These are healthy and not over complicated meat-free dishes for vegetable lovers.
Homemade croutons are one of the simplest things you can prepare. Almost any type of bread works well in them, and most herbs and spices are suitable for seasoning them. Depending on your preferences, the bread can be cut into smaller or larger pieces; spices can be added to it or you may use by…
Kulebiak is a yeast dough stuffed with sauerkraut or meat. It is an ideal addition to borscht and it can easily replace patties or croquettes. Christmas kulebiak, whose filling, apart from sauerkraut also contains dried mushrooms, is my recommendation for an addition to borscht, which can be served during the upcoming Christmas. The yeast dough…
Roasted pumpkin stuffed with millet, almonds and cranberries is a vegan dish that tastes delicious and looks beautiful. I serve this dish for lunch or dinner, often as a main course, but also as a side dish. I sometimes replace mashed potatoes, rice and groats with this pumpkin. When served as an addition, this stuffed…
Leek and potato soup is a tasty vegetarian dish that can be prepared from a few simple ingredients. The main ingredient of the soup is leek, mainly its white part, and potatoes. If I make this soup from older leek specimens, then I also mainly use the white part of this vegetable, but in the…
Oyster mushrooms are mushrooms rich in protein, folic acid and vitamins. Its cap resembles an oyster shell. They have a variety of colours and can be found in gray, brown, white, beige, shades of blue and purple. The hats of young oyster mushrooms are soft, while the older ones have a slightly firmer and springy…
Crêpes with apples are a delicious dish that I often serve at my home for lunch or dessert. It is a simple vegetarian dish that can be prepared relatively quickly and does not require the use of fancy ingredients. I start preparing crêpes by making a crêpe batter by combining flour with egg, sugar, salt,…
Letcho is a Hungarian dish (written in Hungarian as lecsó) made from peppers, tomatoes and onions. Stewed vegetables are seasoned to taste with paprika powder, salt and pepper. This dish may have a simple form, only with vegetables, but very often you can find sausage or eggs in it. As befits Hungarians, the sausage that…
Aligot is a popular French dish made from mashed potatoes, cheese, cream, butter and often garlic. The type of cheese the French add to this dish is Tomme fraîche, which is quite difficult to buy outside of France and is therefore often replaced with mozzarella, Gruyere and Swiss cheese. When choosing cheese, take into account…
Creamy, delicate and aromatic zucchini and tomato risotto is a vegetarian dish that delights with its taste. This dish, despite its simplicity and the fact that it is based on vegetables only, is perfect for dinner. I start preparing the zucchini and tomato risotto by baking cocktail tomatoes with herbs and olive oil. I bake…
Mushrooms with garlic and thyme is a vegetarian dish that works well as a side dish and a snack. It is a simple dish, because it is made from a few ingredients only, and its preparation does not require any particular skills. The main ingredients of this dish are mushrooms, fried with thyme and olive…
Pancakes are fried cakes made from batter prepared with milk, flour, eggs and yeast. Many pancake recipes include yogurt, kefir or buttermilk instead of milk. You can make plain pancakes, but most often the dough is combined with fruit. The most popular and probably most well-known ones are pancakes with apples, but pancakes with plums…
Celeriac is a root vegetable whose leaves and root are both edible. Its leaves perfectly emphasize the taste of soups and will be a perfect decoration for many dishes. Celeriac can also be cooked, baked, blanched or eaten row. It has a slightly nutty, delicate taste, which works well in salads, slaws, soups, casseroles and…