European Vegetable-led Recipes, Page 3
A tour of Europe through vegetable-led: 231 authentic dishes, each tied to a real country and region, each with its cultural story and dietary swaps built in.
231 recipes · showing 97 to 144
ImqaretValletta, Malta · medium · 45 minDiamond-shaped fried pastries filled with spiced date paste, a Maltese street sweet scented with aniseed and orange.
Imqaret VaniliceŠumadija (Belgrade), Serbia · medium · 2 h 22 minTiny walnut shortbread sandwiches filled with jam and rolled in vanilla sugar, a staple of the Serbian slava table.
Vanilice Zagorski ŠtrukliDalmatia, Croatia · medium · 1 h 15 minThin dough parcels of cottage cheese baked under cream until golden and bubbling, a comforting Croatian classic.
Zagorski Štrukli FrituleDalmatia, Croatia · easy · 40 minLittle rum-and-citrus doughnut balls studded with raisins and dusted with sugar, a Croatian festive fritter.
Garash TortaSofia, Bulgaria · advanced · 1 h 10 minA flourless walnut cake layered with dark chocolate cream, a rich and elegant Bulgarian celebration torte.
Garash Torta Šúľance s MakomBratislava, Slovakia · medium · 45 minSoft little potato-dough rolls tossed in ground poppy seed, butter, and sugar, a nostalgic Slovak sweet.
Šúľance s Makom FërgesëTirana, Albania · easy · 45 minPeppers and tomato baked with soft white cheese into a rich, bubbling dish, the pride of Tirana's kitchen.
Fërgesë TrileçeTirana, Albania · medium · 3 hA sponge soaked in three milks and finished with a caramel glaze, Albania's much-loved milk cake.
Prekmurska GibanicaLjubljana, Slovenia · advanced · 4 h 30 minA grand layered pastry of poppy seed, walnut, apple, and cottage cheese, Slovenia's most celebrated cake.
Prekmurska Gibanica RavanijaSkopje, North Macedonia · easy · 50 minA moist semolina cake drenched in sweet syrup, a simple dessert across North Macedonia.
Ravanija MedovikMoscow, Russia · advanced · 21 h 40 minMany thin honey-baked layers stacked with a tangy sour-cream frosting, Russia's classic honey cake.
Medovik KringelTartu, Estonia · medium · 1 h 5 minA twisted, braided sweet bread swirled with cinnamon, the celebratory loaf of the Estonian coffee table.
Kringel Rupjmaizes KārtojumsRiga, Latvia · easy · 35 minA layered trifle of toasted rye breadcrumbs, tart cranberry, and whipped cream, a uniquely Latvian dessert.
Rupjmaizes Kārtojums CornulețeChișinău, Moldova · medium · 1 hTender sour-cream crescents rolled around a sweet walnut filling and dusted with sugar, a Moldovan holiday cookie.
Cornulețe RožataCetinje, Montenegro · medium · 1 h 15 minA silky caramel custard scented with rose liqueur, the classic celebration dessert of the Montenegrin coast.
Rožata LoukoumadesNicosia, Cyprus · medium · 1 h 50 minAiry fried dough puffs soaked in honey syrup and dusted with cinnamon, an ancient sweet loved across Cyprus.
Loukoumades QuetschentaartLuxembourg City, Luxembourg · easy · 1 h 5 minA shortcrust tart of sharp quetsch plums under a cinnamon dusting, Luxembourg's classic late-summer bake.
Quetschentaart PasulPristina, Kosovo · easy · 1 h 45 minA slow-simmered white bean stew rich with paprika and onion, the everyday food of Kosovo.
Pasul SheqerparePristina, Kosovo · medium · 50 minSoft semolina cookies soaked in sugar syrup until melting, a popular sweet across Kosovo and the Balkans.
KulagaMinsk, Belarus · easy · 35 minA thick, warm berry and rye porridge sweetened to a jammy pudding, an old Belarusian forest-berry dessert.
Kulaga CocaAndorra la Vella, Andorra · medium · 1 h 5 minA sweet flatbread scented with anise and topped with sugar and candied fruit, an Andorran festival bake.
Coca ApfelchüechliVaduz, Liechtenstein · easy · 30 minBattered apple rings fried golden and dusted with cinnamon sugar, a warm Alpine treat of Liechtenstein.
Apfelchüechli Fougasse MonégasqueMonaco, Monaco · medium · 1 h 5 minA sweet anise-and-orange-blossom bread topped with nuts and tiny red-and-white sweets, Monaco's festive bake.
Fougasse Monégasque Torta Tre MontiCity of San Marino, San Marino · medium · 35 minCrisp wafer layers stacked with chocolate-hazelnut cream and glazed, the emblematic cake of San Marino's three towers.
Torta Tre Monti Crostata di Ricotta e ViscioleVatican City, Vatican City · medium · 3 h 25 minA shortcrust tart of sweet ricotta and tart sour cherries, the classic Roman-Jewish dessert of the old Ghetto.
