Lenten salads are healthy snacks that do not contain any meat ingredients, eggs, dairy or fermented milk products. Lenten salads are budget-friendly dishes that have a beneficial effect on your body, while maintaining money and a beautiful figure. Lent begins after Maslenitsa. It's time to find delicious recipes to cleanse your body and get rid of overeating. I’ll say right away that Lenten salads are eaten not only during Lent and not only by those who are fasting. Check out the selection and choose a delicious snack for yourself.
Lenten salad with crab sticks and corn
Lenten salad with crab sticks and corn is the easiest appetizer to make. The salad does not require cooking the ingredients. Even schoolchildren can cope with the recipe. The dish comes out bright and incredibly tasty. Lenten salad is ideal for busy people.
- White cabbage 150 (grams)
- Carrot 1 (things)
- Crab sticks 100 (grams)
- Canned corn 100 (grams)
- Olive oil taste
- Salt taste
- Greenery taste
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Shred white cabbage with a special knife or shredder. -
Grate the pre-peeled orange root vegetable on a coarse grater. -
Remove the shell from semi-finished crab products and chop into squares. -
Open the can of corn and drain the liquid. -
Rinse and chop the greens. -
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Salt, add turmeric and season with olive oil. Mix the ingredients. -
Fill a serving bowl with salad and treat it to your family and friends. Bon appetit!
Salad with canned beans
Salad with canned beans will surprise you with its extraordinary taste. The appetizing dressing is no worse than the usual mayonnaise sauce or sour cream. A bright salad will look great at any special event. It is possible to feed guests as tasty and satisfying as possible without spending a lot of money.
Cooking time - 30 min.
Cooking time - 15 minutes.
Portions – 6
Ingredients:
- Red beans – 400 gr.
- White beans – 400 gr.
- Lean ciabatta – 0.5 pcs.
- Red onion – 1 pc.
- Celery with green leaves - 4-5 petioles.
- Vegetable oil – 100 ml.
- Garlic – 2 cloves.
- Salt - to taste.
- Red wine vinegar – 1 tbsp.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Tear the ciabatta with your hands or cut it into pieces of a convenient size. Combine peeled garlic with salt and vegetable oil. Pour over the ciabatta, first placing it on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Preheat the oven and bake the bread until crispy.
Step 2. Peel the red onion, cut into feathers, add salt and sprinkle with red wine vinegar. Dip celery with green leaves in water and chop.
Step 3. Uncork the cans of canned beans, drain the liquid and place in a container.Add pickled onions and chopped celery. Pour over the remaining garlic oil and season.
Step 4. Add baked ciabatta to the salad.
Step 5: Combine the ingredients. Fill a serving bowl with salad and treat your friends. Bon appetit!
Lenten salad with squid
Lenten salad with squid is mind-blowing and takes just a few minutes. To make an appetizer, I recommend taking ready-made squid. This is much more convenient and will save a lot of time. This easy-to-make dish will not leave you feeling heavy after eating.
Cooking time - 10 min.
Cooking time - 10 min.
Portions – 2
Ingredients:
- Squids – 5-6 pcs.
- Beijing cabbage – 0.5 pcs.
- Tomatoes – 0.5 pcs.
- Bell pepper – 0.5 pcs.
- Parsley – 1 bunch.
- Lenten mayonnaise - for dressing.
- Salt - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Plane the seafood product into strips. Use boiled or canned semi-finished products.
Step 2. Chop the Chinese cabbage with a special knife or shredder.
Step 3. Wash the tomato and bell pepper and chop as you like. Rinse the parsley and chop finely.
Step 4. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Salt and season with lean mayonnaise. Mix the ingredients.
Step 5. Fill a serving bowl with salad and serve to your friends.
Step 6. Eat tasty and healthy. Enjoy!
Salad with mushrooms for fasting
A salad with mushrooms for Lent is an amazing treat that will amaze you with its interesting combination of ingredients. Marinated mushrooms add an unusual twist. An appetizing salad is worthy to lead a festive event. The appetizer will look attractive at any event.
Cooking time - 20 minutes.
Cooking time - 20 minutes.
Portions – 2
Ingredients:
- Marinated honey mushrooms – 350 gr.
- Canned corn – 340 gr.
- Crab sticks – 300 gr.
- Onions – 130 gr.
- Lenten mayonnaise – 100 gr.
- Salt - to taste.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1: Gather your ingredients. Remove the shell from semi-finished crab products. Open the cans of corn and mushrooms and drain the liquid. Peel the onions.
