Fasting 003: Metropolitan salad and Lay salad

Here is a couple of old but favorite recipes for those looking to add some lighter options on Thanksgiving (which happens to fall on the first day of the Nativity fast this year).

Metropolitan Salad

In the Russian Church, a metropolitan is addressed as “The Very Most Reverend,” which is probably supposed to mean “truly most reverend” (‘very’ from veritas), lest there be any doubt. My salad is very most simple, which is to say, it really is very simple.

Add chopped parsley and umeboshi vinegar to shredded cabbage, mix and enjoy. That’s it. This salad is not only very most simple, but also very most Lenten and very most tasty.

Metropolitan salad