Lenten dishes for the New Year 2021: simple and tasty recipes with photos

The Nativity fast lasts until January 6 inclusive. But what about the New Year's feast? Nobody can cancel it. It’s just that there should be tasty, but meatless dishes on the holiday table. But the main thing is to remember that the truly New Year’s table will be the one at which family and friends have gathered who value the tradition of celebrating the New Year and Christmas together. So, Lenten dishes for the New Year.

Classic herring under a fur coat

A traditional bright salad for any holiday takes longer to prepare than other cold dishes. But, after carrying out several manipulations, it will be possible to create something that will not leave anyone indifferent. To prepare it you will need the following ingredients:

boiled beets – 2-3 pcs.;
boiled carrots – 1-2 pcs.;
boiled potatoes – 3-4 pcs.;
herring fillet, lightly salted recommended – 1 pc.;
onions – 1 pc.;
table vinegar - 1 tbsp. spoon;
vegetable-based mayonnaise 4-5 tbsp. spoon;
sugar, salt, herbs - to taste.

To prepare a lean New Year's salad, do the following:

Peel all boiled vegetables (potatoes, beets, carrots). Pass each of them through a fine grater and place in separate containers.
Chop the onion. Sprinkle it with table vinegar, add sugar and salt, then leave to steep for 10 minutes.
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Squeeze out the marinade.
Cut the herring fillets into small cubes.
Form a salad by placing potatoes, herring, onions and carrots in sequence. Place the beets tightly on top. Soak each layer with mayonnaise.

The Lenten dish for the New Year is ready. To make it even more attractive, before serving, slice the onion into thin strips and arrange it on top of the cooked beets in a herringbone pattern. You can also decorate the finished salad with onion rings, a lemon wedge or pieces of boiled vegetables on top.

On a note! If the grated beets turn out watery, be sure to carefully squeeze out all the juice before covering the salad with it. If this is not done, the mayonnaise will turn into a liquid consistency and begin to flow.

The essence of the Nativity fast

Christmas greatness is gratitude to the Lord for the blessings sent, the harvest received and the opportunity to become closer to the Almighty. Fasting identifies the cleansing of the soul. The soul comes first, and only then bodily cleansing. On fasting days, it is forbidden to be depressed, but you cannot have too much fun, you cannot quarrel, do immoral things, have intimacy, or drink large doses of alcohol.

During the days of fasting, the flesh is cleansed of everything bad and in these moments God’s voice becomes closer to the human spirit. It is at these moments that a rethinking of the path of life comes. For some, abstinence and prayer help them take the right path from what they have done; for others, they help them find the right solution to their problems. In any case, fasting is always the highest spiritual experience, the essence of which is to cleanse yourself of sins and draw closer to God. In this way, Christians become a step higher, receiving God's grace in their earthly life, and then in their heavenly life.

Hearty vinaigrette with pickled mushrooms

Mushrooms play an important role in any Lenten dish. They provide the body with the protein necessary for muscle growth. The salad with their addition turns out satisfying and rich. To celebrate New Year's Eve, you can prepare a vinaigrette. It includes the following products:

boiled potatoes – 300-350 g;
boiled beets – 150-200 g;
boiled carrots – 100 g;
lightly salted or pickled cucumbers – 200-250 g;
onions – 1-2 heads;
canned peas - 1 can;
pickled mushrooms, preferably honey mushrooms – 100-150 g;
vegetable oil – 25 ml;
salt, pepper, herbs - to taste.

Here's how to prepare a hearty Lenten dish for the holiday:

Cut the cucumbers into small cubes. Squeeze them lightly, draining excess liquid. Transfer to a separate bowl.
Cool the boiled vegetables and remove the peelings. Divide into small cubes. Transfer to cucumbers.
Drain the can of peas. Transfer the contents to the main mass.
Chop the onion. Add them to the mass.
Cut honey mushrooms and add them to the salad.
Pour in vegetable oil and mix everything.

Honey mushrooms will add a unique piquant taste to the dish. It will turn out very bright, so no additional decoration is required. Onions can give off a bitter taste in a dish. To prevent this from happening, before adding to the salad, pour boiling water over it and dry.

