Croatian Vegetarian Dishes

Soparnik, zeljanik, or uljenjak is a simple pie filled with vegetables. It is traditionally made in the Poljica region in Dalmatia with the simplest possible dough consisting of flour, salt, and water. The filling for this pie is made with chard a... READ MORE

Sataraš is a vegetable stew made with a combination of tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, and parsley. The ingredients are first fried, then seasoned with salt and pepper and gently stewed. It is recommended to use a wide pan while preparin... READ MORE

Blitva na lešo is one of the most popular Dalmatian side dishes. It is extremely simple to prepare – blanched swiss chard is combined with boiled potato cubes, salt, and olive oil. Finely chopped garlic is also commonly added to blitv... READ MORE

Granatir or grenadir marš is a simple meal consisting of pasta, onions, and potatoes. It is traditionally heavily seasoned with ground paprika. Due to the inexpensive ingredients and high content of carbohydrates, the dish is a re... READ MORE

This Croatian comfort food dish consists of chopped cabbage combined with onions, garlic, sugar, tomato purée, and selected flavorings such as parsley, chives, salt, pepper, and cumin. The dish is sometimes additionally thickened with corns... READ MORE

Ćoravi gulaš is a variety of goulash consisting of potatoes, onions, carrots, peas, and tomato juice. It is typically flavored with ground paprika, parsley, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and garlic. The stew can be thickened with flour, and it ... READ MORE

Zlevanka (also called bazlamača, zlevka, kukuruznjača, and a variety of other names) is a traditional peasant pie-like dish that is especially popular in the central and northern parts of Croatia. It consists of eggs, sugar, salt... READ MORE

Although Dalmatian cuisine is well known for its array of aromas and flavors, some of the most interesting dishes are a result of poverty. Such is the case with mišanca – wild, edible herbs which used to be gathered in order to surviv... READ MORE

Posna juha (lit. fasting soup) is a Croatian dish that is especially popular in the Sisak-Moslavina county. The soup is made with a combination of potatoes, carrots, leeks, oil, salt, and water – as the name suggests, the soup doesn’t ... READ MORE

Abšmalcane mahune is a Croatian dish prepared with green beans, garlic, butter, and breadcrumbs. The green beans are halved and boiled until tender, while butter is melted and combined with garlic and breadcrumbs in a separate pan. Before s... READ MORE

Juha od suhih gljiva is a Croatian soup made with a variety of dried mushrooms as its key ingredient. The soup is especially popular in the Virovitica area. It consists of dried mushrooms (oletus), butter, onions, water, flour, heavy cream, and pu... READ MORE

Bela maneštra is a traditional dish originating from the Kvarner area. This simple type of maneštra is made with a combination of potatoes, rice, oil, water, salt, pepper, and parsley. The potatoes are peeled, cut into cubes, and coo... READ MORE

Gljive u bijelom vinu is a traditional dish originating from Istria. The dish is usually made with a combination of mushrooms, oil, onions, white wine, lemon juice, parsley, salt, and pepper. The mushrooms are cleaned, cut into slices, and saut&ea... READ MORE

Saganlija is a traditional dish originating from Pakrac. This stew is usually made with a combination of beans (bolozan or prebranac is the best option), onions, garlic, pumpkin seed oil, bay leaves, salt, and black pepper. The beans are soaked ov... READ MORE

Artičoke u ulju is a traditional dish originating from Dalmatia. The dish is usually made with a combination of artichokes, vinegar, lemon juice, bay leaves, cloves, oregano, parsley, dry white wine, olive oil, and black pepper. The trimmed artich... READ MORE

Đurđevačka salata is a Croatian salad originating from the city of Đurđevac. It consists of beans, onions, cabbage, pumpkin seed oil, and vinegar. In order to prepare the salad, the beans should be soaked overnight, then cooked. The other ingredie... READ MORE

Čepurke na plevu is a simple Croatian dish originating from the area around Gacka. In order to prepare it, the stems are picked from the mushrooms (usually button mushrooms), and they are then placed on a stovetop. Each mushroom is seasoned with a... READ MORE

Kašnjaki is a traditional dish originating from the Podravina area. The dish is usually made with a combination of flour, salt, buckwheat, pumpkin seed oil, salt, and pumpkin seeds. The dough is made with a combination of flour, salt, and l... READ MORE

Blitva i kopriva na padelu is an old and traditional Croatian dish originating from the Kvarner region. It's made with a combination of chard, nettles, potatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil. The nettles, chard, and potatoes are cooked in b... READ MORE