lentils - boiled.
6. Nuts, honey and dried fruits.
7. All vegetables, both fresh and boiled. Fruits and berries.
8. Seafood (squid, shrimp, mussels) and fish.
9. Tea, coffee, mineral still water, herbal decoctions.
10. In between meals, you need to drink water - 2.5 liters of mineral water and always without gas. Food should be taken three times - 1. morning (breakfast), 2. day (lunch), 3. evening (dinner). The size of each serving is 200 – 400 grams.
Look, it will be easier to make dietary changes.
The beginning of Lent 2017 - the strictest first week(like the last one, Passionate).
02/27/2017, Monday - abstain from food, only tea is allowed - chamomile, mint, St. John's wort.
02/28/2017, Tuesday – during the day you are allowed to eat 200 g of bread, a decoction of dried fruits, Herb tea and water.
03/01/2017, Wednesday: per day - 250 g of bread and herbal tea.
03/02/2017, Thursday: fresh, unprocessed fruits and vegetables. Preferably - grapes, apples, nuts, greens.
03/03/2017, Friday: decoction of dried fruits or tea throughout the day. Eating any food is prohibited.
03/04/2017, Saturday – 1. A glass of juice or tea.
2. Boiled vegetables - beets, carrots or potatoes, a glass of red, but only natural, wine.
3. Compote and Lenten cookies.
03/05/2017, Sunday – 1. Vinaigrette and coffee.
2. Lenten any soup, potatoes with onions and mushrooms. Wine and compote.
3. Boiled cauliflower with apple and carrot, tea
You can bake it for borscht or soup, look at the step-by-step recipe, it’s very tasty. Besides, they can be made sweet for tea.
The 2nd week of Lent in 2017 in nutrition may look like this:
03/06/207, Monday. 1. Oatmeal with water, tea.
2. Vermicelli soup with carrots. Potato cutlets, fresh vegetables, jelly.
3. Apple and tea
03/07/2017, Tuesday. 1. Buckwheat on water, coffee.
2. Cabbage soup made from sauerkraut (lean), vermicelli (pasta) with mushroom sauce, vegetable salad with fresh vegetable oil, compote.
3. Apples, baked with honey and tea.
03/08/2017, Wednesday. 1. Rice porrige, coffee.
2. Soup - vegetable hodgepodge. Potatoes with mushroom sauce with onions, herbs and tomatoes. Fresh cabbage salad with apple, carrots and cucumber, sauced with berry (grape) vinegar and butter. Compote.
3. Tea with lemon and jam.
03/09/2017, Thursday. 1. Corn porridge, tea.
2. Lenten cabbage soup, vinaigrette, cranberry juice.
3. Mashed potatoes with zucchini. Salted or pickled vegetables. Tea, maybe with lemon or apples.
03/10/2017, Friday. 1. Barley porridge, tea with jam (honey).
2. lean pea soup, vegetable salad and apple compote.
3. Potato salad with mushrooms, tea.
03/11/2017, Saturday. 1. Vinaigrette with mushrooms, coffee.
2. Buckwheat soup, rice cutlets, beet caviar, glass of wine, pumpkin jelly.
3. lean pasties, tea.
03/12/2017, Sunday. 1. Millet-pumpkin porridge, coffee.
2. Lenten borscht, potatoes stewed with mushrooms, wine, lemon juice.
3. Vegetable caviar, pea cutlets, tea.
3rd week of Lent 2017, menu for every day
03/13/2017, Monday. 1. Millet, tea with honey.
2. Beetroot soup with pearl barley, potato zrazy stuffed with onions and mushrooms, pea salad with pickles, wine, fruit, cranberry lemonade.
3. buckwheat pie, tea with honey.
03/14/2017, Tuesday. 1. Boiled potatoes with garlic, coffee.
2. Bean soup, pasta with mushroom sauce, lingonberry juice.
3., tea with honey.
03/15/2017, Wednesday. 1. Semolina With strawberry jam, coffee.
2. Lenten solyanka, cauliflower casserole with peppers and tomatoes, coffee.
3. Fried squid with boiled potatoes and tea.
03/16/2017, Thursday. 1. Oatmeal with fruit and tea.
2. Lenten cabbage soup, canned pickles with barley, compote.
3. Vegetable ratatouille, tea.
03/17/2017, Friday. 1. Rice porridge, coffee.
2. Pea soup, boiled potatoes with brown mushroom sauce, rosehip compote.
3. Squash caviar with buckwheat, tea.
03/18/2017, Saturday. 1. Semolina porridge with raspberry jam.
2. Pumpkin soup, stuffed squid with rice, wine, cranberry juice.
3. Open Lenten pie with apples, tea.
03/19/2017, Sunday. 1. Brewed oatmeal with dried fruits and coffee.
2. Lenten borscht, pilaf with mushrooms, wine and compote.
3. Buckwheat with lecho, tea with honey.
4th week of Lent in 2017
03/20/2017, Monday. 1. Bean porridge, fruit, coffee.