Drinks for the New Year

Lenten table - Lenten drinks. Healthy, tasty, vitamin-packed.

Ginger tea

What you need: water, ginger root, lime, sugar.

How to cook:

Grind peeled ginger and brew together with chopped lime. Leave for 20 minutes.

Raspberry tea

What you need: half a glass of raspberries, frozen, lemon balm.

How to cook:

Pour boiling water over raspberries and infuse with lemon balm.

Pineapple - coconut cocktail

What you need: a can of canned pineapple, half a glass of coconut milk, a banana and 100 g of water.

How to cook:

Remove the peel from the banana and chop the pulp. Then put it in a blender, put the pineapple in there and chop it. Place in a glass, add coconut milk, water and the remaining syrup from the pineapple. Mix well.

Healthy Drinks

Thus, the Lenten table does not mean a sad holiday. Delicious food, beautiful dishes, laughter from guests, and good jokes will make the atmosphere of the evening soulful and family-friendly. But in order for the celebration to take place at a high level, you need to carefully think through the menu and stock up on the necessary products. And then the hostess’s praise is guaranteed.

Health to you and your loved ones! Natalya Belokopytova.

Exotic salad

Those who follow a healthy diet and figure are recommended to prepare a light and healthy dish. It is quickly absorbed in the body, even if consumed late at night. The following products are needed:

soft ripe avocado – 1 pc.;
tomato – 1 pc.;
seafood, canned recommended – 150-170 g;
fresh lard leaves – 4 pcs.;
garlic – 1 clove;
olive oil – 3 tbsp. spoons;
pepper, salt, herbs - to taste.

Fresh arugula or parsley work well as greens. Instead of pepper seasoning, you can use hot or chili. Prepare an exotic salad according to the following step-by-step instructions:

Before you start preparing the culinary delight, rinse all vegetables and lettuce leaves thoroughly and remove inedible particles.
Cut the avocado into small cubes and place in a separate container. Sprinkle lightly with lemon juice to prevent it from thickening while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Chop the tomato into cubes.
Drain water from canned foods. Cut them into individual pieces as desired.
Combine avocado and tomato, add finely chopped garlic and pepper. Mix everything.
Add seafood. Salt the mixture and add vegetable oil. Stir again.
Tear the lettuce leaves into any shape and place on a flat plate. If desired, use other fresh herbs for decoration. Salt it, then lay out the finished salad in a heap.

Guests will definitely appreciate this light salad, especially women who don’t like to eat at night. If you want to make the salad tastier and more nutritious, add plant-based mayonnaise to it. Instead of olive oil, you can use unrefined vegetable oil.

On a note!

It is not always possible to find canned sea vegetables in stores. In this case, it is recommended to replace them with a sea cocktail. Before cooking, it will also be enough to drain all the liquid from it and divide it into arbitrary pieces.

Culinary secrets on how to set the New Year's table - 2021

We won’t list lean and fast foods - if you are fasting and looking for options for lean salads for the New Year, then you know this list by heart. Therefore, we will only reveal a few secrets that allow you to turn your favorite light salad into a lean one, almost without changing its taste.

The human body needs meat as a source of amino acids. They can also be obtained from fish, seafood, mushrooms, beans, peas and other legumes. It’s good if the salad is based on any of these products, or even several ingredients from the list above.
You can find soy meat on sale in many supermarkets. It is a source of amino acids, tastes like real meat, and is not prohibited during fasting. They can replace chicken, turkey, pork or beef in your favorite salads. If the recipe calls for the meat to be heavily minced, you will hardly notice the difference.
If your favorite salad recipe contains cheese, try replacing it with tofu.
Most popular salads, including those traditionally prepared for the New Year, contain eggs. There is no completely adequate replacement for them. But we still advise you to try adding canned champignons or boiled squid to the appetizer instead of eggs. There will be a difference, of course, but the taste of the snack will almost certainly not deteriorate.
Usually, lean salads are seasoned with vegetable oil, but this dressing also has an alternative. We are talking about lean mayonnaise (there is one) and mushroom sauce (be sure to study the composition).

