Great Lent (Nistisima) recipes
During the forty days of Great Lent, Orthodox Cypriots keep to nistisima food, with no meat, dairy or eggs. The cooking leans on pulses, greens, olives, tahini, pumpkin and bread. Most of these dishes are vegan and work all year.
90 recipes
Lenten Moussaka
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Vegan Chocolate Cake
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Lenten Siamali (Oil-Free)
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Kolokotes (Stuffed Pastries) with Pumpkin and Bulgur
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Octopus in Wine Sauce with Fava
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Lenten Duchess (Dukissa)
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Zambousies with Petinoi (Poppies)
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Lenten Ekmek Kadaifi with Clementines
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Yalantzi Dolmades (Meatless Stuffed Vine Leaves)
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Lagana Bread with Tahini and Ouzo
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Oven-Baked Giant Beans (Gigantes Plaki)
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Lenten Carrot and Pineapple Muffins
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Lenten Orange Pie (Portokalopita)
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Mushroom Soup with 5 Select Mushrooms
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![Fava Bean Purée "Married" with Caramelized Onions (Fava 'Pantremeni' me Karamellomena Kremmydia) - A Cypriot Classic Reimagined (Lathouri/Split Yellow Peas Style) [Note: Fava here refers to split yellow peas, not broad beans.] - recipe](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpbgjejdxhjimizpkzcnv.supabase.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Frecipe-images%2Frecipes%2Ffava-married-with-caramelized-onions-1772365484141.webp&w=1080&q=80)
Fava Bean Purée "Married" with Caramelized Onions (Fava 'Pantremeni' me Karamellomena Kremmydia) - A Cypriot Classic Reimagined (Lathouri/Split Yellow Peas Style) [Note: Fava here refers to split yellow peas, not broad beans.]
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Lenten Mandarin Cake
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Semolina Halva with Mastic and Almonds (Soumada Halva Recipe from Cyprus) - A Sweet Treat for Everyone to Enjoy! (Halvas me Soumada kai Amygdala - Cypriot Style!)
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Chickpea Curry
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Poureki with Wild Greens
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Hummus with the AENO GASTROLAB
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Taramosalata with the Aeno Gastrolab
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Tray-Baked Tahini Pie
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Cypriot Olive Pies
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Olive Pie with Orange
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