PASSOVER RECIPES 2010

 

SOUPS


No-Matzo Ball Soup

soup

Combine first 9 ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Top with green onions, parsley.

MomÕs Ny Times Vegetable Soup (Transparent Broth)

Potato Peel Stock

á       thick peels from 6 large potatoes

á       1 carrot

á       1 onion

á       1 clove garlic

á       2 qts water

Soup

á       2 qts potato peel stock

á       2-3 cups vegetable soup broth

á       ½ Cup liquid from cooking veg such as spinach or broccoli

á       3 carrots

á       3 stalks celery

á       1 onion – cut in half

á       1 parsnip

á       1 turnip

á       dill

á       parsley

To make stock

Simmer all ingredients together in large heavy pot for several hours, turn off flame and let stand covered overnight.  Cool, strain contents and save broth for soup.

To make soup

Add Veggie soup broth, about ½ Cup at a time to 2 Qts potato peel stock.  Taste as adding.  Add veg liquid, tasting as adding.  Put completed broth back on stove and add carrots, celery, onion, parsnip, and turnip.   After simmering for 15 min. add dill and parsley. Continue to simmer until carrots are cooked.  Makes 8 servings.  Serve w/ Matzo balls.

Sides And Mains

 

Sweet Potato ÒFriesÓ

Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes (totaling 2 pounds)
Salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 450F.

Lightly oil a baking sheet or spray with a nonstick cooking spray.

Cut sweet potatoes into strips (resembling french fries). Place on prepared baking sheet in a single layer. Spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Bake 10 minutes, then stir potatoes and bake 10 minutes more, or until done to taste.

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Vegan Kishke  ..... (from Viv)

1  8 ounce box matzo crackers (or 8-oz matzo, broken into pieces)

1 large carrot
1 large onion
1 large stalk celery
1/2 cup melted margarine
salt and pepper

-Grind crackers and vegetables in food processor.  Blend as fine as possible.

Blend with melted margarine.

-Season to taste with salt and pepper. (may need to add more margarine or some vegetable oil if dough is too dry and crumbly)

-Tear 3 pieces of foil and form dough into 3 long rolls.   You can just squeeze into rolls; does not have to be perfectly round roll, because when it's rolled up in the foil, it expands and becomes perfectly round when it's baked.

-Roll up in the foil.   Twist ends.

-Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven, cool, then cut into 1-2 inch serving portions.

 

Return to oven for 15 mins to reheat when ready to serve.

 

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CranApple Cobbler

 

5 medium sized apples (any but Ôred deliciousÕ), peeled, chopped

1 16-oz can whole berry cranberry sauce

 

1 cup walnuts, chopped

3 tbsp oil

 

Brown sugar/cinnamon (to taste)

Margarine pieces (optional)

 

-Mix apples and cranberry sauce in pyrex or glass baking dish (not aluminum).

-Mix walnuts and oil in separate bowl and spread on top.

-Sprinkle w/ brown sugar and/or cinnamon.

-Place pieces of margarine on top (optional).

-Bake covered 350 for 35 min.

-Bake uncovered for 10 min.

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Fire Roasted Peppers and Quinoa
Quinoa, pronounced keen-wah, has been determined to be a parve and kosher-for-Passover seed, not a grain, according to Orthodox Union, Star-K and other kosher-certifying agencies.

 

Place whole peppers on a baking sheet that has been greased with olive oil.

  1. Broil peppers for 15 to 20 minutes until charred on all sides (peppers must be turned several times during roasting).
  2. Place peppers in a sealed plastic bag for 10 minutes, which loosens the skins.
  3. Wait for peppers to completely cool and then peel the skins off; discard seeds, membranes and skins.
  4. Dice peppers or cut into strips and set aside.
  5. Place quinoa and broth in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  6. Reduce to simmer and cover for 15 minutes (all water should be absorbed).
  7. SautŽ diced onion in olive oil.
  8. Mix cooked quinoa, sauteed onions, roasted peppers, Italian seasoning, pine nuts and salt and pepper.
  9. Good for 4-6 days in refrigerator; can be served cool or at room temperature.

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Quinoa with Mushrooms, Kale, and Sweet Potatoes

(from Real Simple, I think?)