Don’t forget that what makes a holiday appetizer is not so much its composition as its presentation. Pay due attention to the design of the Lenten salad, and it will become a decoration for the holiday table. By providing recipes for Lenten salads for the New Year 2021, we also describe possible options for decorating them when serving them at the holiday table.

Vegetarian dishes are often suitable for fasting people. You may be interested in the selection of vegetarian salad recipes for the New Year posted on our website.

Korean dish with fish

Fish heh is often present on the holiday table of lovers of tasty, light and healthy cuisine. It is customary to prepare a Korean snack strictly from fresh and non-bony fish, which becomes edible without heat treatment, due to marinating. To prepare heh according to the classic recipe, prepare the following ingredients:

fish, recommended pink salmon steak – 1 pc.;
onion – 1 head;
water – 1 glass;
table vinegar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
salt, soy sauce, red pepper - to taste;

The Korean snack is prepared like this:

Divide the fish into small pieces and place them in a separate container.
Season with salt, soy sauce and red pepper. Mix everything carefully. If necessary, add special fish spices.
Dilute the vinegar in water. Mix the liquid. Then pour it into the fish.
Finely chop the onion. Add to the main mass. Mix everything.

The dish is almost ready. Place it in the refrigerator to marinate for 3-4 hours, preferably a day, after which it can be served to guests. You can decorate it with a slice of lemon, as well as chopped fresh herbs, recommended parsley or cilantro. The spiciness of the dish depends on the red pepper. If you want the taste to be piquant, add more, if you want it to be mild, then add less.

Cold appetizers

Well, what's a New Year's table without cold appetizers? Even a Lenten menu is not complete without these delicious dishes.

Herring appetizer

What you will need: lightly salted herring, carrots, cucumber, bell pepper, dill and onion, a packet of gelatin, half a glass of water, a couple of spoons of homemade mayonnaise.

How to cook:

Remove the fish from skin, bones, head and fins. Boil carrots. Cut into small pieces. Chop the greens. Peel the peppers and cut into plastic pieces. Make straws out of cucumber. Dissolve gelatin in water, and then, when it cools, add mayonnaise. Mix well. Add carrots, onions, and dill to this mixture. Mix. Wait until it hardens a little.

Then put the herring on cling film, and on top of it some carrots, onions, dill in gelatin. Place cucumber strips on top. On top are again vegetables in gelatin. And again a cucumber. Wrap well. Place in the refrigerator for 6-7 hours. Then remove from the film and cut. Place beautifully on a platter and sprinkle with chopped herbs.

Herring under a fur coat classic recipe step by step

Lenten canapés

And here is another table decoration - festive canapés. It’s simple – you put vegetables, mushrooms, and beans on a skewer. Effective and tasty.

What you will need: several pieces of bread, 100 g of tofu, a couple of spoons of canned beans, a couple of spoons of olives, a small cucumber, a clove of garlic, sunflower oil, salt.

How to cook:

Toast the bread pieces. Chop the garlic and spread the mixture well on the bread. Drizzle oil. Chop the tofu and cucumber into small pieces. Place olives, tofu, beans, cucumber, and bread on a skewer one by one.

Vegetable casserole

If there are children or lovers of lean food among the guests, then a lean vegetable casserole must be present on the table. It is tasty, healthy, very fast, and easy to prepare. To do this you need:

fresh cabbage – ½ head;
semolina – 100 g;
vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. spoons;
bread crumbs - 1 tbsp. spoon;
salt, black pepper, young sweet paprika - to taste.

How to prepare a Lenten casserole for the holiday table:

Rinse the vegetable, remove stalks and excess leaves.
Chop it finely and place it in a saucepan with butter. Add some water and salt. Simmer over low heat until it is ready.
Add spices and semolina to the prepared vegetable. Mix everything.
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
Grease the mold with vegetable oil and lightly sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
Pour the mixture into it and carefully level the surface. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Serve the festive appetizer cooled to the table. If the guests include only adults, you can supplement the dish with ready-made canned vegetables. They will make the casserole tasty and nutritious and add a new flavor to it.

