A Gathering of Veggie Deliciousness!
Vatrushka: Sweet Farmers Cheese Bun Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 60 minutes Total time: 1 hour 20 minutes Serves: 8 Easy Russian Vatrushka Recipe: Delicious, fluffy and healthy farmer’s cheese individual buns look impressive and take a bit more than an hour to make! Ingredients For the dough: 2 cups or 250 g spelt…
Russian Cottage Cheese Pancakes Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Serves: 8 pancakes Traditional Russian sweet cheese pancakes (Syrniki) made with cottage cheese and served with a fresh strawberry sauce! Ingredients 1 lb (450g) cottage cheese 1 cup + 4 tbsp (155g) all-purpose flour , sifted 1/2 teaspoon baking…
Russian Beet Salad with Prunes and Pecans Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: Russian Beet Salad with Prunes and Pecans is perfect for winter months. Packed with nutrients and vitamins, it uses seasonal beets and is also budget friendly. Ingredients beets pecans prunes garlic mayo (regular or vegan) Instructions View the full recipe at…
Russian Syrniki with Strawberry Sauce Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Serves: 4 Russian syrniki are farmer’s cheese pancakes, fluffy, pillowy and tender, topped with sweet strawberry vanilla sauce. My Russian mother’s breakfast recipe. Ingredients For syrniki: 400 grams or 2 cups farmer’s cheese 1 egg 2 teaspoons bourbon…
Easy Russian-Style Homemade Sauerkraut Prep time: 0 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Total time: 20 minutes Serves: 8 Easy Russian-Style Homemade Sauerkraut: Delicious and healthy way to use leftover cabbage. You only need 4 ingredients and 20 minutes to make it! Ingredients 1 small or 1/2 medium-sized purple cabbage 2 medium-sized carrots 1 tablespoon sea…
Kulich – Sweet Russian Easter Bread Prep time: 2 hours Cook time: 45 minutes Total time: Serves: 12 Russian Kulich (sweet Easter bread) is fluffy, fragrant, soft and aromatic. A quick version with a healthy spin. Ingredients For the kulich: 80 grams, 2/3 stick or 1/3 cup butter, at room temperature 42 grams (4 tablespoons)…
Russian Easter Paskha Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 8 Traditional Russian Easter paskha, a festive dish made of cottage cheese (tvorog), butter, dried fruits and vanilla.This paskha recipe is healthy and incredibly delicious. Ingredients 500 g or 2 1/4 cups cottage cheese 60 grams or 1/3 cup raisins (or other dried fruits, chopped…
Russian Mushroom Caviar Prep time: Cook time: Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 13.5 oz jar Russian Mushroom Caviar: Delicious, easy and healthy vegan appetizer, ready in just 30 minutes. Serve it with rye bread, crackers or Russian pancakes. Ingredients 300 grams or 10 oz mushrooms 1 medium-sized onion 4 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard…
Easy and Healthy Russian-Ukrainian Borsch Prep time: Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 6 Easy and Healthy Russian-Ukrainian Borsch A thick vegetable soup, with red beet as the main ingredient, wholesome, flavorful, healthy and perfect for nasty autumn weather. Ingredients 3 liters vegetable broth 2 potatoes 2 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 medium-sized…
Russian Grandma’s Pickled Tomatoes Prep time: Cook time: 30 minutes Total time: 30 minutes Serves: 15 Russian-style pickled tomatoes: healthy, delicious and super easy and fast to make. Ingredients 2 clean 1.5 l or 2 quarts glass jars (or equivalent) 1.5 kg or 3.3 lb tomatoes, washed and dried 4 cloves garlic, sliced 4 bay…
Mushroom Stroganoff Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: This hearty, flavorful vegetarian stroganoff is under 250 calories a serving and takes less than 40 minutes to make. Ingredients 6 oz egg noodles 1 tbs butter 1 tbs olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 lb portobella mushrooms, cut into 1-1/2″ dice 2 tbs flour 1…