Vegetable Paste

Name: Vegetable Paste
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Ukrainian
Ingredients: Pickled cucumber 500 g; Carrot 300 g; Potatoes 300 g; Onions 150 g; Green onions 20 g; Vegetable oil 3 tbsp; Salt to taste; Ground black pepper to taste

Type: Appetizers

Servings: 4

Ready in: 30 min.

Calories: Low

Ukrainian cuisine is rich in vegetable dishes. The vegetable paste can be served as appetizer, spread over bread, as well as a vegetable side dish.

Ingredients

Pickled cucumber 500 g

Carrot 300 g

Potatoes 300 g

Onions 150 g

Green onions 20 g

Vegetable oil 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Ground black pepper to taste

Stages of cooking

Cut lengthwise the peeled pickled cucumbers then squeeze them to get rid of excessive pickle. Slice the cucumbers lengthwise.

Chop and brown the onion, and then add the pickled cucumbers; braise them for 2-5 mins over medium heat.

Boil the potatoes in salted water, then peel them and finely shred.

Grate or finely shred the carrot, fry them in the frying pan. Combine with remaining ingredients, add the salt, pepper, vegetable oil, and stir well.

Put the vegetable paste into the plate, and dress with chopped green onion.

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Vegetable Paste

Ingredients

Stages of cooking

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