Homemade marmalade

You will need: 1.5 cups of any fruit juice and 4 tbsp. gelatin.

Preparation. Pour the juice into a saucepan and add gelatin. Let sit for a while to allow the gelatin to swell. Then stir and place the mixture on low heat. Once it thickens, remove the pan from the heat and pour into ramekins or one large pan. Refrigerate for at least four hours. Cut the finished marmalade into pieces.

You can actually celebrate the New Year well, regardless of the amount of food on the table and its nature. The main thing is warm company and a sincere atmosphere, which create a festive mood.

Baked potato and fish

Delight your guests before the New Year with a hearty and tasty dish. The aroma from it will be so attractive that no one will be able to deny themselves the pleasure of pampering their body with a piece of culinary delight. To prepare baked potatoes you need:

sea fish fillet – 500-600 g;
potatoes – 500-600 g;
carrots – 1 pc.;
onions – 2 heads;
vegetable-based mayonnaise – 120-150 g;
vegetable oil, salt, allspice - to taste.

A step-by-step recipe for making baked potatoes with fish looks like this:

Rinse the fillet thoroughly, salt and pepper it and leave to steep for 3-5 minutes. Cut into small pieces.
Chop the onion. Pour boiling water over it so that it does not taste bitter.
Pass the carrots through a fine grater.
Divide the potatoes into circles, the thinner they are, the better.
Start shaping the dish. First, grease the mold with vegetable oil, then place the onions and carrots on it, then the fish. Lubricate it lightly with vegetable-based mayonnaise.
Carefully place the next layer of potatoes. Salt, pepper and grease with mayonnaise.
Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

The potato and fish dish is ready. It should be served warm. Great for use by children and adults. If you want to decorate it further, it is better to use fresh herbs for this purpose.

Vegetable stew

A vegetable dish can be served as a hot dish; it is nourishing, tasty and goes well with salads and appetizers. It is better to stew it in pots, as it will turn out more tender and healthier than when frying or stewing in a frying pan. To prepare the stew you will need:

eggplant - 2-3 pcs.;
zucchini – 1 pc. medium size;
carrots 1-2 pcs.;
pepper, Bulgarian recommended – 2-3 pcs.;
potatoes – 3-4 pcs.;
tomato – 2-3 pcs.;
onions 1-1.5 pcs.;
vegetable broth – 100 ml;
olive oil – 2 tbsp. spoons;
olive oil – 2 teaspoons;
sugar, salt, pepper - to taste.

With this amount of ingredients you can prepare a dish for 6-8 people. It is quite suitable for serving as a hot dish for celebrating the New Year in a small company. The vegetable stew is prepared as follows:

Peel the onion and chop it.
Remove the skins from eggplants and zucchini. Remove the stems from the pulp. Cut the vegetables into thin strips.
Remove the core from the pepper. Divide into large pieces with a sharp knife. If it is small in size, you can divide it in half or into 4 parts.
Pass the carrots through a coarse grater.
Remove the peel from the tomato. To prepare this recipe, you only need the pulp. To make this easier, first make a small cut on the vegetable and pour boiling water over it, then throw it in cold water for 30 seconds. Divide the remaining pulp into small slices.
Heat the pan over high heat. Fry onions, zucchini and eggplants in olive oil. Salt and pepper the vegetables to taste. Once ready, place them in pots.
Do the same with tomatoes and bell peppers.
Remove the skins from the potatoes. Cut into small cubes and fry. Add to the pot.
Transfer the carrots to the main mass. Sweeten the entire consistency, add salt and pepper, and pour in vegetable broth.

All the main steps for preparing vegetable stew have been completed. Now place the container in the oven and bake the dish at a temperature of 180-200 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Then cover the pots with a lid and leave to steep for another 30 minutes. Serve warm to guests.

On a note!

To make the stew savory and aromatic, add finely chopped herbs, such as green onions, dill, parsley or cilantro. You can use it fresh or dried. You can also season it with a few drops of lemon juice.

