Passover
Passover is no more exclusively about roasted chicken or baked Gefilte fish! Pesach is getting more and more vegetarian now. Read on to explore some delectable Passover vegetarian recipes.

Passover Vegetarian Recipes

Passover is meant for meeting and rejoicing with family, friends and relatives. Seder meal is of great significance during this Jewish festival. During this eight-day celebrations, a gamut of tempting dishes are served ranging from chicken, lamb, fish and many more! Interestingly, as people world over are getting health conscious and attempting to lower their fat intake, they are turning to vegetarian foods. Thus, Jews are celebrating their most honored Passover festival by incorporating some great vegetarian dishes like spinach and eggplant kugel, broccoli knishes, matzoh stuffed mushrooms and many more ingenious recipes which are ready to give a stiff competition to non-vegetarian ones in terms of both flavor and health. Thus, vegetarians need not despair anymore! They can indulge in Seder meal without worrying about their calorie intake. Nowadays, they can just choose from a variety of options available and treat themselves with mouth-watering Seder meal. Below mentioned are some delicious Passover vegetarian recipes.

Passover Broccoli Knishes
Ingredients
  • ½ small finely chopped Onion
  • 1 cup mashed Potatoes
  • 2 tbsp Potato Starch
  • 1 cup steamed and finely chopped Broccoli
  • 1/3 cup Matzo Meal
  • ½ tsp Black Pepper
  • 2 Egg Whites or ¼ cup Passover Egg Substitute
  • A few drops of oil (optional)
  • ¼ tsp Salt
Instructions
  • You need an oven for this! Preheat it to 375°F.
  • Combine matzoh meal, onion, potatoes, potato starch, egg white, black pepper and salt in a large bowl.
  • Mix thoroughly and knead to form smooth dough.
  • Now split the mixture into six equal segments.
  • With the help of a wax paper, flatten each portion into a 4-inch circle.
  • On every circle, place 1/6 part of the chopped broccoli.
  • Fold each circle over the broccoli and press the edges to close the knish properly.
  • Lubricate a cooking sheet with oil.
  • On the baking sheet, vigilantly arrange the knishes.
  • On each side, bake for 15 minutes.
  • Once done, your broccoli knishes are ready to be served!
Spinach And Eggplant Kugel
Ingredients
  • 1 small finely chopped Onion
  • 4 beaten Egg Whites
  • 10 oz frozen chopped Spinach (defrosted)
  • 2 lbs Eggplant (peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes)
  • 1 piece Matzoh
  • 1 peeled and shredded Apple
  • Freshly grounded pepper to taste
  • ½ tsp Salt
Instructions
  • Preheat the oven to a temperature of 400°F.
  • Get hold of 9-inch square baking dish and two non-stick cookie sheets and grease them with oil.
  • Extend the eggplant cubes in a single layer on the cookie sheets.
  • Now, grab the aluminum foil, cover the baking sheets loosely, and bake for 10 minutes.
  • Uncover the sheets out of the foil and change the position of the eggplant cubes.
  • Cover the sheets with the aluminum foil and bake again for about 5 to 10 minutes till the eggplant turns soft when pierced with a knife.
  • Take a large mixing bowl and put the cubes in it.
  • Bring the oven temperature down to 350°F.
  • After squeezing out the excess moisture from spinach, add it to the eggplant.
  • Also, mix apple, onion and salt. Blend well!
  • Now, it's time to add egg whites and pepper too!
  • Hey, where is the Matzoh? Crumble the matzoh and add to the mixture. Again, mix well for best results.
  • Spread the eggplant mixture into the lubricated baking dish uniformly.
  • Keep on baking it until the top turns crisp and brown.
  • Let the spinach and eggplant kugel stand in the oven for about 10 minutes.
  • Remove the kugel out of the oven and cut into squares.
  • Serve your Spinach and Eggplant Kugel hot or warm.
Matzoh Stuffed Mushrooms
Ingredients
  • 1/2 tsp Oregano
  • 4 ounces Egg Whites
  • 1 pound fresh large Mushrooms
  • 1/4 cup Matzoh Meal
  • 4 ounces Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese (non-dairy cream cheese)
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
  • Wash and clean mushrooms by removing the stems.
  • You will need a blender to blend the stems with non-dairy cream cheese, egg whites, oregano, salt and pepper and blend until the mixture turns smooth.
  • Also, mix the matzoh meal in the above mixture.
  • Once the yummy mixture is ready, fill mushroom caps with it.
  • Place the mushrooms on greased pan and bake for 15 minutes at 350oF.
Sweet Potato And Matzo Kugel
Ingredients
  • 3 peeled and grated Apples
  • 1 cup Matzoh Meal
  • 6 small peeled and grated Sweet Potatoes
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 cup Water
  • 1 cup chopped Walnuts (optional)
  • 1 cup Raisins
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
Instructions
  • Pre-heat oven up to the temperature of 375oF.
  • Get hold of the food processor and grate sweet potatoes and apples in it.
  • Now combine all the above mentioned components together.
  • In a baking dish, slowly pour the above mixture.
  • Bake the mixture for 45 minutes until it turns lightly crisp on top.