Diet

Lenten Sauces

Olena Vasylchuk Updated 30.10.2026

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

Tomato Sauce for Pasta

The base tomato sauce for pasta: tinned tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and 40 slow minutes on the hob. No sugar, no tomato paste, no shortcuts.

Hands-on time: 50 min Difficulty: Easy

Sauces
Barbecue Sauce
Hands-on time: 40 min Difficulty: Easy
Sauces
Teriyaki Sauce
Hands-on time: 17 min Difficulty: Easy
Sauces
Satsebeli Sauce
Hands-on time: 35 min plus waiting time: +1 h Difficulty: Easy
Sauces
Chimichurri
Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +2 h Difficulty: Easy
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Tkemali
Hands-on time: 1 h Difficulty: Easy
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Sweet and Sour Sauce
Hands-on time: 20 min Difficulty: Easy