Lenten squid dish

Seafood is a good alternative to dishes that do not contain live protein. The second dish for the New Year's table can be stuffed squid. To prepare them you need the following ingredients:

fresh or frozen squid – 2 pcs.;
onions - 1-1.5 pcs.;
carrots – 1-2 pcs.;
frozen champignons – 3-4 pcs.;
parsley – 1 bunch;
wheat flour – 2 tbsp. spoons;
vegetable oil – 1-2 tbsp. spoons;
salt and pepper - to taste.

A step-by-step recipe for preparing a hot dish looks like this:

Separate the vegetables from inedible particles, rinse them and divide them into small cubes. Fry the onion separately in a small amount of oil until golden brown. Then add carrots to it and simmer until they become soft.
Clean the mushrooms using a special kitchen brush. Chop them finely. Add to the vegetables and continue to simmer for another 3-4 minutes.
Free the squid from tentacles, entrails and film. Rinse them with running water and clean them. Finely chop the tentacles, add to the vegetables and simmer for another 1 minute.
Finely chop the parsley. Add to the contents, then salt and pepper it. Leave to cool on the stove.
Using a teaspoon, fill the squid with the vegetable filling and roll each one in a small amount of flour so that the edges are lightly dusted. Connect the edges of the squid with skewers.
Fry in a hot frying pan with a little oil on both sides until golden brown.
Place the stuffed squid carcasses on a baking sheet or baking dish so that they do not touch each other. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and let the seafood cook for another 5-7 minutes. You can wrap each of them in foil to make the dish tender and juicy.

Once the dish has cooled slightly, carefully remove the skewers that were used to seal the edges of the squid. Serve warm. Additionally, you can make small cuts on the squid carcass to make the dish look even prettier.

Cabbage cutlets

An excellent solution for preparing a hearty lean dish for the main course is cabbage and bean cutlets. To prepare them you will need the following products:

white cabbage – ½ cabbage;
beans – 500-600 g;
tomato – 4 pcs.;
garlic = 3-4 cloves;
walnuts – 150-200 g;
nutmeg - on the tip of a knife, optional;
salt and pepper to taste:
vegetable oil for frying.

If you don’t have tomatoes or don’t want to use them, you can replace them with 2 tbsp. spoons of tomato paste. The process of preparing lean cutlets looks like this:

Soak the beans in the evening so that by the time they are cooked, they have time to be well filled with water. It is permissible to use only cold liquid for this purpose. First, free it from excess debris and unnecessary particles.
After soaking, drain the water, transfer the contents to the pan, add again and cook over medium heat for about an hour until it reaches a crumbly state. Beans absorb liquid well, so constantly monitor the water level, as it will quickly boil away.
Drain the liquid. Process the product with a blender, masher or fork to obtain a homogeneous paste.
Chop the cabbage into pieces of arbitrary shape. Blanch it for 3-5 minutes. Then place in a colander to drain the water from the cooled vegetable and chop finely.
Combine cabbage and beans, stir. Season with salt and pepper.
Chop the garlic cloves. Fry it in a small amount of vegetable oil. Remove it from the container and add it to the total mass.
In the same oil, fry the chopped tomato pulp, previously freed from the peel, for 5 minutes. Add salt, pepper, mix everything. Additionally, you can add bay leaf, but do not forget to remove it after cooking.
Combine all ingredients except tomatoes (they are needed for gravy), add chopped nuts. Form cutlets from the resulting minced meat. Fry them on both sides until golden brown.

Even though this dish does not contain flour or eggs, they hold together very well and do not fall apart. Additionally, you can add greens to the minced meat to improve the taste and aroma. If you use tomato paste instead of tomatoes, first dilute it in 1 glass of water and simmer with spices. It is also fashionable to use it as a gravy for stewing cutlets.

