Passover Recipes
Passover is a Jewish holiday that celebrates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in Egypt. It is celebrated with a special meal called the Seder, which includes a variety of symbolic foods and dishes. Passover recipes are the traditional dishes that are prepared and eaten during the Passover holiday.
As we approach the joyous festival of Passover, I am excited to share with you some of my favorite Passover recipes from my blog. Passover is a time to celebrate freedom and togetherness, and what better way to do so than with delicious food that brings everyone around the table.
On my blog, you will find a variety of Passover recipes to suit every taste and preference. From traditional dishes to modern twists, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Whether you are hosting a Seder or simply looking for some new recipes to try, I have you covered.
Here are a few highlights from my Passover collection:
- Matzo Ball Soup: A classic dish that is comforting and perfect for starting your Seder meal.
- Brisket with Red Wine: Tender, flavorful brisket cooked to perfection with a rich red wine sauce. Try my slow-cooked Brisket.
- Gefilte Fish: A traditional dish made from ground fish, onions, and spices, simmered in a flavorful broth.
- Charoset: A sweet mixture of apples, nuts, and wine, symbolizing the mortar used by the Israelites when they were slaves in Egypt.
- Flourless Chocolate Cake: A decadent dessert that is rich and chocolatey, perfect for ending your Passover meal on a sweet note.
Charoset – Walnut Apple Spread
This apple walnut spread is a delightful twist on traditional charoset, blending the sweetness of apples with the crunch of walnuts. It’s perfect for spreading on matzo or serving as a dip, adding a burst of flavor to your Passover…
Passover recipes
I invite you to explore the full collection and discover new favorites to share with your loved ones.
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Matzo Ball Soup
Matzo ball soup is a traditional Jewish dish for the Passover holiday. It is light and airy matzo meal balls served in a clear chicken broth with veggies. Here's a simple and easy recipe to make this dish.
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Gefilte Fish with Beet Horseradish
The gefilte fish is a traditional Jewish recipe made during festive times like Passover and Rosh Hashanah. In fact, it is a must-have dish on the seder table. Traditionally made with carp or pike fish, boiled eggs, matzo meal, then shaped into fish cakes that are simmered in fish broth.
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Main course recipes
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Beef Brisket in Red Wine Gravy
Beef brisket can be a challenging cut of meat to cook, but with the right approach, it can be absolutely delicious. Choose the right cut of meat, prepare it properly, and use the right cooking techniques. Whether you prefer braised beef brisket or brisket in red wine, you'll find recipes and techniques in this ultimate guide that will help you make a perfect dish every time.
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4
Whole Roast Chicken in the Oven
Here's how to make whole roast chicken in the oven perfectly every single time. This chicken is juicy on the inside with a crisp golden skin on the outside that looks perfect on the center of any festive dinner. The best part is it's using simple and easy-to-find ingredients. Leftovers are perfect for sandwiches and wraps.
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Cast-Iron Roast Chicken
This cast-iron roast chicken is marinated with garlic butter and cooked on high until golden on the outside while still tender and juicy on the inside. Perfect when you want a simple fuss-free dinner. Serve it with mashed potatoes or roast potatoes along with a side of veggies. Leftovers make delicious sandwiches and wraps.
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Roast Leg of Lamb – Garlic Butter Marinade
This is how to roast a leg of lamb perfectly every single time. With a simple garlic butter marinade, this meat is tender, juicy, and cooked to perfection. Serve with a side and bread for a complete meal. Leftovers are great for sandwiches and wraps.
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Leg of Lamb (garlic herb marinade)
This leg of lamb is simple, easy, and uses my fool-proof method of roasting. If you are new to cooking meat, this is the recipe you can make to impress family and friends.
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Moroccan Roast Leg of Lamb
This roast leg of lamb is marinated with Morrocan spice ras el hanout and is slow-roasted in the oven for almost 4 hours until fork tender. We use both dry rub and a wet marinade to pack as much flavor into the meat as possible.
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9
Boneless Leg of Lamb
This roasted boneless leg of lamb needs only 15 minutes for the marinade and less than 2 hours of roasting. Perfect for the whole family to celebrate festive dinners. Serve over mashed potatoes with or without gravy.
