In a world consumed by chaos, Hashem starts over and selects Noah as His agent for renewal. Rebuilding the world with a sacred vow never again to destroy Creation, Hashem seals His covenant with a rainbow—an everlasting tribute to a promise kept.
This week, we show our true colors with a vibrant, rainbow-inspired Shabbat menu. From layered salads to a showstopping multi-colored cake, every course brings bright, cheerful hues and fresh flavors to your table.
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Start your rainbow feast right at the blessing over the bread. Flecked with colorful sweet sprinkles baked right into the golden dough, this fun twist on your traditional braided loaf sets a joyful tone for the whole meal. Simply make your favorite dough or ours and mix in the sprinkles into the dough and sprinkle over top the egg wash before baking.
RAINBOW LAYERED VEGETABLE SALAD
Showcase the full spectrum of fresh produce! Layered with red tomatoes, orange carrots, yellow peppers, crisp greens, and purple cabbage, you can serve these in adorable individual mason jars or build one magnificent, layered masterpiece in a tall glass bowl.
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Ginger Curry Lettuce Wraps with Rainbow Coleslaw
Tender, savory chicken spiced with warm ginger and aromatic curry, nestled inside crisp lettuce cups and topped with a crunchy, multi-colored coleslaw. It’s light, vibrant, and bursting with flavor.
Fluffy basmati rice studded with ruby-red dried cranberries, bright green pistachios, and zesty orange rind. It adds a subtle, fragrant sweetness while keeping the color palette alive on your main plate.
If you feel you have enough color at this meal, go ahead and make some simple Asian Meatballs, but if you want to go all out try our Beef Larb, you have to try it to believe how good it is.
The ultimate pièce de résistance! This multi-layered, brilliantly colored cake takes a bit of love and effort, but the jaw-dropping reveal when you slice into it makes it worth every second.
Tamar’s Shortcut Note: Short on baking time? Try our fun Double Rainbow Cake using colorful candy decorations, assemble a layered Rainbow Fruit Salad, or serve bowls of Layered Colored Popcorn for a playful dessert.
Tamar’s RD Tip:
“Eating the rainbow” isn’t just a fun theme—it’s the best way to ensure a complete spectrum of nutrients! Different natural food colors represent distinct phytochemicals and antioxidants: red foods contain lycopene for heart health, orange foods offer beta-carotene for immunity, and purple produce delivers anthocyanins for brain function.
Wow. This totally made my night. Love hearing your modifications too so glad you enjoyed.
I actually did most of this menu for Parshat Noah (2015)! I was going to put the root vegetables in the slow cooker, and forgot. So I very much modified that recipe by putting in ONLY the already-cubed butternut squash, and leaving out the sweet potatoes and carrots. I roasted the squash cubes first, did almost everything else for the menu while they were roasting, then threw together the sauce in a small skillet (not a saucepan) and put the still-firm butternut squash cubes in there to boil and simmer with the sauce… they softened up and were delicious, and the modified meal was on the table in about an hour. (I left out the dessert, too, though it looks like a stunner.) A LOT easier than it looks, super healthy, my husband and I loved it and the kid tried everything, at least. So THANK YOU!
where are the recipes for this wonderful colorful menu?
So glad so many liked the rainbow theme.
what a great thematic menu – that cake is gorgeous