Lenten Salads & Side Dishes for Greek Orthodox Fasting
Favorite salads and side dishes that are suitable for lenten menus.
Brown Lentils & Rice - Fakes me Ryzi
This vegetarian- and vegan-friendly recipe for lentils cooked with rice, herbs, and spices meets the most stringent Greek Orthodox guidelines for periods of fasting and the Great Lent. It also happens to be frugal, healthy, and delicious as an appetizer, salad, side, or main dish.
This vegetarian- and vegan-friendly recipe for lentils cooked with rice, herbs, and spices meets the most stringent Greek Orthodox guidelines for periods of fasting and the Great Lent. It also happens to be frugal, healthy, and delicious as an appetizer, salad, side, or main dish.
Horta: Greek Leafy Greens
Greek cooks are known for using all manner of dark leafy wild greens to create this delicious salad/side dish. Use your choice of seasonal greens for this easy, delicious, and healthy recipe.
Greek cooks are known for using all manner of dark leafy wild greens to create this delicious salad/side dish. Use your choice of seasonal greens for this easy, delicious, and healthy recipe.
Lahanika Marinata: Marinated Mixed Vegetable Salad
A great selection of vegetables make this easy-to-prepare salad a treat for the senses.
A great selection of vegetables make this easy-to-prepare salad a treat for the senses.
Lahanosalata: Cabbage Salad
This isn't your everyday coleslaw although it may start out looking that way. Cabbage, carrots, wild celery, and garlic give this a unique taste, with a traditional Greek dressing of lemon and olive oil.
This isn't your everyday coleslaw although it may start out looking that way. Cabbage, carrots, wild celery, and garlic give this a unique taste, with a traditional Greek dressing of lemon and olive oil.
Maroulosalata: Cos (Romaine) Lettuce Salad
The most common lettuce used in Greek foods is Cos (Romaine), a lettuce that has been cultivated for over 5,000 years. This simple salad is a favorite all over Greece.
The most common lettuce used in Greek foods is Cos (Romaine), a lettuce that has been cultivated for over 5,000 years. This simple salad is a favorite all over Greece.
Patates Fournou: Oven-Roasted Potatoes
Oven-roasted potatoes are a favorite side dish in Greek homes, and this recipe adds a bit of a surprise and a lot of taste with orange juice.
Oven-roasted potatoes are a favorite side dish in Greek homes, and this recipe adds a bit of a surprise and a lot of taste with orange juice.
Patatokeftethes Nistisimes: Lenten Potato Croquettes
Potatoes and mint, fried to a golden brown. A quick and easy lenten dish, and lovely anytime.
Potatoes and mint, fried to a golden brown. A quick and easy lenten dish, and lovely anytime.
Patatosalata: Potato Salad
This potato salad has a traditional lemon-oil dressing. Delicious, easy, and quick, it brings potatoes to the table in a new way.
This potato salad has a traditional lemon-oil dressing. Delicious, easy, and quick, it brings potatoes to the table in a new way.
Patzaria Salata: Beet & Garlic Salad
Greece produces a fine crop of beets and they're often paired with garlic or yogurt. This simple salad of beets and garlic can be made in under 15 minutes, if using canned beets.
Greece produces a fine crop of beets and they're often paired with garlic or yogurt. This simple salad of beets and garlic can be made in under 15 minutes, if using canned beets.
Spanakopita: Spinach Pie without Cheese
This is the version without cheese, and the combination of spinach, herbs, and phyllo creates a delightful dish. (Spanakotyropita is the version with cheese.)
This is the version without cheese, and the combination of spinach, herbs, and phyllo creates a delightful dish. (Spanakotyropita is the version with cheese.)