 

Ingredients

á                         1 cup quinoa

á                         2 tablespoons olive oil

á                         2 small sweet potatoes (about 1 pound), peeled and cut into 3/4-inch pieces

á                         10 ounces button mushrooms, quartered

á                         2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

á                         1 bunch kale, stems discarded and leaves torn into 2-inch pieces

á                         3/4 cup dry white wine

á                         kosher salt and black pepper

 

Directions

1.                     Place the quinoa and 2 cups water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until all the water is absorbed, 12 to 15 minutes.

2.                     Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the sweet potatoes and mushrooms and cook, tossing occasionally, until golden and beginning to soften, 5 to 6 minutes.

3.                     Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the kale, wine, ¾ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook, tossing often, until the vegetables are tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve over the quinoa.

 

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Mock Chopped Liver

Saute mushrooms & onions. In food processor, chop walnuts until very fine. Add mushroom/onion mixture. Season with salt, pepper and a little garlic to taste. Serve with matzo pieces.

 

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Baked Stuffed Zucchini

{**when itÕs not Passover, try this with sprinkled nutritional yeast on top}

2 green zucchini, cut in half lengthwise  
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 Tbsp. tomato sauce
1/2 tsp. dried parsley
1 clove garlic, chopped
2 Tbsp. matzo meal

á                 Scoop out the pulp of the zucchini halves. Heat the pulp, onion, tomato sauce, parsley, and garlic in a pan for 5 minutes. Add the matzo meal to the mixture and mix well.

á                 Restuff the zucchini with the mixture. Place in a baking dish with a little water on the bottom.

á                 Bake at 450 ¡F for 30 minutes until the zucchini shells are soft.

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Eggplant Casserole

 

3 tbsp oil

1 large onion

1 medium eggplant, peeled and cubed

¼ cup diced green pepper

11 oz tomato-and-mushroom sauce (canned; sold in KFP section of store)

1 tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

2 large tomatoes, diced

1- 2 sheets wh. Wh. Matzo

 

Saute onions in oil until tender.  Add eggplant, green pepper, tomato-mushroom sauce, and seasoning to pan.  Cook, covered for 15 minutes or until eggplant is tender.  Stir in tomatoes.  In an 8X8 baking dish, arrange alternate layers: vegetable on bottom, topped by matzo, then repeat, with veggies on top (begin and end with vegetables).  Bake at 350 uncovered for 25 minutes.

 

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DadÕs Gazpacho

 

    This should serve 5-6.  Chill before serving.

 

 

**To prepare a really good gazpacho you first must subscribe to my philosophy.  "The best food is that which is served with the least amount of effort." Love, Dad**

 

 

     Ingredients:

 

                    14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes

                    1 pint of vegetable juice

                    1 medium onion sliced

                    1 green pepper (seeded)

                    1 cucumber unpeeled, chopped (You could peel but I like the texture and vitamins provided)

                    1 red pepper (seeded)

                    1 stalk celery cut in pieces

                    1 teaspoon of minced  garlic (comes in jar)

                    Jar of Chunky Salsa (medium or hot spice)   

 

-Blend veg juice, onion, peppers, garlic, and celery in blender or food processor.

-Transfer to large bowl.

-Mix in diced tomatoes, cucumber, and salsa (add salsa as you like to add texture and flavor)

-Refrigerate

 

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Homemade Veggie Latkes

 

1 carrot

1 onion

1 celery

½ cup matzo meal

1 ¼ cup hot water

Veggie soup mix flavoring, to taste

 

Grind carrot, onion, celery in food processor. Mix veggies in bowl with matzo meal and hot water and let sit to absorb, about 10 minutes.

Sprinkle with veggie soup mix for taste (or add salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, etc.)

Saute in oil in pan like burgers or latkes – or bake?

 

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Roasted Root Vegetables

 

(this was delicious – everyone enjoyed – to double the recipe, I also doubled the cooking times - - doubling the recipe was just enough for a 26-person seder)

 

1.5 cups half-inch slices carrot

1.5 cups half-inch slices parsnip

1.5 cups half-inch cubed peeled turnip

4 teaspoons olive oil

½ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 TBSP maple syrup

 

-preheat oven to 450

-combine first 6 ingredients in a 13x9 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray, tossing well to coat.  bake at 450 for 10 min.

-stir in syrup.  bake an additional 20 minutes or until tender and golden, stirring after 10 min.

