Here you go, a full Rosh Hashanah Menu from soup to nuts (well nuts are optional) all planned and ready to go, no thinking involved. This menu is easy to pull together for even the novice cook and holiday host and includes many recipes that can be made ahead and frozen or stored until the big night comes along.
We also don’t feel guilty taking a few shortcuts from our neighborhood supermarket, bakery, etc. Kosher challah -check, kosher wine – check, kosher pareve desserts – check. Go ahead and let your local stores be your assistant chef as you prepare to have a sweet and more relaxed year.
We never know if it will be hot or cold in mid September, that is why I chose a soup that follows suit. This carrot ginger soup can be served hot or cold and it just so happens to go well with your extra apples and honey too.
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Italian Fish with Raisins and Pine Nuts
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It is customary to serve a whole fish head on Rosh Hashanah to symbolize that we should be at the head this year, we should be great leaders, but I don’t love the idea of a huge head on my table, so try serving small fish, like Mullet or Sardines if you can get them.
Feel free to leave out the pine nuts if your custom is to avoid nuts on Rosh Hashanah.
Shredded Lamb with Tomato and Basil Over Rice
This lamb dish can be made in a slow cooker and reheats really well too, it would normally be a one pot meal, but for Rosh Hashanah it is one of the pots. Feel free to use beef or chicken in this recipe.
Apple Stuffed Roast Chicken with New Potatoes
This chicken is just asking to be made for Rosh Hashanah and is gorgeous enough to be your centerpiece.
Spicy Sauteed Leeks and Spinach
Complete the feast with a bit of green that just so happen to be simanim.
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Israeli Fruit Salad with Pomegranate
For dessert pick up the traditional foods at Winn-Dixie and just make a gorgeous and flavorful fruit salad.
I like brisket on Rosh Hashanah but I am totally open to the Apple Stuffed Roast Chicken with New Potatoes
Growing up my mother always made a variation of this Duck Sauce Roasted / BBQ Chicken ( http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipes/duck-sauce-chicken/ ) for our Rosh HaShana dinner as well as a brisket. She saved a lot of duck sauce packets from out chinese takeout meals for this recipe claiming that duck sauce was more authentic. Eventually, she made this chicken so often (and we liked the sauce on it so much) that she bought a HUGE glass bottle of duck sauce every few months. She likes to make the dish on the BBQ when she can but if its really cold or rainy, it goes in the oven and its just as good. (To be honest, we loved that sauce so much that she started putting it on steak….so good).
I love the http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipes/tahini-pomegranate-caramel-thumbprint-cookies/
Ashley C
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Oh, yay!! I know that one is a little out there for many people, but it is really good, I promise!!
I love the idea of the Italian fish and the spinach
I want to add more veggie options, and I think this Butternut Squash Kugel sounds perfect: http://www.joyofkosher.com/recipes/butternut-squash-souffl/
I love all the additions of fruits to everything. I especially love the fresh pomegranates…