Unusual ideas for Lenten dishes: the chef’s recipes that will decorate your table at home

Unusual ideas for Lenten dishes: the chef’s recipes that will decorate your table at home

Lent 2024 will last from March 18 to May 4. Many establishments are introducing special menus these weeks, and we delved into one talented chef’s notebook to find out how to cook what he serves at the restaurant at home!

Brand chef Gaik Yegizaryan shared with us the recipes he developed specifically for the restaurant’s current Lenten menu. ERTI (Moscow, Stremyanny lane 11). Should we try?

Avocado, beetroot and tofu salad

Unusual ideas for Lenten dishes: the chef’s recipes that will decorate your table at home

A salad with an impressive variety of textures that keeps you full for a long time thanks to its high content of vegetable proteins (tofu), valuable fiber (vegetables and herbs) and healthy fats (avocado and nuts).

Ingredients

Fresh arugula – 60 g, tomatoes – 240 g, avocado – 2 pcs, beets – 160 g, tofu cheese 120 g, ground nuts – 20 g, sauce for vinaigrette (see below) – 80 g.

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How to cook

  1. Rinse and dry the arugula, wash the tomatoes, peel them and cut them into large slices.
  2. Peel the avocado, cut it into small slices, sprinkle it lightly with lemon juice to prevent it from blackening.
  3. Wash the beets, boil, cool, cut into small slices.
  4. Lightly press the tofu and cut it into thin slices.
  5. For the sauce, mix the olive oil with the yuzu and shiso sauces (20 g each). Mix everything well
  6. Brown the ground nuts in a hot pan, add a little sugar syrup, simmer to form a caramel, leave to cool.
  7. Arrange the arugula, tomatoes, avocado, beets, tofu on a plate, season with sauce and sprinkle with peanuts.

Oyster mushrooms with celery puree

Ingredients:

Broccoli – 300 g, oyster mushrooms – 500 g, celeriac – 500, onions – 100 g, coconut milk – 250 g, vegetable oil – 80 g, soy sauce – 20 g, water – 250 g, salt – to taste.

How to cook:

  1. Wash the broccoli, divide it into florets and boil it for 1 minute in boiling water, set aside on ice.
  2. Wash the mushrooms, separate them and boil them for a minute in boiling water.
  3. Mix soy sauce with the same amount of vegetable oil and pour over mushrooms and cabbage. Leave for a minute. After that, fry in a hot pan until golden brown.
  4. Peel the celeriac, cut into cubes and fry in vegetable oil with finely chopped onion, add water, simmer until the celery is ready. Place in a blender, blend, add coconut milk and salt. Transfer to a saucepan and heat.
  5. Place the puree on a plate, garnish with broccoli and mushrooms. Garnish with microgreens.

Boss’s comments:

When buying oyster mushrooms, you should choose strong, elastic, not dried mushrooms. The smaller the mushrooms, the brighter their taste and the more elastic their texture. If you want to make a thicker celery puree, you should add coconut cream instead of milk. The taste will be more delicate and the texture will be creamy. You can replace the broccoli with any vegetable or add peppers and tomatoes.

Cauliflower Steak with Roasted Pepper Sauce

Ingredients:

Cauliflower – 500 g, potatoes – 600 g, bell pepper – 500 g, vegetable oil for frying, salt, pepper, paprika to taste, lean soft cheese – 180 g, garlic – 2 cloves, chili pepper – 2 -3 small pods.

How to cook:

  1. Wash the cabbage, boil it for a minute and grill it on both sides.
  2. Boil the potatoes until half cooked in their skins and brown them on the grill.
  3. Crush the pepper, wrap in foil and bake until soft at 230g with the chilli and garlic. Peel, put in a blender, add low-fat cheese, a little vegetable oil, salt and beat.
  4. Place the sauce, cabbage, potatoes on a plate and serve.

Eggplants “like on the coals” and dried tomatoes

Ingredients:

Eggplants – 4 pieces, sun-dried tomatoes – 200 g, Svan salt – to taste, microgreens – for decoration, bread chips or your favorite fresh bread

How to cook:

  1. Wash the eggplants, wrap them in foil and bake them in the oven until tender at 230 degrees.
  2. Chop the dried tomatoes, add chili oil (50 g), finely chopped cashew nuts, which must first be fried in a dry pan (40 g), and Svan salt. Mix everything well.
  3. Cool the eggplants slightly, remove the skin, place them on a plate, mash them with a fork and garnish with sun-dried tomatoes with chili oil and microgreens. Serve with fresh bread or bread chips.

Boss’s comments:

At the restaurant, we cook the eggplants over coals, which gives the dish an extra touch of flavor. At home you can bake it and add a little smoked paprika. These eggplants are served both as an independent hot or cold appetizer and as an addition to the main course.

Source: The Voice Mag

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