Memorial feast - an event, alas, not joyful. If on other occasions among those present, funny conversations, noisy laughter, energetic conversation, at a funeral feast, everything should be majestic, unhurried, permeated with compassion and understanding of that great sacrament, which sooner or later will happen to each of us. And the table itself - its serving and the list of dishes - must also comply with certain rules.
Fasting and Remembrance Days
When the meal falls on ordinary days, not related to fasting, organizers of lunch or dinner, you can not really puzzle over what to feed the assembled. In addition to the obligatory kuti, pancakes and kissel, almost all gastronomic variety of culinary dishes will suit. It is more difficult if the event is held, say, in pre-Easter or pre-Christmas days. But in this case you with honor will leave the situation, if you prepare the lean salads for a wake. Their recipes are quite simple, and the dishes themselves are very delicious.
The three main components
Cabbage is the number one vegetable, which comes to the aid of us in difficult situations. From it, it turns out that it is excellent to make lenten salads for a wake. Recipes of dishes from it are quite simple. Recommend to put on the table as fresh cabbage, and sauerkraut, ordinary white-bean, Beijing, color. In different combinations, this vegetable will become the basis for several different dishes at once. Mushrooms - the second most popular product, which is put in lean salads for a wake. Recipes emphasize that the gifts of the forest successfully replace meat, and they love them no less than meat delicacies. A variety of cooking options, classic and original, so many that sometimes difficult to choose. And, finally, fish - the third product, which is more than appropriate to put in lean salads at a wake. Recipes of church Orthodox cuisine give a lot of valuable recommendations in this regard. Let us cite some of them in this article.
Salad from white cabbage
Vegetable salads from cabbage are available to us almost at any time of the year. The simplest, but without losing its wonderful culinary qualities, looks like this. Take about half the head of fresh cabbage. It should be juicy, with elastic leaves, characteristic crunching. Note that slack on vegetable salads is not good. Wash the vegetable, shake off the water and chop the thin straw. Fold in a basin, take a little with your hands and lightly season to allow the cabbage to start the juice. Just thinly cut a few red bell peppers (but you can also without them) and half-rings with one or two bulbs. On a large grater, grate two large carrots and also a big sweet and sour apple. Combine the ingredients. From vegetable oil, apple or grape vinegar, sugar and salt, cook the dressing to taste. You can add a little black ground pepper and coriander. Salad carefully mix, transfer to an enameled pan, cover and let it brew for 24 hours. Refreshing and rich taste of the dish will please all present, rest assured!
Red cabbage salad
Here is another recipe for a delicious vegetable salad, but this time from red cabbage. She is considered even more useful than her "pale-eyed sister," and the combination with tomatoes creates a completely unique taste sensations. And the appearance of the dish is beautiful - an excellent addition to the previous one! So, you need to shred the right amount of vegetables with thin straws or slices - as it will. Cut the onion head with half-calves and literally pour boiling water for a minute so that bitterness comes out. Immediately cool under the tap, let the water drain, then put it in the cabbage. The obligatory component in our recipe for a delicious vegetable salad comes in greens. A small bunch of parsley and dill chop, add to the already cooked vegetables. On a large grater, grate 10-20 grams of celery root. Cubes cut 3 large fleshy tomatoes of good ripeness and sugar content. To make the salad look more picturesque, take 2 pieces of yellow tomatoes and 1 red. 3-4 cloves of garlic squeeze through the garlick. Pour into it 5-6 spoons of vegetable oil, 1-2 apple cider vinegar, taste add salt and ground pepper, a little cumin. Connect all the ingredients of the dish. Lastly, put the rye crumbs, season with the prepared sauce, put them in salad bowls and serve them on the table. This salad should be eaten immediately, so that the crackers are not soaked.
Common salad
Cucumbers with tomatoes are often on our daily table, but do not get bored. Of these, classic salads are prepared, which will be very appropriate at the memorial meal. A dozen ripe tomatoes of red, pink and yellow color, 5-7 cucumbers, a few bulbs, 4 pieces of red and green bell pepper, 1 young zucchini, salt and oil - that's all you need to get. Only take the cucumbers young, with a soft skin, so that it does not have to be cut. But squash the peel from the peel. Wash the vegetables. Cut the tomatoes into small slices, cucumbers - slices or slices. Pepper cut into strips, removing the stems and seeds. Squash the dice with cubes, chop the onions into half rings. Very useful will be a young green onion, in the spring and summer classic salads, cooks-experts advise putting it, feathers and heads. The finest is finely chopped dill. To make the dish spicy, you can cut a small piece of parsley root with thin straws. Salt the dish to taste, season with lean oil. That's all, it's ready!
Fish salad
Describing the lean salads (the recipes from the photo are given in this review), we suggest you try this one. It is made from fresh or frozen fish, in which there are few bones. Fish should be cleaned, gutted, boiled until cooked in salted water with roots, pea peppercorns and carrots - so that additional shades added to its natural taste. The remaining broth you can use for the first course. With a chilled fillet, remove the skin, select bones, cut or disassemble it into small pieces. Finely chop the green onions, add to the fish. Place the canned green peas. Fill with oil, salt, you can sprinkle with pepper. Stir gently.
Salad herring
At a funeral feast, a herring is often placed on the table, which is traditionally snacked by a glass of vodka. However, they are made from herring and salads on a lean table, and this is not only the familiar vinaigrette. Take a box of herring fillets in oil with vegetables and sea kale - these canned foods are often found in our stores. If you did not find it, it's okay, the usual one is suitable for a dish. Only have to tinker with her, scraping from the bones. Boil 4-6 potatoes in a uniform. When cool, peel, cut into cubes. Slice the herring slices or add to the potatoes canned, along with seasonings. Fill with oil, sprinkle with green onions, allow 20 minutes to stand. You can decorate the salad with black olives.
Salad from salted mushrooms
As already mentioned, a wake is an event, though troublesome, but not at all joyful. Because the organizers of them, and this is usually the family of the deceased, is not up to raznosolov. When the heart is full of sadness, do not really think about the culinary delicacies. Therefore, the owner, standing at the stove, most suited dishes that do not require a lot of effort. Use the advice and put a salad of boiled potatoes and salted or pickled mushrooms on the memorial lean table - drizzle, butter, mushrooms, ginger. If there is too much vinegar in the marinade, but in salt brine, rinse the mushrooms in the water. Cut large pieces into pieces, leave small pieces as is. Potatoes, after it has cooled, peel, cut into cubes. For 1 kg of vegetables you need 500-600 grams of canned forest products. And also 2 medium bulbs - cut them thinly. Combine the ingredients, season, season with butter, cumin, a small amount of ground pepper. Let the salad come on for 15 minutes, and the invited will try it with pleasure.