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Traditional Sweet Potato Casserole

 

serves 16

 

2 ½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

¾ cup packed brown sugar

¼ cup margarine, softened

1 ½ teaspoons salt

½ teaspoon vanilla extract (if canÕt find KFP vanilla, use vanilla powder or vanilla sugar)

½ cup finely chopped pecans, divided

(top with dried cranberries?)

 

-preheat oven to 375

 

-place sweet potatoes in a Dutch oven (or whatever to get them tender) and cover with cold water.  bring to a boil.  reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes or until very tender.  Drain, cool slightly.

 

-place potatoes in a large bowl.  add sugar and next 3 ingredients (thru vanilla).  mash sweet potato mixture with a potato masher.  fold in ¼ cup pecans. 

 

-scrape potato mixture into an even layer in a 11x17 baking dish coated with cooking spray.

 

-sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup pecans. 

 

-bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until golden.

 

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Sweet Potato Kugel

ˆTried this without walnuts – used Òwhite sweet potatoesÓ and it was not sweet enough.  Need to use sweet sweet potatoes, so yams?

Source: No Cholesterol Passover Recipes by Debra Wasserman and Charles Stahler provided by Vegetarian Resource Group (VRG.org)

6 small sweet potatoes, peeled and grated
3 apples, peeled and grated or chopped –
1 cup raisins
1 cup matzo meal
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
1 cup water

á                 Mix all the ingredients together. Press into a baking dish and bake at 375 ¡F for 45 minutes, until crisp on top.

Makes 12 servings

 

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PURPLE CABBAGE SALAD

(from Kosher by Design book)

serves 8-10

 

salad

16 oz. shredded purple cabbage

1/3 Cup chopped scallions

1/3 cup pine nuts

1 8-oz bag shredded carrots

1 (11-oz can) mandarin oranges, reserving juice

1-2 handfuls dried cranberries (sweetened or natural)

 

dressing

4 tbsp brown sugar

¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper

¼ tsp salt

4 tbsp red or white wine vinegar

1 tbsp reserved mandarin orange juice

½ Cup vegetable oil

1 vegetable bouillon cube (or 1 tsp dried consommŽ powder)

garlic powder to taste

 

            Combine the cabbage, scallions, pine nuts, carrots, oranges, and cranberries.

           

            In a jar or cruet, mix the brown sugar, pepper, salt, vinegar, reserved orange juice, oil, bouillon cube, and garlic powder.  Close and shake until thoroughly mixed.

 

            Pour over salad.  Refrigerate to let flavors mix for at least 1 hour. Serve cool. 

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Carrot-Pineapple Slaw

(from Cooking Light – have not tried)

Serves 6

 

1 Cup diced fresh pineapple

½ cup raisins

1 10-oz package matchstick-cut carrots

2 TBSP fresh lemon juice

2 TBSP canola oil

2 TBSP maple syrup

1 TBSP fresh pineapple juice

2 TBSP fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon salt

 

-combine the first 3 ingredients in a large bowl.  Combine oil and next 3 ingredients (through pineapple juice) stirring with whisk. 

 

-add oil mixture to carrot mixture, toss well.

 

-add parsley, salt, pepper; toss well.

 

-cover and chill.

 

 

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Roasted Cauliflower and Walnuts



1 small head cauliflower, cored and roughly chopped into florets
1/2 cup walnuts, roughly chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and freshly ground pepper

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Toss all ingredients and spread onto a large sheet pan, and roast for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until cauliflower begins to brown and is cooked the way you like it. Serve hot or at room temperature.

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Zucchini Noodles

 

-4 zucchini

-1 cup tomato sauce

 

-Run a veg peeler down the length of the zucchini, creating long strips. Steam or microwave 2 minutes; toss with sauce.

 

(can use in place of ÒnoodlesÓ in most recipes that otherwise wouldnÕt be KFP)

 

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Quinoa and Sweet Potato Salad

(Source Veg News?)

1 cup dry quinoa
2 cups vegetable stock
1 large sweet potato, diced
2 Tbsp. olive oil, divided
Black pepper and sea salt, to taste
Dash of cayenne pepper
2 tsp. organic lemon juice
Mixed greens (optional)

á                   Preheat the oven to 350¡F.

á                   Place the quinoa and vegetable stock in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the stock is absorbed. Transfer to a bowl and let cool.

