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Vegetables & Sides

45 recipes in this category

Vegetable dishes and side plates — traditional preparations that let seasonal produce shine.

A white ceramic serving dish filled with green beans, kohlrabi sticks, potato rounds, and green peas coated in a creamy pale béchamel sauce.

Various Vegetables in Béchamel Sauce

Four garden vegetables — green beans, kohlrabi, potatoes, and peas — boiled, sautéed in butter, and finished in a rich egg-yolk béchamel.

70 min

4-6

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Vegetable Dumplings

Hearty Central European dumplings of seasonal vegetables and stale bread rolls, boiled and finished with toasted breadcrumb butter and grated cheese.

75 min

4-6

A rustic cast iron pan of golden-baked wax beans in a pale custard, fresh parsley scattered on top, on a dark oak table.

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Wax Beans Baked with Eggs

Tender yellow wax beans braised with onion and sweet paprika, finished under a golden milk-and-egg custard — a comforting Central European oven dish.

85 min

4-6

Three firm tomatoes stuffed with creamy celeriac and mayonnaise filling, arranged on a dark ceramic plate on an oak table.

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Tomatoes Stuffed with Celeriac and Mayonnaise

Firm tomatoes hollowed and filled with boiled celeriac bound in mayonnaise — a cool, elegant appetizer from the early 20th century table.

60 min

Creamy mushroom sauce with sour cream in a small white saucepan, garnished with fresh parsley, on a linen cloth

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Mushroom Sauce with White Wine

A silky Central European mushroom sauce with white wine, zapraška roux, and sour cream — works equally well with fresh or dried mushrooms.

40 min

Small ceramic bowl of pale golden piquant sauce with visible capers and parsley, beside a plate of sliced cold roast beef on a linen cloth

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Piquant Sauce for Pickles, Cold Meats and Boiled Fish

A sharp, emulsified cold sauce of mustard, white wine, capers, gherkin, and olive oil — a bold accompaniment to boiled fish, cold roasts, and aspic.

15 min

6–8

Baked asparagus in a white ceramic dish, golden puffed meringue topping lightly browned, served at the table

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Asparagus Venetian Style

Fresh asparagus baked under a rich egg yolk cream sauce and a golden meringue-cheese topping. An elegant Central European appetizer.

70 min

A domed steamed cauliflower pudding turned out onto a round white plate, surrounded by sautéed mushrooms with parsley

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Steamed Cauliflower Pudding with Mushrooms

A light, airy steamed pudding of cauliflower and beaten eggs, filled with sautéed mushrooms and garnished with the rest. An elegant Central European appetizer.

115 min

Rolled egg and roasted pepper appetizers arranged on a white oval plate, golden edges, served hot

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Roasted Pepper and Egg Roll

Thin egg omelets filled with smoky fried roasted peppers, rolled and served hot as an appetizer. A simple Central European classic with few ingredients.

55 min

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