Does your Passover Seder Menu Need a Few New Ideas?
There’s 2 weeks left until the first night of Passover. Is your house upside down yet, like mine?
I love this holiday. Although I dread the whole kitchen transformation and clean up, I truly enjoy sharing our Seder table with friends and family. Why is there always so much food!!
There’s plenty to do, even if you aren’t making a Seder (or 2!). I’ve been obsessing over my Passover lists for a few weeks now, revising my menus, looking at adding new dishes, redoing my shopping lists and hearing comments from my family like “What do you mean you’re not making turkey this year? What about the stuffing??” Everyone has their favorite foods and while my daughter Tamara doesn’t eat turkey, she does love my stuffing – she even has it for breakfast! Let it be known that I did buy a turkey and put it back on my menu.
Among the traditional ‘chicken soup/ matzo balls/ pickled salmon/ gefilte fish/ brisket/ tongue/ turkey/ stuffing/ chicken/ meatballs’ that you will find on my Seder table, I always have an assortment of many healthy side dishes for my guests to choose from. Everyone expects it as part of the tradition now too:)
Looking for Some New Ideas?
I make two Seders and most of these side dishes will be served for both nights:
- 2 Quinoa Salads (one with fruit and one with veggies)
- a Hearts of Palm Salad with tomatoes and avocado
- a Fattoush Salad (with matzoh in place of the pita)
- Grilled Veggies and a huge salad (my sister in laws bring this!)
- Sweet and Regular Potatoes sliced in rounds and baked with a hint of honey, olive oil and fresh rosemary
- a Beet Salad with spiced walnuts
- a Cauliflower Leek Kugel with Almond Herbed Crust
- Roasted Eggplant
You notice I didn’t talk about desserts – that’s for the next blog post!
What sides dishes are you making? As always, I’d love to hear from you!
Please share your ideas and inspiration in the comments below:)
How do I get your recipes for your leek and cauliflower kugel and quinoa salads?
Hi Abby,
I usually post recipes on Monday’s, but since I’m getting so many requests for ones for Passover, I’m going to post several this week. Tomorrow will be a fabulous Apple Cake one!
In the meantime, I will email you the two recipes!
Enjoy and please email me back if you have any questions:)
Thanks!!
Shari
Hi Shari,
I am new to your blog, and am interested in some of these Passover recipes. How do we find them? Do you send them individually to people? If so, I would love the beet salad and walnuts, potato rounds, and the the two salads. My kitchen is almost all turned over as I have to travel next week… I am trying to get my shopping list organized this week. Thanks for any help.
Hi Nanette,
Thanks for your coming to my blog!!
Good for you that your kitchen is done – my house is topsy turvy lol. It will be my pleasure to send you some recipes so you can get those shopping lists started.
Enjoy!!!
Hi Shari!
I am new to the blog. I shared your post but didn’t realize you couldn’t access the recipes. Would you be willing to send them to me? Thanks!
Hi Estelle,
Thanks for coming to my blog and sharing it! I have many recipes on my Facebook page ‘Shari Creates’ and will be posting Passover recipes all week!
It will be my pleasure to send you some via email as well:)
Enjoy!!
Shari
Thank you for the apple cake recipe. It looks delicious. Could you please email the vegetable recipes to me? I’d love to use the beet salad, the cauli kugel, and the eggplant. Thanks!!
Hi Helen,
My pleasure!!! Please let me know how your dishes come out.
Enjoy:)
Shari
Shari,
Can you send me the beet salad recipe also via email.
Thanks,
Nanette
Of course:)
Hi Shari,
Your menu sounds great. I wonder if you could send me the recipes or if there is a different way to access them. It all looks great and I make 2 seders and dinners every night so I would love to get some new ideas.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Sharon,
It would be my pleasure! I’m going to be posting some during the week on my website and my Facebook page. In the meantime, it would be my pleasure to send you some!
Thanks for your comments!
Shari
Can you suggest some starters for a milk Seder.
Hi Anne,
It would be my pleasure!
There are quite a few different options:
– pickled salmon
– beet and goat cheese salad
– fattoush salad
– quinoa salads
– little skewers of cheese and cherry tomatoes with olive oil and fresh basil
– avocado, endive and tomato salad
– pureed sweet potato or carrot soup
– spinach and feta matzo lasagna
Any of these ideas sparking an interest? Some can be used as a main meal too. I’m getting hungry listing them lol
Are your guests vegetarians? Dietary restrictions?
I hope this helps, please email me and I’ll be more than happy to share some recipes.
Shari:)
Can’t wait for you to post the leek and cauliflower kugel recipe
Hi Melissa!
It will posted tomorrow morning!
Any other requests?
Shari:)
Hi, would love the quinoa recipes and the fattoush and eggplant! Thanks so much x
Hi Suzanne!
A week away!!! I’m thrilled that I gave you some fresh ideas for your Seder menu!
I’ll send them out in an email:)
have a great day!
Shari:)
Some great new ideas for my seder. Can you please email me the recipes for the quinoa and fattoush salads.
Hi Michele!
It would be my pleasure!
Have a great day:)
Shari
xo
I enjoyed to read your ideas.Can you please post on facebook or e-mail me the following recipes 1.beet salad 2.heart and palm salad 3.grilled veg 4.a good stuffing recipe thank you very much
Hi Shoshana,
I’m glad that I could give you some new ideas! I’m always on the search for new recipes that are healthier and delicious!
It will be my pleasure to email you some recipes!
Thanks for the comments!
Shari
xo
Hi! I’m new to your blog! Could you please send me the potato recipe and the beet salad recipe. I’m going to try the cauliflower leek dish for my Seder. I, too, have the same issue. Everyone likes their same traditional dishes but I like to change it with the sides!
Hi Susan!
I have to laugh because when one of my son’s read my post for the cauliflower leek dish, he texted me and said – “Change the soup, and I will not be attending” lol
It will be my pleasure to send you the recipes!
Shari
xo
I’m a first time reader of your blog and would love you fattoush, quinoa x2 and beet salad recipes
Tx shari xx
Hi Carol!
Thanks so much for reading my blog!!!
Your recipes are on their way!!
Enjoy:)
Shari
xo
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Hello Shari,
New to your blog also. Would love the same recipes as Carol please — two quinoa recipes, fattoush and beet salad if possible – and you have the time!
Thank you so much,
Judy
Hi Judy!
Thanks and welcome to my website!
I’m sending you the recipes via email – enjoy!!!
Shari
xo
Hi Shari
I am new to your blog and writing to you from New Zealand.
I am interested in your quinoa salads, and the beet salad and wondered if you could email these to me.
Thanks very much
Lynn Porus
Hi Lynn,
Thanks and welcome to my blog!
I’ll be emailing you the recipes:)
Enjoy!!!
Shari
xo