This is a lighter, vegetarian cholent to celebrate the New Year for the trees. The recipe has something for everyone. It is heartwarming and delicious.
For best results, use a great quality extra virgin olive oil. We love Colavita!
7 Species Cholent
Servings
6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 large red onion sliced
- 2 medium carrots thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 cup wheat berries
- 1 cup barley
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup Kalamata olives pitted and chopped
- ½ cup pitted and chopped dates
- ½ cup stemmed and chopped dried figs
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 7 cups vegetable broth or water
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Garnish: Pomegranate arils chopped flat-leaf parsley
Instructions
- Preheat slow cooker to low.
- Combine onions, carrots, tomato paste, garlic, wheat berries, barley, raisins, Kalamata olives, dates, figs, salt, pepper, and broth or water in the insert of the slow cooker. Drizzle with evoo.
- Cover and cook overnight.
- Before serving, scatter arils and parsley over the top.
You can cook on a very low setting on the stove for 4-8 hours.
How would I make this on the stove?
Thanks
Does it matter what kind of rice one can use? Would sushi rice work? Thanks.
Great idea. Usually our recipes call for a 6 quart slow cooker.
What size slow cooker is this recipe geared to? I wish you could put that in with the recipes on your site. I think that is important information.
I was so excited to try to this dish that I made it with a few subs. I used brown rice as I don’t like wheat berries, but I will get a bag to put the wheat in when I cook for guests. I also didn’t have dates or figs so I added a little silan (date syrup) and apricots. I really enjoyed it even with these substitutions. Next time with dates and figs. Thank you!
You can use rice or just more barley, but if you want to include wheat for the 7 species any wheat based grain will work, I am not sure what they have where you live. Freekeh, spelt berries would be good. Maybe a coarse bulgur.
Does it matter what type of rice one can use? Could sushi rice work?
No, any rice will work. Sushi rice will be a bit more mushy, but could still be good.
Can you recommend a substitution for the wheat berries? I can’t find them where I live. Thanks!
Can you recommend a substitute for wheat berries? I can’t find them where I live. Thanks!
Usually hot from a slow cooker
what temperature is this best served at?
This looks and sounds really delicious. I am (like Marla, who commented earlier) usually wary of recipes that might be too sweet, and I think I’ll take her suggestion and add more olives. But thanks so much for posting this lovely shabbat recipe, I can’t wait to try it!
YAY!!!! And thanks so so so much for the feedback – I love your tweak!
I made this for shabbos and it was really good. I was afraid it would be too sweet, but it really wasn’t. Next time I would go a little heavier on the olives to ‘beef’ up the savory notes. All in all a fun dish for Tu b’Shevat. Thanks!