Vegan Armenian Recipes | Full Cooking Class Demonstration | Lena Tashjian

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Ricotta is lower in fat and calories while maintaining creaminess.

fresh herbs

🥗Healthier: dried herbs

💰Cheaper: frozen herbs

Dried or frozen herbs are often more cost-effective and have a longer shelf life.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats while vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

spinach

🥗Healthier: arugula

💰Cheaper: collard greens

Arugula offers a peppery flavor, while collard greens are often less expensive.

Chop half a small onion roughly and add it to a bowl.

Add 1.5 cups of pitted green olives to the bowl, roughly chopped or whole.

Add 0.5 cup of crushed walnuts to the bowl, roughly chopped.

Chop 2 tablespoons of parsley and add it to the bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste to the bowl.

Drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil into the bowl.

Stir the ingredients together.

Cooking Techniques

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Dietary

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