Crostata di Ricotta e Visciole Irish Soda BreadMunster, Ireland · easy · 55 minA dense, tangy four-ingredient loaf leavened with baking soda and buttermilk, no yeast and no kneading, baked with a deep cross cut into the top.
Irish Soda Bread PoffertjesGelderland, Netherlands · medium · 1 h 20 minSmall, puffy yeast-raised pancakes made with buckwheat and wheat flour, served hot in a heap under a knob of butter and a heavy dusting of icing sugar.
Poffertjes RømmegrøtVestland (Bergen), Norway · medium · 30 minA rich Norwegian festive porridge made by cooking full-fat sour cream with flour until its butterfat separates, loosened with milk and served with cinnamon sugar.
Rømmegrøt KaiserschmarrnVienna, Austria · medium · 40 minA fluffy Austrian pancake lightened with beaten egg whites, torn into pieces and caramelised in butter and sugar, dusted with icing sugar and served with plum compote.
Kaiserschmarrn Jordgubbstårta (Strawberry Cream Cake)Skåne, Sweden · medium · 3 h 15 minThe signature Swedish Midsummer cake: an airy sponge layered with vanilla cream and fresh strawberries, covered in whipped cream and crowned with more berries in the red-and-white of the Swedish flag.
Jordgubbstårta (Strawberry Cream Cake) Zopf (Butterzopf)Bern, Switzerland · medium · 2 h 35 minSwitzerland's glossy Sunday-morning braid: a soft milk-and-butter bread plaited and glazed to deep mahogany.
Zopf (Butterzopf) Rødgrød med FlødeZealand (Copenhagen), Denmark · easy · 50 minThe taste of a Danish summer: red summer berries cooked to a thick pudding and served cold under a pour of cream.
Rødgrød med Fløde Jani me FasuleTirana, Albania · easy · 2 h 45 minThe Albanian white-bean stew: creamy beans slow-simmered with onion, paprika, tomato and olive oil, brightened with mint.
ŠtrukljiLjubljana, Slovenia · medium · 1 hOne of Slovenia's most iconic dishes: thin dough rolled around a cottage-cheese filling, boiled in a cloth and sliced.
Louvi me LahanaNicosia, Cyprus · easy · 55 minA simple Cypriot Lenten staple: black-eyed beans simmered with chard and dressed warm with olive oil and lemon.
KholodnikMinsk, Belarus · easy · 2 h 5 minA vivid magenta Belarusian summer soup: cold beets in kefir with cucumber, dill and egg, served with hot boiled potatoes.
BustrengoCity of San Marino, San Marino · easy · 1 h 20 minSan Marino's dense rustic cake of cornmeal, bread, apple and dried fruit sweetened with honey, a Christmas classic.
RibelVaduz, Liechtenstein · easy · 35 minOne of Liechtenstein's most original dishes: cornmeal simmered in milk and water, then toasted in butter into golden crumbs.
TörkareblVaduz, Liechtenstein · easy · 3 h 35 minThe gentle Unterland version of Liechtenstein's corn dish: grits scalded and soaked, then slowly toasted crumbly and eaten with elderberry jam.
Blini (Russian Thin Pancakes)Moscow, Russia · easy · 40 minThin, lacy pancakes swirled paper-thin in the pan and rolled or folded around jam and sour cream, a cornerstone of the Russian table.
Soupe au PistouMonaco, Monaco · easy · 1 h 15 minA summer vegetable and white bean soup finished off the heat with pistou, a raw pounded paste of basil, garlic and cheese.
Gratin DauphinoisDauphiné (Alps), France · easy · 1 h 35 minThin potato slices baked slowly in garlic-infused cream until the top blisters gold, Alpine comfort at its purest.
Gratin Dauphinois ColcannonMunster, Ireland · easy · 45 minButtery mashed potatoes folded with wilted cabbage and scallions, served with a melting well of butter.
Gazpacho AndaluzAndalusia, Spain · easy · 2 h 20 minThe cold soup of the Spanish south: ripe tomatoes, cucumber, and pepper blended silky-smooth with olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Gazpacho Andaluz BarbagiuanMonaco, Monaco · medium · 1 hMonaco's national bite: little fried pastries stuffed with chard, ricotta, and herbs.
LángosGreat Hungarian Plain, Hungary · medium · 1 h 45 minA plate-sized disc of deep-fried dough rubbed with garlic and heaped with sour cream and cheese, Hungary's market-day treat.
Lángos Shopska SalataSofia, Bulgaria · easy · 15 minDiced tomato, cucumber, and pepper under a snowy blanket of grated white cheese, Bulgaria's national salad.
KulajdaBohemia, Czechia · medium · 55 minA creamy, sharply sour South Bohemian soup of potatoes and mushrooms thick with dill, finished with vinegar and topped with a poached egg.
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