A Fruit & Veggie Filled Passover

Passover is an 8-day holiday celebrated by Jewish people around the world. During Passover, consuming and keeping anything with leavening is forbidden. This is why observant Jews must remove all bread products from their homes prior to the start of Passover. During the holiday, no products containing leavening may be consumed. You’ve most likely seen an increase in ads for matzo meal in your supermarket circulars right around Passover because of this, since matzo is an unleavened bread used during this holiday.

Aside from the traditional Seder meal, which is celebrated the first night of Passover, there are some traditional foods that households typically eat during this holiday since there is a restriction on eating any kind of bread product. Chicken soup with matzo balls and matzo kugel are a few common favorites. In addition, families enjoy a lot of spring vegetables as Passover falls during the spring months.

If you’re looking for menu inspiration for the upcoming Passover holiday, add these to your list!

Main Entrees:

• Olive Oil Poached White Fish With Lemons & Green Olives
• Harvest Chicken Casserole 
• Hummus Turkey Meatballs
• Garden Ratatouille 

Side Dishes:

• Crispy Schmaltz Roasted Potatoes
• Honey Mustard Roasted Carrots
• Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Sweet Potatoes
• Potato Kugel

Salads:

• Apple Pear Cucumber Salad 
• Spinach Strawberry Pecan Salad
• Split Pea Salad
• Chilled Carrot Dill Salad

Desserts:

• Fruit Salad With Citrus Sauce
• Berry Lemon Sorbet
• Chunky Cinnamon Pear Applesauce
• Chocolate Pomegranate Clusters

For more fruit- & veggie-filled recipe inspiration, fruitsandveggies.org/recipes/.