Christmas post 2021 2019 dates

In 2021, the Christmas Eve celebration begins on Wednesday 28 November. The sacrament lasts 40 days. The start and end date of a post is always fixed and never changes, unlike many posts. The great celebration ends on the night of Christmas Eve, January 6, 2019. The date repeats from year to year, so no changes are expected in 2021 and the fast will begin on Thursday, November 28, 2019, and will end on January 6, 2021, on Monday. Do not forget to receive communion from the rector of the church before entering the fast.

Apple Pie

On New Year's Eve you can't do without a delicious dessert to serve with tea or coffee. A Lenten dish can include apple pie made without eggs. To create it you will need:

wheat flour -250-300 g;
apple – 1-2 pcs.;
granulated sugar – 150-200 g;
apple cider vinegar – 2 tbsp. spoons;
vegetable oil – 1.5 tbsp. spoons;
orange juice – 150 g;
salt – 1 pinch;
soda – 1 pinch;
breadcrumbs for dusting;
some water.

Instead of apple cider vinegar, you can use wine vinegar. To prepare a delicate Lenten dessert, you need to do the following:

Turn on the oven and set it to 180 degrees. While you are preparing the dough, let it warm up.
Combine oil with vinegar, sugar, salt and orange juice. Beat the contents thoroughly with a blender or mixer until you obtain a homogeneous consistency.
Pass the flour through a sieve. Combine with the main mass.
Add baking soda and stir. The mixture should begin to bubble and rise slightly.
Since there are no eggs in the recipe, the mixture will be liquid. Spread the breadcrumbs evenly over the baking dish, then lay out half the dough, add the apples, cut into slices, and cover them with the other half of the dough.
Bake for 1 hour. It should be covered with a golden crust.

After finishing cooking, do not rush to take out the dish. Let it simmer in the equipment for 30-35 minutes. Once ready, you can decorate it with powdered sugar. This dish is suitable for vegetarians and those who follow a healthy diet.

On a note!

During cooking, do not open the oven door to check the readiness of the dish. Do this only through transparent glass, otherwise the dough will not rise well.

Lenten pancakes

It is a mistake to think that pancakes are fluffy only if you cook them from eggs and dairy products. They will turn out no less voluminous without containing animal proteins. To prepare a delicious dessert you will need:

water – 150-200 ml;
vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. spoons;
granulated sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons;
dry yeast – 10 packets;
salt – 1 teaspoon;
wheat flour - 4 tbsp. spoons.

To prepare hearty, delicious pancakes, you need to prepare them in accordance with the following step-by-step recipe:

Boil water, which will subsequently need to be cooled to 40 degrees.
Dissolve granulated sugar, yeast, salt and vegetable oil in it. Mix everything thoroughly.
Sift the flour through a sieve and add it to the general consistency. The dough should turn out lazy - slide off the spoon very slowly.
Leave it to steep for 30-60 minutes. If you plan to cook, it is better to place the container with it near the stove so that it has time to rise well. Cover it with a thick towel.
Now you can start preparing the pancakes. Separate from the total mass as much dough as is enough to prepare one pancake. Fry it on both sides until golden brown.

The lush delicacy is ready. Serve it warm with tea or coffee. Can be used with sweet jam or preserves. The more the dough is infused, the more voluminous the culinary delight will be. It is recommended to fry in a hot frying pan with the addition of vegetable oil.

Is it possible to baptize a child during the Advent Fast?

With the baptism of a child, there is one more Orthodox Christian in the world. Having become a member of the church, a little person can participate in various services, canons, and rituals. There is no church ban on the baptism of a child during the Nativity Fast in any Orthodox monastery. Parents can register their child for the sacrament on one of the days of fasting, having agreed with the rector of the chosen church. But there is one obstacle: most likely, the clergy will be attracted to the service and involved in prayer reading. This is the only thing that can stop parents.

The abbots always make an exception for weakened, newly born children suffering from illnesses. They can baptize them immediately after birth. In maternity hospitals, in this case, there is even a prayer room where such a sacrament can be performed. The best dates for baptism during the Lenten period are the days before Christmas and the day after the holiday. Believers believe that it is better not to combine the two holidays on the occasion of the baptism of a child and the birth of Christ.