Diet

Lenten Spreads and Pâtés

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.

Baba Ganoush

Baba ganoush from properly charred eggplants: burnt until collapsed, drained for half an hour, then chopped by knife, never blended.

Hands-on time: 1 h plus waiting time: +30 min Difficulty: Easy

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Olive Tapenade
Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +1 h Difficulty: Easy
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Avocado Spread
Hands-on time: 15 min Difficulty: Easy
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White Bean Spread
Hands-on time: 1 h 15 min plus waiting time: +8 h Difficulty: Easy
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Mushroom Spread
Hands-on time: 40 min plus waiting time: +1 h Difficulty: Easy
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Beet and Horseradish Spread
Hands-on time: 15 min plus waiting time: +2 h Difficulty: Easy
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Pumpkin Hummus
Hands-on time: 15 min Difficulty: Easy