Step 2. Place the pickled mushrooms in a sieve and rinse under the tap. Let stand to drain off excess moisture. Transfer the mushrooms to a salad bowl.
Step 3. Add canned corn and chopped onion to the mushrooms.
Step 4. Chop the peeled sticks into slices and add them to the contents of the salad bowl. Add salt and pepper. Season with lean mayonnaise. Mix the ingredients.
Step 5. Fill a serving dish with colorful appetizers and serve to your loved ones. Enjoy!
Lenten salad with fish
Lenten salad with fish is not only tasty, but also filling. A snack can be considered a full meal. The perfect combination of products complements each other perfectly. I recommend taking fish that has already been cleaned of bones or one that contains a minimum of bones.
Cooking time – 25 min.
Cooking time - 15 minutes.
Portions – 4
Ingredients:
- Rice – 100 gr.
- Fish fillet without skin – 400 gr.
- Beijing cabbage – 0.5 heads.
- Pickled/fresh cucumbers – 2 pcs.
- Soy sauce – 2 tbsp.
- Lenten mayonnaise - to taste.
- Salt - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Add pre-washed rice to boiling salted water.
Step 2: After returning to a boil, boil for 5 minutes. Then move to the burner with the lowest temperature. Boil for 10 minutes and turn off the heat. Leave to cook under the lid without removing from the burner.
Step 3.Rinse the fish product and cook in boiling and salted water. The fish is cooked as quickly as possible. Remove the cooked fish from the broth and cool. Grind by mashing with a fork.
Step 4. Chop the Chinese cabbage with a special knife or shredder. Rinse fresh cucumbers. I have both fresh and pickled cucumber. Cut the cucumbers into strips.
Step 5. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Salt and season with soy sauce and lean mayonnaise. Mix the ingredients.
Step 6. Fill a serving bowl with salad and start tasting. Enjoy!
Salad with Chinese cabbage
Salad with Chinese cabbage is an incredibly delicious appetizer. The fragrant salad looks bright and attractive. Even avid meat eaters will appreciate this luxurious treat. A hearty snack ideal for those who are fasting or for some reason do not eat meat.
Cooking time – 50 min.
Cooking time - 20 minutes.
Portions – 6
Ingredients:
- Potatoes – 600 gr.
- Pickled cucumbers – 600 gr.
- Beijing cabbage – 250 gr.
- Frozen forest mushrooms – 200 gr.
- Bell pepper – 75 gr.
- Olive oil – 40 ml.
- Refined sunflower oil – 2 tbsp.
- Parsley - for serving.
- Salt - to taste.
- Ground black pepper - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1: Prepare your ingredients. Cook the potatoes in boiling water, adding salt. Root vegetables are convenient to cook in the microwave. Remove frozen mushrooms to thaw. Rinse the bell pepper.
Step 2. Brown the thawed mushrooms in a hot frying pan with vegetable oil. Chop the Chinese cabbage with a special knife or shredder. Chop the bell pepper as you like.
Step 3. Peel the cooked root vegetables and chop them into squares.Cut the pickled cucumbers into strips. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Season with salt, pepper and olive oil. Mix the ingredients.
Step 4. Fill a serving dish with a colorful appetizer, garnish with parsley leaves and treat your friends.
Step 5. Eat with pleasure. Bon appetit!
Lenten salad Olivier
Lenten salad Olivier is ideal for those who deny meat products in their diet. The salad turns out to be satisfying, despite the absence of sausages and semi-finished meat products. A healthy snack looks as attractive as possible. An elegant snack turns out no worse than a traditional one.
Cooking time – 2 hours 00 minutes
Cooking time – 1 hour 00 minutes
Portions – 6
Ingredients:
- Pickled/pickled cucumbers – 4 pcs.
- Potatoes – 4 pcs.
- Carrots – 2 pcs.
- Canned/boiled squid – 400 gr.
- Frozen peas – 400 gr.
- Onions – 1 pc.
- Apple vinegar – 1-2 tbsp.
- Granulated sugar - to taste.
- Lenten mayonnaise – 4-6 tbsp.
- Salt - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Prepare root vegetables using the method that suits you. Peel the skin and chop into squares. Do the same with canned cucumbers and squid. Peel the onions.
Step 2. Place the frozen peas in a bowl and pour boiling water over it, sweetening it a little. Drain through a sieve after 5 minutes.
