KENTANES (LEEKS, CELERY AND POTATOES
IN TOMATO SAUCE)
Fasting
in Orthodox Christian world is a path to clean someone his/her soul from
temptations by willingly avoiding taste and feed from any animal originated
foodstuff but also to maintain a measure on the quantity that each and everyone
consumes in a daily base throughout the fasting period.
According
to Greek Orthodox Church the vegan and vegetarian diet, deviations from vegan
to vegetarianism were performed depending on the respective annual seasons
(e.g. Autumn and Spring fasting), should be performed from Christians for more
or less 6 months per annum.
Due
to the church, Greeks joins the huge variety of absolutely vegetarian foods “LADERA” that for centuries accompanies
with few olives and bread covered up the daily needs of the working hard
farmers at the fields having extremely tiring working days but having tasty and
healthy food same time.
As
many of the week fasting days (Wednesdays and Fridays) any kind of animal
origin products not even fats and oils aren’t allowed - following actually the
vegan diet and lifestyle - the need of people to eat something tasty and
substantial activate the women creativity and for more than 1000 years Greek
farm house ladies and mothers used their inspiration and created large number
of combinations, hundreds of “LADERA” options, our today’s inheritance!
One
of them is “KENTANES” (Leeks,celery and potatoes in tomato sauce)
ENJOY!
Ingredients:
6 celery, stalks and leaves
2 medium size tomatoes, grated or chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
The juice of 1 lemon
Add the juice of the lemon
Can be served hot, warm or cold. Same delicious!
ENJOY!
Ingredients:
150 ml of olive oil (2/3
cup)
2 medium onions, finely chopped
2 medium potatoes
cut into quarters
4 medium leeks, cut into thick rounds, washed well in cold water, drained6 celery, stalks and leaves
2 medium size tomatoes, grated or chopped
salt and freshly ground black pepper
The juice of 1 lemon
Directions:
Heat
olive oil in a pot and soften onions with potatoes.
Add
leeks and the celery stalks and let them be softening for 10 more minutes.
Add
the celery leaves and half a cup of water and let them cooked for 10 more
minutes.
Add
the grated tomatoes, 1 cup of water, cover the pot and cook over medium to low
heat for about 20 minutes.
Add
salt and pepper and let this simmer until cooked for about 10 more minutes.
Add the juice of the lemon
Can be served hot, warm or cold. Same delicious!
KALI OREXI! GOOD APETITE!
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VEGAN FOODS: KENTANES (LEEKS, CELERY AND POTATOES IN TOMATO SAUCE)
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήFor more than 1000 years Greek farm house ladies and mothers used their inspiration and created large number of combinations, hundreds of “LADERA” options, our today’s inheritance!
One of them is “KENTANES” (Leeks and celery in tomato sauce) ENJOY!