Diet

Lenten Preserves

Olena Vasylchuk Updated 04.11.2026

Lenten dishes with no meat, fish, dairy or eggs: borscht, varenyky, mushroom cabbage rolls, kutia, a lenten honey cake and desserts for fasting days.

Quick Salted Cucumbers

Lightly salted cucumbers overnight: cold brine, dill and garlic, the salt ratio that always works and how to keep the crunch.

Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +12 h Difficulty: Easy

Preserves
Pickled Cucumbers for Winter
Hands-on time: 55 min Difficulty: Medium
Preserves
Pickled Tomatoes
Hands-on time: 45 min Difficulty: Easy
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Lecho Pepper and Tomato Preserve
Hands-on time: 1 h 20 min Difficulty: Easy
Preserves
Adjika Hot Pepper Relish
Hands-on time: 1 h 40 min Difficulty: Easy
Preserves
Zucchini Caviar
Hands-on time: 2 h 10 min Difficulty: Medium
Preserves
Sauerkraut
Hands-on time: 30 min plus waiting time: +72 h Difficulty: Easy
Preserves
Apricot Jam
Hands-on time: 1 h 10 min plus waiting time: +8 h Difficulty: Easy
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Tomatoes in Their Own Juice
Hands-on time: 1 h Difficulty: Medium
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Raw Hot Adjika
Hands-on time: 30 min plus waiting time: +48 h Difficulty: Easy
Preserves
Mild Sweet Pepper Adjika
Hands-on time: 1 h 15 min Difficulty: Easy
Preserves
Fermented Apples
Hands-on time: 35 min plus waiting time: +336 h Difficulty: Medium
Preserves
Apple Butter
Hands-on time: 2 h 30 min Difficulty: Easy