Step 3. Chop the onion, pour boiling water over it, add apple cider vinegar, and add sugar. After a couple of minutes, drain and allow excess liquid to drain.
Step 4. Collect the ingredients in a large bowl. Salt and season with lean mayonnaise. There are a lot of options for lean mayonnaise. I love the sauce made with aquafaba. Mix the ingredients.
Step 5. Fill a serving bowl with salad and serve to your friends. Bon appetit!
Salad with Korean carrots and beans
Salad with Korean carrots and beans is prepared as simply and quickly as possible. If you are completely new to cooking, this great recipe will certainly work out. Even a child can mix the ingredients. The appetizing appetizer comes out filling and bright.
Cooking time - 20 minutes.
Cooking time - 20 minutes.
Portions – 2
Ingredients:
- Korean carrots – 200 gr.
- Onions – 60 gr.
- Canned beans – 200 gr.
- Dill – 20 gr.
- Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
Cooking process:
Step 1: Open a can of beans and drain the liquid. Peel the top layer of the onion. Rinse the dill.
Step 2. Place Korean-style carrots in a salad bowl. Most often I prepare it myself, but this time I ran out of stock and had to use a store-bought snack.
Step 3. Chop the onion and add it to the carrots. If the onion is too bitter, pour boiling water over it and place in a sieve.
Step 4. Next, add the canned beans.
Step 5. Chop the dill and add to the contents of the salad bowl.
Step 6. If necessary, add salt and season with vegetable oil. Mix the ingredients.
Step 7. You can start tasting. Bon appetit!
Lenten salad with avocado
Lenten salad with avocado is an ideal treat for those who take care of their figure, fast, or like to eat late in the evening. The healthy snack has a balanced taste and an ideal ratio of nutrients. The salad will not take much time to prepare and will bring unique pleasure.
Cooking time - 15 minutes.
Cooking time - 15 minutes.
Portions – 2
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes – 100 gr.
- Cucumbers – 100 gr.
- Avocado – 100 gr.
- Red onion – 75 gr.
- Salt - to taste.
- Lemon juice – 40 ml.
- Olive oil – 40 ml.
- Dill – 1 sprig.
- White sesame - to taste.
Cooking process:
Step 1: Gather your ingredients. Wash the cucumber, tomato, avocado and lemon. Peel the onion from the top layer.
Step 2. Remove the skin from the cucumber using a housekeeper and chop into cubes. Cut the onion into cubes. Tomatoes and peeled and pitted avocado, cut into slices or as you like.
Step 3. Place the ingredients in a salad bowl, add salt, and sprinkle with lemon juice and olive oil. Mix the ingredients.
Step 4. Fill a serving bowl with salad, sprinkle with chopped dill and white sesame seeds. If you are serving the salad outside of Lent, garnish with boiled egg slices.
Step 5. Treat your friends. Bon appetit!
Lenten salad with canned tuna
Lenten salad with canned tuna is an ideal light and healthy snack. The appetizer is prepared in a matter of minutes, and it turns out tastier than many sophisticated salads. A simple snack looks presentable and is suitable for any event.
Cooking time - 15 minutes.
Cooking time - 15 minutes.
Portions – 4
Ingredients:
- Canned tuna – 200 gr.
- Leaf lettuce – 100 gr.
- Purple onion – 1-2 pcs.
- Cucumbers – 1 pc.
- Radishes – 6-7 pcs.
- Cherry tomatoes – 5-6 pcs.
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp.
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.
- Soy sauce – 1 tbsp.
- Sesame – 1 tbsp.
Cooking process:
Step 1. Rinse and dry the lettuce leaves. Tear it with your hands and put it in a deep container.
Step 2. Wash the cucumber and radish, cut into slices. Peel the onion from the top layer, chop into rings. Place on lettuce leaves.
Step 3. Wash the cherry tomatoes, cut in half or into 4 parts. Send to the contents of the salad bowl.
Step 4.Open a can of canned tuna, drain the liquid, and mash the contents with a fork.
Step 5. Transfer to vegetables.
Step 6. Dry the sesame seeds in a dry frying pan.
Step 7: Sprinkle over salad. Sprinkle with lemon juice, vegetable oil and soy sauce. Mix the ingredients. If there is not enough salt, balance to taste. Prepare the salad just before serving so that the salad leaves do not wilt and the appetizer does not lose its presentable appearance.
Step 8. Fill a serving bowl with salad and start tasting. Bon appetit!