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10
Braised Lamb Shanks in the Oven
These braised lamb shanks are slow-cooked in the oven with red wine gravy. A delicious and simple recipe that needs only 20 minutes to prep and 2 hours to cook. Served over mashed potatoes and sides for a complete meal.
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Beef Chuck Roast
This beef chuck roast is tender, juicy, and delicious. It's cooked in the oven using a marinade made with garlic and cayenne. And, served with a gravy made with pan drippings. A simple and easy recipe perfect main dish for entertaining guests.
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Standing Prime Rib Roast
This prime rib roast or standing rib roast is seasoned with a dry spice rib marinade. Then, cooked to a perfect medium-rare, and served with pomegranate gravy. The perfect roast to serve on special occasions
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Roast Lamb Shoulder in Red Wine
This roast lamb shoulder is marinated with garlic, ginger, and fresh herbs. It's roasted alongside veggies and then served with a rich red wine gravy. Perfect for the weekend or festive dinner with family and friends.
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Maple Roast Chicken with Fruits and Veggies
This roast chicken is flavored with maple syrup and balsamic vinegar. Accompanied by baby potatoes and grapes, which add a wonderful fruity flavor to the final gravy. Also, the leftover chicken, if any, makes the most delicious sandwiches and wraps.
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Salads and side dish recipes
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Easy Celery Salad Recipe
Celery contains vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, with few calories. A crunchy, slightly sweet celery salad is a great addition to any meal! Find out how to make a simple and tasty salad here.
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Easy Cabbage Salad
This cabbage salad makes a nice accompaniment to a variety of main dishes. It's got a tangy taste and is loaded with fiber, making it a healthy addition to your diet
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Fresh Carrot Salad
Most carrot salads use only carrots and are served as a side dish. This fresh carrot salad is even more flavorful with the addition of raisins, cranberries, nuts, and a honey-lemon vinaigrette that keeps it refreshing, light, and delicious.
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Roast Potatoes(Rosemary and Lemon)
These roast potatoes are a perfect side dish to serve alongside any dinner, be it festive or weekday meal. Flavored with rosemary and lemon these baby potatoes are especially moist and tender in just 45 minutes.
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Roasted Sweet Potatoes
These roasted sweet potatoes have crisp caramelized edges with soft insides. The recipe is simple and easy to make in less than 30 minutes. Perfect to serve as a side dish with main courses or in burritos and wraps.
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20
Crispy Garlic Roasted Potatoes
Elevate your side dish game with these Crispy Parmesan Garlic Roasted Potatoes! Perfectly parboiled and seasoned with a mouthwatering blend of parmesan, garlic, and paprika, then roasted to golden perfection. These potatoes are tender on the inside and irresistibly crispy on the outside. Easy to make and bursting with flavor, they’re a crowd-pleaser at any meal.
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Sautéed Sesame Green Beans
This green bean dish uses fresh green beans, sesame seeds, and garlic. Sesame Green Beans are served warm and can be an entree or a side dish. This recipe is also gluten-free and dairy-free.
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Sautéed Asparagus with Cranberry and Nuts
This sautéed asparagus recipe is the perfect side dish with almost any main course, such as leg of lamb, roast chicken, or roast beef. With crunchy nuts and tart cranberries, it takes less than 15 minutes to make.
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23
Baked Sweet Potato Slices
Sweet potatoes are one of the most versatile vegetables around. They pair well with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. These baked sweet potato slices are simple to make and impressive to serve.
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Baked Sliced Hasselback Potatoes
Baked Hasselback potatoes have thin, crispy edges and soft, creamy centers. They take some time and finesse to make, but the results are well worth it! The perfect side to impress guests on special occasions.
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Hasselback Potatoes
Baked Hasselback potatoes have thin, crispy edges and soft, creamy centers. They take some time and finesse to make, but the results are well worth it! The perfect side to impress guests on special occasions.
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Stovetop Melting Potatoes
This is the best recipe for melting potatoes in less than 20 minutes. Made on the stovetop, these are soft as a mashed potato on the inside but crisp and crunchy as baked potatoes on the outside. A great side dish with any main course.
