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Switch on to a healthy body by preparing some healthy Passover recipes. Check out healthy and nutritious recipes for Pesach in this article.
Healthy Passover Recipes
Passover is associated with a number of different traditional and delicious delicacies. And often we tend to forget about our health and continue with eating junk. Eating healthy does not necessarily mean excluding salt, oil and sugar from our diet. Unhealthy diets can also include over-eating a particular dish. Hence, it is highly essential to ensure that the food which enters our body is nutritious and balanced. And with festivals like Passover that is related with gorging on numerous foods, unhealthy eating is bound to happen. Nevertheless, do not panic. Here, we have brought some healthy and nutritious recipes for you to have for Passover. These are not only light but equally delicious as well. Check them out and have a healthy Passover!
Healthy & Nutritious Recipes For Pesach
Passover Spinach Squares
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds fresh Spinach (stemmed and washed)
- 1½ tsp Canola Oil
- 1 Leek (white part only, thinly sliced)
- 2 cloves Garlic (minced)
- 2 tsp Lemon Juice
- ¾ tsp dried Oregano
- 1/8 tsp Black Pepper (ground)
- 3 Egg Whites
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.
- Boil some water in a large pot.
- Add spinach and cover the pot. Cook for about 5 minutes till the spinach has wilted on medium flame.
- Remove the spinach and squeeze out the water.
- Chop the spinach and transfer to a large bowl.
- Heat canola oil in a small skillet on low flame.
- Add leek and garlic. Sauté for 10 minutes till they are tender.
- Remove and transfer to the bowl of spinach.
- Add in lemon juice, oregano and black pepper. Mix well.
- Beat the egg whites in another bowl using an electric mixer till they turn foamy.
- Add the egg whites to the spinach mixture.
- Pour the mixture into the greased pan and bake it for about 35 minutes until cooked.
- Remove the pan from oven and allow the mixture to cool slightly.
- Thereafter, cut into squares and serve warm.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Balsamic Drizzle
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds Sweet Potatoes (peeled)
- 1 tbsp Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
- ¼ tsp Salt
- Pepper (freshly ground, to taste)
- 1 cup Balsamic Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1 tsp Butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 °F.
- Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Chop the sweet potatoes into ½ inch thick wedges.
- Place them on the baking sheet.
- Drizzle olive oil and toss gently.
- Separate the sweet potatoes and place them in a single layer.
- Bake them for 25 to 30 minutes until tender when pierced with a knife.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Place a small saucepan on fire and mix balsamic vinegar with honey.
- Boil the mixture on medium-high flame and continue cooking for about 12 to 15 minutes till it reaches a syrupy consistency and reduces to 1/3 cup.
- Add in the butter and remove from heat.
- Drizzle the sauce over the sweet potatoes.
- Serve warm.
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