á                   Coat the diced sweet potatoes with 1 Tbsp. of the olive oil and the pepper, salt, and cayenne. Transfer to a sheet pan and roast until crisp. Remove from the oven and let cool.

á                   In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the lemon juice and the remaining 1 Tbsp. of olive oil. Season with the salt and pepper. Garnish with mixed greens, if desired. Stir in the diced sweet potatoes and the quinoa and serve.

Makes 4 servings

 

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Broccoli With Red Pepper Flakes and Toasted Garlic

(from Cooking Light – have not tried)

Serves 4

 

2 teaspoons olive oil

6 cups broccoli florets (about 1 head)

¼ teaspoon kosher salt

¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper

3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

¼ cup water

 

-heat olive oil in large nonstick over medium high heat.  Add broccoli, kosher salt, crushed red pepper, and sliced garlic.  Saute 2 minutes. 

 

-add ¼ cup water.  Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook for 2 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender.

 

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Green Olive Bruschetta

(havenÕt tried yet)

¼ cup green olives, coarsely chopped

¼ cup prepared tomato salsa

1 TBSP finely ground almonds

2 TBSP finely chopped parsley

1 TBSP olive oil, divided

1 whole wheat matzah cut in 8 pieces

Salt and pepper

-in small bowl, mix together olives, salsa, almonds, parsley and 2 teasp olive oil.

-season to taste with salt and pepper

-may be made ahead and refrigerated

-just before serving, brush matzo pieces with the remaining oil – then run under the broiler for a minute or two to crispen.

-spoon the olive mixture on top and serve.

Dessert

 

Banana Cookie

{try maybe 1 TBSP of peanut butter instead of chopped pecans as experiment or KFP choco chips if can find}

 

1 banana, smushed

½ cup wh. Wh. Matzo meal

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ TBSP margarine

Salt, if needed

Sugar, if needed

1/8 cup chopped pecans

 

Mix all well and bake at 400 for 8 minutes.

(makes 8 little cookies)

 

Caramel Matzo Bark

12 matzoh crackers
1 cup vegan margarine
1 cup brown sugar
1 (12 ounce) bag kfp semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two baking sheets with aluminum foil. Place the matzoh crackers in a single layer on the lined baking sheets, breaking to fit if necessary.

Bring the margarine and brown sugar to a boil in a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth, about 3 minutes. Pour the hot sugar mixture over the matzo and spread evenly with a heat proof spatula.

Place the caramel topped matzoh in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and evenly sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Return pans to oven to melt chocolate, about 1 minute. Smooth melted chocolate to completely cover the caramel. Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts. Chill in refrigerator for 20 minutes, or until set. Break into small pieces to serve. 

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ˆGeneral cooking note: canola oil is considered kitniyot (not KFP), while vegetable oil and olive oil are KFP

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Other Easy Meal Ideas (No Recipe Required):

-matzo sandwich: peanut butter & banana

-matzo sandwich: peanut butter & jelly

-matzo sandwich: peanut butter & maple syrup

--matzo pizza – matzo with tomato sauce, spinach, onions, salt, red pepper flakes, garlic

-roasted sweet potatoes – sprinkle with cinnamon or eat plain

-baked French ÔfriesÕ – season regular white potato with paprika, red pepper flakes, salt/pepper and roast

-baked zucchini ÔfriesÕ – same as above, with zucchini instead of white potatoes

-quinoa variations:

            -toss some (not too much!) balsamic vinegar, olive oil, walnuts, and cranberries with quinoa that was soaked in veg broth

            -soak quinoa in veg broth and add diced tomatoes

            -soak quinoa in veg broth and mix with chopped crunchy veggies (celery, carrots)

            -top cooked quinoa with brussels sprouts that were roasted with olive oil, garlic, and salt/pepper

-trail mix: almonds, peanuts, cashews, dried cranberries, raisins, broken matzo pieces

-Charoset: chopped apples, chopped walnuts, cinnamon and sugar, and grape juice (or red wine) – chop walnuts in food processor, not too fine; add apples. Mix apples and walnuts in bowl with cinnamon and sugar and grape-juice/wine to taste

ants on a logÓ – celery with peanut butter, sprinkled with raisins

-salsa with matzo crackers

-veg salad with KFP salad dressing (most are vegan)

-fruit salad

-baked apples (with cinnamon and sugar)