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Sautéed Broccoli Recipe
This easy sautéed broccoli is both delicious and nutritious, making it the perfect way to get your vegetables in for the day. It needs just five ingredients and 10 minutes to make. Serve it as a side with any main course, be it pasta, rice, chicken, or meat.
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Sautéed Mushrooms – Garlic Butter Mushrooms
This garlic and butter sauté recipe is a quick and flavorful way to serve mushrooms. These sautéed mushrooms make a great side dish with any main course or topping for a steak. Learn how to make this simple sauté with this step-by-step and video recipe.
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Dessert recipes
Passover is a Jewish holiday that has specific dietary restrictions, including avoiding leavened bread and grains. As a result, traditional Passover desserts do not contain wheat, barley, oats, spelt, or rye. Here are a few examples of Passover desserts:
These are just a few examples of the many delicious Passover desserts that are enjoyed during the holiday.
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Pecan Chocolate Cake (Flourless)
This flourless chocolate cake with ground pecans is the perfect Passover dessert, satisfying both chocolate cravings and dietary restrictions. Rich and moist, it's a decadent treat that everyone will love, whether they're observing Passover or simply looking for a delicious dessert. With its deep chocolate flavor and nutty undertones, this cake is sure to become a new Passover tradition for your family.
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Flourless Chocolate Cake
This flourless chocolate cake is the perfect dessert for any occasion. Dense, creamy dark chocolate goodness, almost like a chocolate custard that melts in the mouth. Naturally gluten-free this is an absolute treat.
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Best Pavlova Recipe
Crisp outside with a soft marshmallow-like inside is what makes the pavlova so unique. Topped with whipped cream and fresh fruits this naturally gluten-free dessert uses my no-fail recipe and method.
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Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Mousse is a dessert with a smooth, airy texture and a light, creamy taste. Most mousse recipes are too labor-intensive to make at home, but not this chocolate mousse recipe! Made with cooked eggs, heavy cream, and good quality chocolate. Check it out!!
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Best Strawberry Mousse
This strawberry mousse recipe is the perfect way to celebrate strawberries. Made with fresh or frozen strawberries, whipped cream, and gelatin (or agar-agar) this takes less than 30 minutes to make.
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Bailey’s Chocolate Mousse
Give your classic chocolate mousse a lift with this Bailey's chocolate mousse. Made with homemade Bailey's Irish cream, cooked eggs, and real chocolate this one is rich, creamy, and easy to make.
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Blackberry Panna Cotta
Summer brings an abundance of wonderful berries, so why not make a classic berry dessert with this blackberry panna cotta? A simple and easy recipe with five ingredients that takes just 10 minutes to prepare. It's a perfect make-ahead dessert, especially when you want to entertain guests.
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Strawberry Panna Cotta
Give your classic Italian dessert a strawberry treat with this elegant strawberry panna cotta. Surprisingly easy to make with just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes to prepare. Perfect make-ahead dessert for entertaining guests or date nights.
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Bavarian Cream Recipe
A classic French dessert that is delicious as it looks. A vanilla Bavarian Cream also called Creme Bavaria or Creme Bavarois is a custard-based dessert made with vanilla pastry cream as a base. Infused with vanilla or liquor then lightened with fresh whipped cream. A simple, easy, yet very impressive dessert that's perfect at any time of the year.
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Classic Creme Brûlée Recipe
This rich and decadent dessert looks impressive, but with only 6 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time, it is surprisingly simple. Give this classic creme brûlée recipe a try, incorporating our secret ingredient your friends and family will be begging for the recipe.
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Creme Caramel – Flan
Creme caramel is a baked custard with a layer of clear caramel. Rich, creamy, with a velvety smooth texture; this is sheer luxury. Often, perceived as a difficult dessert to make, this is actually surprisingly easy with my video tutorial.
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Snack recipes
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Strawberry Macarons – French
French macarons are delicate cookies that are often difficult to master. But, not with this recipe. These strawberry macarons are filled with strawberry jam and Swiss meringue buttercream. With my tips and troubleshooting, you got this!
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Lemon Macarons
These lemon macarons are filled with zesty lemon curd and smooth buttercream for the perfect balance of citrus and sweetness. Bakery-style texture, step-by-step tips, and troubleshooting included!
