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Vegetables & Preserves

59 recipes in this category

Vegetable dishes, pickles, jams, and preserves — traditional ways to cook and preserve the harvest.

A rustic earthenware casserole dish with layers of golden baked eggplant, potatoes, and melted cheese, garnished with fresh thyme
vegetables preserves

Baked Eggplant with Potatoes

A slow-baked layered casserole of eggplant, parboiled potatoes, golden fried onion, and melted cheese.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 4
Warm potato salad with bacon and mustard vinaigrette in a ceramic bowl, garnished with fresh parsley
vegetables preserves

Warm Potato Salad with Bacon

A tangy, smoky warm potato salad dressed with hot bacon vinaigrette and mustard — a Central European staple, best served straight from the pan.

Total time: 40 min
Servings: 4
Four baked stuffed zucchini arranged in a vintage ceramic baking dish, golden cheese filling visible at the seam, garnished with parsley
vegetables preserves

Zucchini Stuffed with Grated Cheese

Young zucchini hollowed and filled with a light mixture of butter, egg, grated cheese, and parsley, then slowly baked.

Total time: 60 min
Servings: 4
Thinly sliced pink radishes in a deep bowl coated in a creamy white sour cream dressing, on a wooden table in a warm kitchen, natural light
vegetables preserves

Radish Salad with Sour Cream

Thinly sliced fresh radishes dressed with sour cream and oil, sharpened with lemon and white pepper.

Total time: 15 min
Servings: 4
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Mixed potato and pea salad in a wide bowl, drizzled with olive oil and garnished with chopped parsley
vegetables preserves

Mixed Salad with Peas

A hearty Central European potato and pea salad with cucumber, onion, and a clean oil-and-vinegar dressing, finished with fresh parsley.

Total time: 45 min
Servings: 4-6
Kale dumplings on a round plate, glistening with browned butter and breadcrumbs, with sour cream alongside
vegetables preserves

Kale Dumplings with Browned Butter and Sour Cream

Tender boiled kale dumplings bound with semolina and egg, finished with golden breadcrumbs fried in butter and a spoonful of sour cream.

Total time: 55 min
Servings: 4
A golden-topped oval ceramic baking dish of baked mashed potato with a crispy cheese crust and glistening butter, on a dark oak table.
vegetables preserves

Baked Mashed Potatoes with Egg Yolks and Cheese

Silky mashed potatoes enriched with butter, egg yolks, sour cream and hard cheese, baked until golden.

Total time: 60 min
Servings: 4–6
Golden-brown spinach and rice patties stacked on a white plate, crisp edges visible, sour cream and parsley alongside
vegetables preserves

Spinach Steak

Pan-fried spinach and rice patties bound with egg and butter — a meatless Central European staple, crisp at the edges and tender inside.

Total time: 35 min
Servings: 6–8 patties
Golden-brown breadcrumb-topped stuffed mushrooms in a rustic oven dish, garnished with parsley
vegetables preserves

Stuffed Mushrooms

Large mushroom caps stuffed with a wine, tomato and garlic filling made from the stems and skins, gratinated with breadcrumbs.

Total time: 60 min
Servings: 4-5