Balkan Lunch Box

Recipes

Bosanski

Kajsija Cheesecake (Čizkejk)

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Palačinke sa Špinatom i Sirom

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(Bolja od Pavlove) Španski Vjetar (Majdina Torta)

Brza kafanska teleća čorba sa krompirom na bosanski način. Jednostavna, ukusna, a ujedno zasićujuća. Vitaminska bomba!

Kafanska Teleća Čorba sa Krompirom

Veal pâté is a smooth, spread that works well as an appetizer or a side. Rich meat flavor is sweetened by being simmered in onions, and additionally softened by blending with mayonnaise and sour cream. It's not a surprise this decadent spread is everyone's favorite breakfast. 

Domaća Teleća Pašteta

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Tirit Pita sa Piletinom od Gotove Jufke (Kora)

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Appetizers & Preserves

Veal pâté is a smooth, spread that works well as an appetizer or a side. Rich meat flavor is sweetened by being simmered in onions, and additionally softened by blending with mayonnaise and sour cream. It's not a surprise this decadent spread is everyone's favorite breakfast. 

Balkan Veal Pâté

If you want to improve store ajvar (famous Balkan roasted eggplant and roasted red pepper spread) , or you want to make it the easy way, today we'll cover the quickest way to make ajvar without having to do it from scratch. I call it cheat ajvar. 

Cheat Ajvar

Sweet, tangy orange jam made from organic oranges. With only three ingredients, and completed under an hour, you won't find a sweeter way to start off your day. (And impress your entire family with your newfound jam prowess.)

Orange Jam (1-hour, 3-ingredients)

Easy way to make meza, Balkan appetizer platter.

Meza: Balkan Appetizer Plater

Pindjur: Balkan Tomato and Red Pepper Spread

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Ajvar: The Ultimate Guide to Balkan Roasted Red Pepper And Eggplant Spread

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Beverages

Fresh lemonade, mixed with white wine combine for a perfect afternoon drink.

White wine lemonade

Why buy mint tea when you can make your own from scratch?

Homemade Mint Tea

Mint Cordial

Elderflower Cordial

Smreka (kleka) je piće koje asocira na limunadu, pravljeno od bobičastog ploda istoimenog drveta. Savršeno da utoli žeđ tokom toplih proljetnih večeri.

Smreka: Fermented Juniper Berry Juice

Homemade Sour Cherry Liqueur

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Breads & Pastries

Golden bread sticks, painted with salt with just the right amount of crunch. You'll never try other bread sticks again. 

Slanci: Balkan Breadsticks

Pogacha, the traditional Balkan bread, is one of the most well known delicacies coming from the region. This, just-the-right-amount-of-tough, milk and yogurt, no-rise bread can be on your plate before you can watch a movie from start to finish.

Pogacha: Traditional Balkan Bread

Chocolate Nutella strudel: chocolate infused flour caressed into dough, let to rise, smeared with huge chunks of Nutella, toped with egg yolk glaze, then baked. Tastes like heaven!

Chocolate Nutella Strudel

Braided Sweet Bread

Soft and flavorful buckwheat mini breads further enriched with sunflower seeds. A simple way to get you into making your own dough.

Buckwheat Mini Breads With Sunflower Seeds

A quick guide for plum jam filled strudel pastry. Smooth, soft, warm, perfect with your favorite cup of tea.

Plum Jam Strudel

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Desserts

Apricot Cheesecake

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Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Perfect three ingredient crescents (margarine, eggs, and flour) filled with jam and baked. Classic combo for the win!

Jam Crescent Cookies

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Puffed Rice and Cornflake Bites

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(Better Than Pavlova) Meringue Cream Cake (aka Majda’s Cake)

Walnut overtones combined with chocolate dots, and buttery dough goodness really took me on a trip of tastes. Yum!

Watermelon Shaped Bites

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Main Courses

savory crepes, crepes filled with spinach and cheese | balkanlunchbox.com

Savory Crepes with Spinach and Cheese

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Bamija (bamia): meat and okra (soup) sauce recipe

Pressure Cooker Beef Cutlets cooked in beef stock with vegetables. Mega soft, juicy and ripe schnitzels (cutlets) that will impress your family AND guests alike. Ultra easy way to immediately upgrade your cooking CV.

Pressure Cooker Beef Cutlets & An Overview of Balkan Food

Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Pasta Sauce is EXACTLY what you need on a night like this! Our creamiest and dreamiest sauce yet, chockfull of veggies (frozen or fresh both work) infused with hard yellow cheese melted to perfection. Did we mention it's heavily accented with perfect chicken simmered on butter? This sauce is best over pasta, but we won't get mad if you use it for rice, polenta, mashed potatoes, etc. etc.

