There are some recipes which might be virtually synonymous with Passover: The aforementioned kugel is one, as is matzo ball soup, carrot-and-date-based tzimmes, and apple-walnut charoset. There are additionally some conventional Passover seder plate components we’re highlighting right here, like horseradish (maror), hard-boiled eggs (beitzah), or beets (zeroah, in lieu of a shank bone). In the event you’ve received further of those components and don’t need them to go to waste, attempt our egg salad, our horseradish mashed potatoes, or our beet borsht.

We’ve additionally included plenty of salads, from lighter greens-based ones like our mandarin orange salad or our roasted beet & goat cheese salad, to hearty ones like our Niçoise salad or our roasted chickpea & avocado salad.

Talking of chickpeas, they (and different legumes) fall beneath the class of kitniyot, a historically prevented ingredient all through the historical past of Passover celebrations. Many trendy households have begun reintroducing them into their kosher for Passover diets—if that’s not you, we’ll assume you’ll concentrate on the rules you abide by and can sub in or out of those recipes as wanted. For everybody else, we hope these recipes will assist broaden your perspective and encourage you to attempt one thing new. We expect the most effective half about appreciating a tradition you’re not part of is the chance to attempt one thing new whereas additionally having the flexibleness to (respectfully!) not be excellent about it.

Need much more Passover concepts? Take a look at our greatest recipes for Passover dinner and our favourite Passover desserts too (our matzo icebox cake is a stunner).