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Vegetable Paste

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

1
Cut lengthwise the peeled pickled cucumbers then squeeze them to get rid of excessive pickle. Slice the cucumbers lengthwise.
2
Chop and brown the onion, and then add the pickled cucumbers; braise them for 2-5 mins over medium heat.
3
Boil the potatoes in salted water, then peel them and finely shred.
4
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.
5
Put the vegetable paste into the plate, and dress with chopped green onion.

 

 

 

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