Vegetarian Ukrainian Recipes
Every dish here is Ukrainian cooking that is naturally vegetarian, no swaps required, each tied to a real region and its culinary story. Prefer to wander wider? Toggle vegetarian on any recipe on the site and the ingredients rewrite themselves with regional swaps.
7 recipes
Varenyky (Potato Dumplings)Poltava, Ukraine · medium · 1 h 30 minHalf-moon dumplings of tender dough filled with mashed potato and fried onion, boiled and tossed in butter, served with fried onions and sour cream.
Varenyky (Potato Dumplings) SyrnikiPoltava, Ukraine · easy · 30 minLittle pan-fried cottage-cheese pancakes, golden outside and tender within, served with sour cream and jam.
NalysnykyPoltava, Ukraine · medium · 1 h 20 minThin crepes rolled around sweet-savory curd cheese and baked in butter, a comforting Ukrainian home dish.
Kyiv CakePoltava, Ukraine · advanced · 20 h 40 minCrisp hazelnut meringue layers filled with a chestnut-scented buttercream, the famous cake of Ukraine's capital.
Pampushky (Ukrainian Garlic Bread Rolls)Poltava, Ukraine · medium · 2 h 25 minSoft, pillowy yeasted rolls baked close together in one pan, then brushed while hot with raw garlic pounded with salt, sunflower oil and dill, the classic partner to borscht.
Pyrizhky z Kartopleiu (Ukrainian Fried Potato Buns)Poltava, Ukraine · medium · 2 h 30 minSoft yeast-dough buns filled with mashed potato and golden fried onion, pan-fried until puffed and crisp, the Ukrainian snack of grandmothers, stations and school bags.
Baklazhanna Ikra (Odesa-Style Eggplant Caviar)Poltava, Ukraine · easy · 2 h 20 minRoasted eggplant, pepper and tomato, peeled and chopped by hand with garlic, herbs, sunflower oil and a splash of vinegar, a cold zakuska spread on black bread.
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