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I try to eat a vegan diet when I can for lent. Granted, I am not perfect at it, but I like to try. I am getting since Lent is soon! Here's a list of dishes I like to eat. I would love advice if you can give it for other dishes:
  • Salads of all kinds, and if I want to be really strict, to use lemon or vinegar and no oil
  • Anything involving lentils - like Lentil soup, lentil salad, etc
  • Dishes involving other legumes, like fava beans, split peas, gigantes, etc - I make gigantes place, yellow split pea soup, fasolada, etc)
  • Any other vegetable dishes, such as vegan stuffed grape leaves or stuffed cabbage
 
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dpappas87 said:
I try to eat a vegan diet when I can for lent. Granted, I am not perfect at it, but I like to try. I am getting since Lent is soon! Here's a list of dishes I like to eat. I would love advice if you can give it for other dishes:
  • Salads of all kinds, and if I want to be really strict, to use lemon or vinegar and no oil
  • Anything involving lentils - like Lentil soup, lentil salad, etc
  • Dishes involving other legumes, like fava beans, split peas, gigantes, etc - I make gigantes place, yellow split pea soup, fasolada, etc)
  • Any other vegetable dishes, such as vegan stuffed grape leaves or stuffed cabbage
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Have a look at this link. There’s quite a few vegan posts on the site as well.
www.worldwidegreeks.com

Favorite Vegan Greek Foods for Lent?

Lent is around the corner and this year, I thought I would go all in and stick with Vegan foods during lent. I thought I would gather ideas from you guys, and I will share a few of my own. - My family used to make a yellow split pea soup that was very simple. I will track down how to make it...
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dpappas87 said:
I try to eat a vegan diet when I can for lent. Granted, I am not perfect at it, but I like to try. I am getting since Lent is soon! Here's a list of dishes I like to eat. I would love advice if you can give it for other dishes:
  • Salads of all kinds, and if I want to be really strict, to use lemon or vinegar and no oil
  • Anything involving lentils - like Lentil soup, lentil salad, etc
  • Dishes involving other legumes, like fava beans, split peas, gigantes, etc - I make gigantes place, yellow split pea soup, fasolada, etc)
  • Any other vegetable dishes, such as vegan stuffed grape leaves or stuffed cabbage
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Totally. My favorite vegan foods are Santorini fava dip (kind of like hummus but no tahini and lots of freshly chopped herbs), gigantes, and vegan Greek soups of all kinds.
 
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k_tsoukalas said:
Totally. My favorite vegan foods are Santorini fava dip (kind of like hummus but no tahini and lots of freshly chopped herbs), gigantes, and vegan Greek soups of all kinds.
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I forgot to mention, I have this cookbook which is really helpful. I did‘nt pay anywhere near the prices currently on Amazon, etc, but I’m sure a reasonably priced one can be found.
 

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