Christmas Eve is coming soon! That special evening of the year when family gathers at the table, the house is filled with cosiness and warmth, and each dish is not just food, but a part of the tradition and memory of generations.
Traditionally, on Christmas Eve, there should be 12 meatless dishes on the table - according to the number of apostles.
But the main thing is the love with which they are prepared.
A Lenten table can be generous, varied and truly delicious - one that warms the soul and brings the family together 🤍
We have put together a lean menu for Christmas Eve to make it easy to choose, combine and get inspired 😉.
🕯 Main traditional dishes
- Kutia made from wheat, poppy seeds and honey
- Compote of dried apples, pears and prunes
- Lenten borscht with beans
- Mushroom soup
- Noodles with poppy seeds
🥔 Hot dishes
- Dumplings with potatoes
- Dumplings with sauerkraut
- Stuffed cabbage rolls with rice and mushrooms
- Potatoes with mushrooms, fried or stewed
- Buckwheat porridge with mushrooms
- Beans stewed in tomato
- Baked potatoes with garlic
🥗 Snacks and salads
- Vinaigrette
- Beetroot salad with garlic and nuts
- Bean and pickled onion salad
- Pickled mushrooms
- Herring with onions and oil
- Sauerkraut
🍞 Baking
- Lenten donuts
- Homemade lean bread
- Lean pies with cabbage
- Lenten poppy seeds
🍎 Sweet for tea
- Baked apples with honey and nuts
- Baked pumpkin
- Date truffles
- Cranberry jelly
🕊 May this Christmas Eve be bright, peaceful and truly family-friendly.
The best of the best - to the table!