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Gazpacho - Spanish Cold Summer Soup

Ingredients:

4-6 juicy tomatoes
1 onion
3-5 garlic cloves
1 sweet red pepper
0.5 l (1/8 gallon) cold water
Salt and spices on taste
Croutons on taste
1 lemon
0.5 cup olive oil

Method:

Grate all ingredients (except for croutons and water), and blend them together with the oil.
Press the lemon juice, blend.
Add water if the soup looks too thick, blend.
Serve with croutons.

Classic Okroschka – Cold Summer Soup

Ingredients:

½ gallon (2 l) kvass
1 lb sour cream
2/3 lb (300 g) bologna
2 medium cucumbers (or 1 English cucumber)
1 bunch red radish
3 hardboiled eggs
2 tbsp ground horseradish
5 dill stalks
1 bunch green onions
3 – 4 potatoes (optional)
Salt on taste

Method:

Boil potatoes until they’re ready.
Cool and peel the potatoes, and cut into small cubes.

Peel the eggs, and cut into small cubes.
Cut the bologna into small cubes.

Zucchini Preserve

Ingredients:

2 lb zucchini
3 large lemons
2 lb sugar

Method:

Wash and peel zucchini, remove seeds if necessary. Cut into 0.5-inch size cubes.

Wash the lemons, remove seeds, and grate.

Mix together zucchini, lemons, and sugar, and bring to boil with medium heating.

Boil for about 10 minutes, until zucchini’s pieces turn transparent, then pour in cans, and roll with lids.

Cheese Roll

Ingredients:

1 pack puff pastry (500 g)

3/4 lb ground hard cheese

1 bunch Italian Parsley

1 bunch dill

Other greens, like Basilicas(optional)

Method:

Defrost the dough.

Cut the greens in small pieces.

Mix greens and cheese.

Cover the dough layer (1/4 inch thickness) with this mix, and roll tightly along.

Cut the roll in 2-inch parts.

Pre-heat an oven to 180 C (400 F).

Cheese Pancakes with Walnuts and Dried Figs

Ingredients:

1 lb tvorog (or dry small curd farmers’ cheese, or ricotta)
0.5 cup flour
4 eggs
3 tbsp sugar
1/4 lb dried figs (or raisins)
2/3 cup peeled ground walnuts
2/3 cup sour cream
4 tbsp butter or margarine
Salt on taste

Method:

Blend tvorog until it is of an even consistency.
Soak dried figs for 1 hour, then drain, and cut them into small pieces.

Separate the egg yolks and egg whites.

Vegetable Gratin

Ingredients for 6:

1 medium cauliflower
1 lb carrots
0.5 lb spinach
4 tbsp sour cream
3 tbsp ground Parmesan cheese

Method:

Cut cauliflower into medium pieces, and wash. Wash spinach.
Peel and wash carrots, and slice them into thin pieces.

Bring 0.5 gal water to boil, and put the carrots in the boiling water.
After 3 minutes, put the cauliflower into the saucepan, and boil for 4 more minutes.

French Green Beans Zapekanka

Ingredients:

1/3 lb plain yogurt or sour cream
6 eggs
2/3 lb French Green beans
1 bunch Dill
¼ lb green onion
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp bread crumbs
2 tsp lemon juice
White pepper, salt, and greens on your taste

Supplies:

An oven-safe dish with high edges

Method:

Bring ¼ gallon (1 l) water with 1 tsp lemon juice, add green beans, and boil with low-medium heating for about 20 minutes.

Cut beans into halves.

Crepes (Blini) With Red Caviar and Sour Cream

Ingredients:

2 eggs
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup milk (whole, low-fat or non-fat)
Butter or margarine to grease the pan

Method:

Beat eggs well and combine with salt and flour.
Mix to a creamy consistency.

Add milk gradually and mix until smooth.
If lumps remain, strain after mixing. Set mixture aside or refrigerate.

Note:

Fish Kabobs

Ingredients:

For kabobs:


1 medium sea fish fillet, de-skinned and de-boned
1 tbsp thinly cut Сoriander greens
8 stalks green onions
2 tbsp warm melted butter
3 tbsp whipping cream
1 egg yolk
Salt and pepper on taste

For sauce:

10 medium shrimps
½ cup whipping cream
0.5 tsp lemon juice
Pinch of lemon peels

For decoration:

Fried calamari rings on 2 rosemary stalks

Method:

Yellow Salad

Ingredients:

1 can yellow corn (or 0.5 lb frozen one)
0.5 lb ground cheese
3-4 hardboiled eggs
Mayo and sour cream (or Yogurt) on taste

Method:

Boil the corns in salt water if necessary, and then cool them.

Cut the eggs in medium cubes, and mix all ingredients.

Let to sit for about 10 minutes, and serve.

Note:

This is a basic salad. You can add other ingredients (potatoes, boiled meat, ham, or fat fish) and greens on your taste.

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