Advent Fast: We Eat Modestly, But Varied (soup, Hot Dishes And Salads)

We have selected for you several different dishes that you can enjoy during the Advent (from November 28, 2019 to January 6, 2020).

We have selected for you several different dishes that you can enjoy during the Advent (from November 28, 2019 to January 6, 2020). The Advent fast is not considered strict: fish and vegetable oil are allowed on certain days.

On strict fasting days, cook vegetable soup for lunch. It is convenient because in the winter season you can use frozen vegetables or mixtures of vegetables for soup.

Vegetable soup

 

Ingredients:

Water - 2.5 liters. Potatoes - 3 pcs. Onion - 1 pc. Carrot - 1 pc. Tomato -1 pc. Cauliflower (fresh or frozen) - 200 gr. Green peas (fresh or frozen) - 70 gr. Greens - a bunch Salt - to taste

Wash and clean vegetables. Remove the skin from the tomato by first dipping it in boiling water for 5 minutes.

Bring water to a boil and season with salt to taste. Finely chop the onion, carrot, potato and put in boiling water for 13-15 minutes. Divide the cauliflower into inflorescences, chop the greens, and cut the tomato pulp into cubes. After 15 minutes, add the cauliflower, peas and tomato to the soup. Cook for another 8-10 minutes. Season the soup with herbs, turn off and let it brew. A healthy fasting lunch is ready!

Pink salmon in a slow cooker

 

On the allowed fish day, you can cook any fish for a couple in a slow cooker or double boiler. For example, pink salmon - tasty and budget!

Ingredients:

Pink salmon - 1 pc. Carrot - 1 pc. Lemon juice - 1 tsp Spices - to taste (for fish) Salt - to taste Freshly ground pepper - to taste

 

Peel the fish, wash and cut into steaks 1.5-2 cm thick. Peel the carrots, wash and cut into circles. Sprinkle the fish on both sides with lemon juice, salt, season with spices and pepper to taste.

Place the fish pieces and the carrot slices into the bowl of the multicooker for steaming. Pour 2 multi-glasses of water into the main bowl. Set the fish bowl on top of the main one and close the lid. Turn on the "steaming" mode for 30 minutes. If there is no such mode in your device, then select the "soup" mode. After the time has passed, a healthy lunch or dinner is ready!

Well, on days when you can use vegetable oil in cooking, you can completely roam with a choice!

Rice bowls with mushrooms

 

Ingredients:

Round grain rice - 300 gr. Mushrooms - 200-250 gr. Onion - 1 pc. Garlic - 1-2 cloves Starch - 1 tbsp. l. Vegetable oil - 50 ml. (for frying) Salt - to taste Freshly ground pepper - to taste Breadcrumbs - 50 gr.

Boil rice in advance in a large amount of salted water to taste. Peel, wash and chop the onion and garlic. Wash mushrooms, pat dry with paper towels and cut into small pieces. Saute the onion, mushrooms and garlic in a little oil. Salt to taste.

 

Add starch to rice, mix well. If the rice is undersalted after cooking, add salt to taste.

Moisten your palms with water to form the zrazy. Take the rice with a tablespoon and put it on the palm of your hand, flatten it into a cake. Put 1 tsp in the center. mushrooms, put more rice on top and form a zrazy. Then roll the zrazy in breadcrumbs and fry in vegetable oil. Hearty and appetizing!

Salad with beans

 

Ingredients:

Beans - 250 gr. Onion -1 pc. Garlic - 3-4 cloves Walnuts - 50 gr. Salt - to taste Ground black pepper - to taste Vegetable oil - to taste

Soak the beans in advance and boil in salted water until tender, about 60 minutes. Then drain the water, cool the beans. For a quick salad, you can use canned beans in their own juice. You just need to strain it from the juice.

 

Finely chop the onion and fry in vegetable oil. Chop the nuts a little with a knife or rolling pin.

Add fried onions, nuts, chopped herbs and garlic, passed through a press, to the beans. Salt and pepper to taste, adding a little oil if desired. Salad ready.

And be sure to prepare vitamin salads from raw vegetables!

Vitamin vegetable salad

 

Ingredients:

White cabbage - 150 gr. Beets - 1 pc. Carrot - 1 pc. Lemon - 1/2 pc. Apple - 1/2 pc. Green onion - to taste Dill - to taste Vegetable oil - to taste

Peel fresh carrots and beets, wash and grate on a Korean grater. Add grated apple, shredded cabbage and chopped herbs. Dress the salad with lemon juice and vegetable oil. Salt a little if desired.

Eat tasty and satisfying!