2. Vegetable soup, lean pilaf, nuts, orange juice.
3. Braised cabbage, tea.
03/21/2017, Tuesday. 1. Pearl barley porridge, coffee.
2. Lentil soup, pea puree with pickles, compote.
3. potatoes with garlic and mushroom caviar, tea
03/22/2017, Wednesday. 1. Lenten cabbage rolls, coffee
2. Mushroom pickle, cauliflower casserole, pineapple juice.
3. Nuts, fruits, tea
03/23/2017, Thursday. 1. Brewed rice, coffee.
2. Bean soup, rice with mushroom sauce, lingonberry juice.
3. Mashed potatoes with zucchini, tea.
03/24/2017 Friday. 1. Oatmeal, coffee
2. Pea soup, baked vegetables, compote
3. Pumpkin salad with honey,
03/25/2017 Saturday. 1. Custard buckwheat, coffee.
2. Cabbage soup on sauerkraut, squid baked with carrots and onions, compote
3. Potato cutlets, tea.
03/26/2017 Sunday. 1. Apples baked with honey, coffee.
2. Lenten borscht, fried potatoes with boiled fish, fruit drink
3. Barley with tomatoes, nuts, or.
5th week of fasting, menu
03/27/2017, Monday. 1. Vinaigrette, coffee.
2. Lentil soup, pasta with mushroom sauce, squash caviar, compote.
3. Boiled potatoes with sauerkraut, tea.
03/28/2017, Tuesday. 1. Oatmeal, coffee.
2. Vermicelli soup with mushrooms, boiled fish with rice, berry jelly.
3. beets with prunes and tea.
03/29/2017, Wednesday. 1. Barley, coffee
2. Lean shea, vegetables, compote.
3. Apples baked with honey, tea.
03/30/2017, Thursday. 1. Stewed cabbage with carrots and herbs, coffee.
2. pea soup, baked vegetables, fried fish in lemon sauce, compote.
Dinner – sweet rice with fruit, tea
03/31/2017, Friday. 1. Oatmeal with jam, tea
2. Lenten borscht, boiled potatoes with herring and onions, rosehip jelly.
3.Vermicelli with mushroom caviar, tea
04/01/2017, Saturday. 1. Seafood, tea
2. Lenten solyanka, wine, raspberry juice.
3. Buckwheat with appetizer canned eggplant, tea
04/02/2017, Sunday. 1. Porridge with pumpkin, coffee
2. Cabbage soup on sour sauerkraut, boiled fish With fried potatoes, wine, coffee
Dinner – baked vegetables, tea
6th week of fasting 2017
04/03/2017, Monday. 1. Oatmeal with berries, coffee
2. Light soup with peas and corn, tomatoes with garlic and nuts, vermicelli, compote
3. Buckwheat with mushroom sauce, tea
04/04/2017, Tuesday. 1. lean vegetable pizza, under hot sauce from tomatoes, coffee
2. lean borscht, boiled squid, rice, juice
3. zucchini with boiled potatoes, tea
04/05/2017, Wednesday. 1. Semolina, coffee
2. Potato soup, raw vegetables, tea
3. Carrot cutlets with garlic and onion, tea
04/06/2017, Thursday. 1.beet cutlets, coffee
2. Lunch – lean cabbage soup, herring with vinaigrette, compote
3. Baked peppers stuffed with carrots and garlic, tea
04/07/2017, Friday. 1. Seafood, coffee
2. Vegetable soup, fried fish, rice, compote.
3. Beans baked with carrots and onions, tea
04/08/2017, Saturday. 1. Custard oatmeal with berries, coffee.
2. Buckwheat soup, boiled fish and potatoes, mushroom caviar, wine, compote
3. Sauteed eggplant with rice, tea
04/09/2017, Sunday. 1. Barley porridge, coffee
2. Cream of mushroom soup, baked vegetables, boiled fish, wine, juice.
3. Roast mushrooms with potatoes, tea
The last, Holy Week of Lent, coming in 2017
04/10/2017, Monday, fasting day, bread and water.
04/11/2017, Tuesday. 1. Rice, coffee.
2. Cabbage cutlets, juice.
3. Baked apple, tea.
04/12/2017, Wednesday, 1. Fresh vegetables, coffee.
2. Cabbage salad with carrots and apples, coffee.
3. Fruits.
04/13/2017, Thursday. 1. Corn, tea
2. Cabbage soup green peas, vinaigrette, herring, compote
3. Korean baked squid with carrots. Tea.
We bake Easter eggs and paint them!
Look - simple and tasty.
04/14/2017, Friday. Hungry day, herbal tea, water, bread are allowed.
04/15/2017, Saturday – we don’t eat until the first star.
We have provided you with sample menu for Lent in 2017, and you see for yourself, you can replace some products with similar ones, the main thing is to follow the rules for every day. And don’t forget to do good deeds, help the poor, show love to your neighbors, attend worship services and pray for everyone. And give the money you save on food to the poor.
April 16, 2017 - Great Easter, congratulations to everyone, you have endured fasting, cleansed your soul and body before the Lord, and you can safely break your fast!
