Russian Vegetable Recipes

Baked Pumpkin Slice with Rice and Eggs | Blinchiki / Potato Cakes | Creamed Mushrooms Served on Pancakes / Blinchiki | Green Beans in Sour Cream Sauce | Holushki / Cabbage with Homemade Noodles | Odessa-style Mushrooms in Sour Cream | Vareniki - Vegetable Dumplings

Russians have a long history and tradition of growing their own produce.

For many Russians their country dacha, or bach, is where they escape from their urban highrises, get close to nature and grow their own summer vegetables and fruit, and collect wild mushrooms. May Day is the traditional Russian spring holiday when dacha owners spend the long weekend sowing seeds and tending to their fruit trees after the winter frosts have retreated.

Much of their produce is taken back to their city homes and stored for use over the winter. Bottling, pickling and marinating are common methods for preserving Russian produce including cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage and salty sweet pickled watermelon which is made in large barrels.