27 of Our Favorite Passover Recipes to Serve at Your Seder (2024)

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What is the traditional seder meal for Passover? ›

The actual Seder meal is also quite variable. Traditions among Ashkenazi Jews generally include gefilte fish (poached fish dumplings), matzo ball soup, brisket or roast chicken, potato kugel (somewhat like a casserole) and tzimmes, a stew of carrots and prunes, sometimes including potatoes or sweet potatoes.

A brisket is classic, but we've included some other impressive roast meats, like chicken, rack of lamb, and salmon too. Side dishes—like our cranberry apple quinoa salad, our potato kugel, and chicken matzo ball soup—are also represented.

According to the Torah, we are supposed to eat matzo and abstain from eating wheat, barley, rye, spelt, and oats for the eight days of Passover. The category of foods called kitniyot (corn, rice, and beans) have also been off limits for many Ashkenazi families.

During Passover, Jews are forbidden to eat leavened foods, and instead eat matzo, an unleavened flatbread similar to the unleavened bread eaten during the flight from Egypt.

Potatoes are the answer to that yearly question, "what am I going to cook for Passover?" Instead of focusing on what you can't eat during Passover, enjoy what you can eat, like potatoes.

The menu may differ depending on family tradition, but some popular choices include brisket, roasted chicken, gefilte fish and potato kugel. For dessert, many opt for a flourless chocolate cake, macaroons made with coconut, or something made with matzo (like a Matzo Truffle Tart or Berry Matzo Crumble).

The ban has been in place since the 13th century, but it's always been controversial. In fairly recent history, it's been overturned. According to NPR, in December of 2015 an international group of conservative rabbis made the decision that it's acceptable to eat rice, beans, and corn during Passover.

Which means the seder can range from under 30 minutes (followed by a leisurely meal) to literally all night long. Traditionally, the seder has two parts: readings and rituals for before the meal is served, and readings and songs that follow the meal.

A traditional Passover Seder plate includes a shank bone, which symbolizes the sacrificial lamb that was offered in the temple in Jerusalem. While it's appropriate to serve lamb for Passover, interpretations of the rules for preparation vary.

I love serving asparagus at Passover. It's one of my favorite vegetables, and since I (more or less) only eat it seasonally, Passover tends to fall around the beginning of the season.

What is the difference between the Passover and the Seder? ›

Seder, literally translates to order in English. A ceremonial meal done on the first night of Passover. It is a retelling of the story of exodus in a text called hagada “telling”. Passover is the holiday itself.

“What meal do Jews prepare for The Holiday of Passover as the Seder and what are its requirements?” The biblical passover meal involves the commanment to eat Roasted Passover Lamb, Matzoh, and Bitter Herbs alongside an edible mixture to remind us of mortar.

The ban has been in place since the 13th century, but it's always been controversial. In fairly recent history, it's been overturned. According to NPR, in December of 2015 an international group of conservative rabbis made the decision that it's acceptable to eat rice, beans, and corn during Passover.

Matzoh Pizza is absolutely a favorite during Passover, but did you realize that you could add toppings? Around a couple of years ago, we started getting a little fancy with our Matzah Pizzas.

Are Good Friday and Passover the same? No. Passover celebrates the liberation of Israelites from slavery, while Good Friday is a Christian holiday remembering the crucifixion of Jesus, Boulouque said. It just so happens that this year, Passover begins on a Friday.