Today I want to share with you one of my favorite recipes from my childhood, Muraveynik. Once I figured how to make vegan condensed milk, this was the first thing I had to try. Muraveynik literally means “anthill” in Russian. As creepy as it sounds now, I found this name quite funny as a child….
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Slavic Braised Potatoes with Mushrooms
This dish is so Slavic that you’ll start speaking with Russian accent after having it. I warned you. Behold the majestic slowly braised potatoes with mushrooms! All you have to do is to peel and chop the veggies, quickly sauté them with mushrooms, cover with vegetable stock and let your oven do the magic. Forget…
Vegan Russian Sprat Toast
Since I first made a vegan fish replacement I wanted to create this sprat toast. I had the idea in my mind for quite a long time but I wasn’t confident enough to give it a try. Too bad because it’s ridiculously easy! The overwhelming flavor of Russian sprat toast always puts me in…
Vegan Chicken Pineapple Salad
As I mentioned before Soviet New Year’s feast can’t happen without a variety of mayo salads on a table. That’s why I feel obligated to post veganized recipes of it even though I rarely eat such food myself. But this vegan chicken pineapple salad is a mix of Soviet and Western culture and I think…
Vegan Soviet No-Crab Salad
This is the time of the year when mayo is the top selling product in post-Soviet grocery stores. And today I’m gonna make vegan no-crab salad. With lots of mayo of course. Funny, but original recipe doesn’t even call for real crab meat. Main ingredient of this gourmet Soviet dish is highly processed fish by-product…
Vegan Moscow Buns (Plyushki)
I haven’t made a Slavic dish for a while so I thought I’m gonna share a vegan Moscow buns recipe with you guys. Moscow buns (or Plyushki) are very popular across the post-Soviet countries. They originate from Danish or Swedish cinnamon buns and can be made with or without cinnamon. I tried to be as…
Vegan Nalisniki (Russian stuffed crepes)
Today I’m making one of the classic Russian breakfast dishes – vegan nalisniki or stuffed crepes. Originally they are stuffed with sweet cottage cheese and simple tofu works here perfectly. Make sure to add vanilla to cover off-soy taste of tofu. Also some lemon or lime zest will do the trick but I prefer to…
Warm vegan potato salad (Slavic style)
I know there are million potato salad recipes out there. I want to share with you my favorite. Vegan potato salad Slavic style. It is low in fat so feel free to double your portion. There’s absolutely no oil, cashews or mayo. Pure potato power. There are 1001 ways to cook potato in Ukraine. When…
Vegan pelmeni (Russian seitan dumplings)
For quite a long time it was my idea fix – to make vegan pelmeni that taste just like a real thing. Pelmeni are basically Russian meat dumplings. The ingredients are pretty simple: mince, onion, salt and black pepper. Instead of meat I used ground seitan and I spiced it up just enough to make…
Vegan Olivier salad (Vegan Russian salad)
Vegan Olivier salad or more well known as Russian salad is an ultimate Soviet classics. It is the main dish almost on every table during winter holidays – Christmas and New Year. This recipe even though it’s vegan is the most classic version ever. Pickled cucumber, canned green peas and sausage – this is what…