Recipes for Clean Monday

Recipes for Clean Monday

Clean Monday brings with it a festive atmosphere full of memories and traditions. 

The delicious flavors of traditional cuisine are showcased on the table, allowing us to enjoy rich and tasty food.

Recipes for Clean Monday
Appetizers

Dolmades with rice

Recipes for Clean Monday

Materials & Equipment

Ingredients
80 vine leaves (400g)
350g Carolina rice
2 onions, grated or finely chopped
2 bunches of fresh spring onions, finely chopped
1 cup olive oil
1/2 bunch parsley, finely chopped
1/2 bunch dill, finely chopped
1/2 bunch mint, finely chopped
1 lemon
1 tomato, grated
Salt
Freshly ground pepper

Execution

Fava

Recipes for Clean Monday

Materials & Equipment

Ingredients
500 gr. fava beans
2 medium-sized onions, sliced thick
1½ lt water
1/4 cup olive oil
1 sprig fresh thyme
Salt

Execution

Appetizers

Main

Octopus with short pasta

Recipes for Clean Monday

Materials & Equipment

Ingredients
1 fresh octopus (about 1,000-1,200 g)
2 dry onions
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup white dry wine
1 pinch cinnamon
1 pinch allspice
1 pinch cloves
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste
500 g short pasta
freshly ground pepper
salt

Execution

Giants

Recipes for Clean Monday

Materials & Equipment

Ingredients
500g giant beans
2 dry onions (sliced thinly)
4 cloves garlic (sliced)
1/2 cup olive oil
1 stalk celery finely chopped
1 carrot finely chopped
800g chopped tomatoes (2 cans of 400g each)
2 pinches of sugar
1/2 bunch parsley
A little dill
1 cup water
Salt
Freshly ground pepper

Execution

Sweet

Semolina Halva

Recipes for Clean Monday
Ingredients
1 cup mild olive oil
1 cup fine semolina
1 cup coarse semolina
1/2 cup olive oil
2-1/2 cups sugar
4 cups water
1/2 cup Corinthian raisins (black)
1/2 cup blanched almonds
2 cups lemon juice
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 cinnamon stick

Execution

Recipes for Clean Monday

The Clean Monday menu can include many kinds of dishes and variations of them, for more ideas you can take a look at cookbooks and to get your ingredients take a look at the supermarkets.

I wish you a table full of Lenten dishes and a happy Clean Monday!

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