Creamy Chicken and Vegetable Pasta Sauce

Classic seafood risotto in white wine is the quickest way to upgrade your weeknight meal into a sophisticated dinner. Minimal effort. Outstanding taste. You in?

Classic Seafood Risotto in White Wine

Classic veal (under) shoulder roast with onion potatoes. What you get is succulent, falling-off-the-bone meat, as perfect pairing with potatoes that were first boiled then simmered over onion for a seamless soft+crunch combo.  

Veal Roast with Onion Potatoes

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Pies & Quiches

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Homemade Filo & Mixed Burek (Meat and Potato) Pie

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Chicken Pie

Ground beef phyllo pie. Ground beef (or veal) layered in phyllo sheets softened with butter, then baked until golden. Much pie. Not much fuss. 

Ground Beef Phyllo Pie

Eggplant and cheese pie: unconventional, savory, easy.

Eggplant and Cheese Pie

Zucchini Pie

Hash Brown Bacon Pie

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Salads & Fermented Veggies

An easy guide to fermenting vegetables for salads and meals. Includes: yellow bell pepper tomatoes, green tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, celery root, peppercorn.

Turšija: A Guide To Fermenting Salad Veggies

Apple and carrot salad

Apple and Carrot Salad

Healthy and tasty beet and carrot salad.

Beet and Carrot Salad

Chicken on a bed of shredded cabbage, mixed with summer favorites (corn, cucumbers and tomatoes), and topped with grated cheese and your favorite dressing.

Chicken and Veggie Salad

Tuna and Egg Salad

European Hake (Cod) And A Potato Salad

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Side Dishes

Flawlessly roasted, tender red bull's horn peppers in heavy cream-plus-cheese white sauce... This peppers sauce recipe is achieved by first roasting peppers (you can use bell peppers instead of Italian bull horn peppers) to a soft perfection, and then simmered in heavy cream, garlic and cheese. How perfect is this side dish?

Roasted Red Peppers in White Sauce

Macedonian baked beans (tavče gravče) are a classic side dish present for every holiday, and on many days in between. Large, flat beans are softened to the just-before-falling-apart level, and then baked with chunks of onion and in an abundant amount of sweet paprika.

Pan Baked Beans: Balkan (Macedonian) Baked Beans (Tavče Gravče)

Let's venture to the side not prepared often enough - velvety, baked Romano beans. Lush, wide and flat beans quartered and softened, then baked with heavy cream-plus-garlic topping.  Striking. 

Baked Romano Beans

Baked Sauerkraut for all our foodies who are specific in their tastes. If you're wondering what to do with your fermenting leftovers, this is it!

Nourishing Baked Sauerkraut

Sautéed spinach, a sophisticated way to eat more greens. This velvety side dish requires minimal preparation is ready in 25 minutes.

Quick Sautéed Spinach

Macedonian baked beans are a beloved classic. This quick and tasty version is enough to give you a taste of this simple, unique dish, and inspire you to explore.

Easy Baked Beans (Gravče na Tavče)

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Soups & Stews

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Lamb, Veal and Veggie Stew (Dagara)

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Dive Bar Veal Stew

Cream of Pumpkin and Potato Soup

As if straight out of a cookbook for Bosnian royalty, Bey's soup is a dish you'll have a hard time forgetting. Luckily this okra delicacy simmered in a chicken based broth, finished off with a roux and lemon juice is here for your consumption.

Bey’s Soup: Traditional Version

Garlic, potatoes and kale are all that's necessary to make this invigorating stew. What we have here is a vegetarian dish to keep you full and energized until the next day's breakfast.

3-Ingredient Savoy Cabbage Stew

Minestrone soup: thick, warm, comforting and overflowing with vegetables.

Minestrone

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Vegetarian

Apricot Cheesecake

savory crepes, crepes filled with spinach and cheese | balkanlunchbox.com

Savory Crepes with Spinach and Cheese

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Chocolate Hazelnut Cake

Perfect three ingredient crescents (margarine, eggs, and flour) filled with jam and baked. Classic combo for the win!

Jam Crescent Cookies

puffed rice, cornflakes, corn flake bites | balkanlunchbox.com

Puffed Rice and Cornflake Bites

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(Better Than Pavlova) Meringue Cream Cake (aka Majda’s Cake)

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Gluten-Free

Balkan bean stew with kielbasa: a perfect hearty stew for these unstable spring days. Quickest version yet. No roux. And no wait for the beans to soak. Just a quick boil and they're ready for cooking. Easily a GLUTEN-FREE option.

Bean Stew with Kielbasa

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Low-Carb

Balkan bean stew with kielbasa: a perfect hearty stew for these unstable spring days. Quickest version yet. No roux. And no wait for the beans to soak. Just a quick boil and they're ready for cooking. Easily a GLUTEN-FREE option.

Bean Stew with Kielbasa

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