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Rice Flour Sugar Cookies (naturally gluten-free)
These rice flour sugar cookies are also gluten-free sugar cookies because rice flour is naturally gluten-free. Also, the recipe has no eggs, so the color of these cookies is white. As kids, we called them 'snow white cookies'. Just like sugar cookies, these rice flour sugar cookies are crisp and crumbly. They hold their shape well and can be used to make beautifully frosted cookies.
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More Passover recipes
- Matzo brei: This is a dish made with scrambled eggs and crumbled matzo, often served for breakfast during Passover.
- Tzimmes: This is a sweet stew made with carrots, sweet potatoes, and dried fruits.
- Kugel: This is a baked dish made with noodles or potatoes, eggs, and cheese or other ingredients.
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You have all the recipes to create the perfect Passover menu that everyone in attendance will love. Thank you!
SO many great Passover recipes here. Thank you! I look forward to trying the matzo ball soup – a classic.
It’s wonderful to see people preserving and passing down recipes that have been enjoyed by generations. I can wait to try Beef roast and carrots
These all look so good I want to try them all! First up will have to be the Blackberry Panna Cotta — panna cotta is one of my favorite desserts and I’ve never tried a blackberry version before!
thanks for sharing these delicious looking passover recipes. I’m all set for easter holiday!
What a great roundup! I am so excited to make some of these recipes, thank you so much for sharing 🙂
I made Apple Crumble Bars for October challenge. Apple cinnamon cake is something that I have already made before so wanted to do something different this time. Apple crumble bars were quite easy and innovative to make. It took less of time and preparation was quite easy. Thank you Veena for the amazing recipe. This desert was completely unique as compared to usual cakes or pastries.
You are very welcome Riddhi, I am happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe
I am so grateful for the Monthly Challenges and this month, having received apples from a friend who went apple picking, was a real treat. I chose the Cinnamon Apple Cake for this Challenge and I’m so glad I did. The recipe was easy to follow, The ingredients are simple that I think it is probable that everyone has them on hand and the results were beyond amazing considering the recipes simplicity. Veena, your recipes never disappoint. Thank you for continuing to enhance my baking skills.
You are very welcome Maria. I am happy you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks for the lovely feedback.
In September I happened to make the Cinnamon Apple cake, and we were in love with the moistness and flavor. To lower the calories I chose to omit the topping, but I know it is important to the final “finish”. When October rolled around, your challenge incldued that same recipe, so I tried a different one: the Moist Apple Pie Cake with Crumble Topping. I made a half-recipe for my two-person household. Instead of full fat cream cheese I used a Greek yogurt/cream cheese blend. I also mure to include the crumble topping. It turned out well in terms of ingredients and proportion, however it was not as moist as I expected, and there did not seem to be enough apples. I used a combination of gala and Granny Smith. So I have to say we enjoyed the Cinnamon Apple cake somewhat more.
Thank you Shelly, Happy you enjoyed the recipe. You can add one more apple to the recipe but I find that apple was just enough in the cake with the crumble topping.
Thank you so much dear chef veena for selecting me as a chef inner for September baking challenge…I am so excited and hope to participate in all upcoming challenges…
It took me this long to decide which recipe I was going to bake for the October challenge.??All 3 recipes had my taste buds in total chaos ???But I made the cinnamon apple cake…. I must commend you on the recipe and instructions. The cake slices was delicate with a good balance of spices. I added walnuts because I like the combination of apples with walnuts. I tried many apple cake recipes before but this one is a definite keepsake. I think I might just give the other 2 recipes a try… Just for the love of baking ??
Thank you, Lucy. Happy you enjoyed this recipe. Look forward to seeing your pictures
Thos round-up recipe blog post is a great resource for anyone who is looking for delicious and creative recipes to prepare during Passover!
I’m Much happy to take part in ur October baking challenge.its a great opportunity for us like home bakers to show case our inner talents over platform. I have tried many of ur recipes…all came out well…
This time I made *Cinnamon Apple Cake* recipe of urs was so delicious as it turned out so soft , moist and yummy..Sugar is good balanced. And the combination of apple and cinnamon made a great taste. once again thank you so much for sharing us the great recipes …
Thank you, Nazmiya. Happy you enjoyed it very much. Thank you for the feedback