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Healthier Rosh Hashanah Recipes
Published about 24 hours ago • 3 min read
Hello there my friend!
Rosh Hashanah is just a couple of weeks away, so it's time to start planning in earnest! See below for my favourite YomTov dishes that are both festive and also healthy choices.
Shabbat recipe of the week - Grilled peach salad with pecans and feta
Stone fruits are at the peak of their season around now, and this gorgeous salad is a simple and delicious way to enjoy them.
Soft, sweet, smoky grilled peach slices are combined with crispy lettuce, salty feta, and crunchy toasted pecans. It's incredibly good, especially since it uses just a handful of ingredients! Prepare the separate elements in advance and combine when you're ready to serve. Perfection!
Although my family is not completely vegan, the vast majority of what we eat is plant based, with a heavy emphasis on seasonal produce, whole grains, pulses and legumes, plus flavour enhancing herbs and spices. Adopting a whole food plant based (WFPB) approach helps to ensure a healthy, nutritious and balanced diet.
If you'd like to add more plants to your Rosh Hashanah meals, I've created a guide to vegan Rosh Hashanah. While we tend to think of plant-based eating as a modern phenomenon, these vegan dishes all reflect long-standing Jewish traditions for the New Year, and offer a kinder, healthier way to celebrate. I hope you'll consider adding one or more of them to your menus!
Whatever you choose to cook, I wish you Shana Tova - a wonderful and sweet year ahead!
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Delicious YomTov recipes
Below you'll find some of my favourite recipes for this time of year, including vegetarian and vegan dishes. Let's start the year as we mean to go on - with nourishing, delicious meals that support our health now and in the future!
Homemade granola with apples and honey Crunchy and delicious, this granola makes a special RH breakfast, or a lovely homemade gift packaged in pretty bags or jars.
Easy red lentil soup Delicious, nutritious, and wonderful as a starter or even a light meal with a chunk of challah to dunk!
Honey-roasted root vegetables with apple Naturally sweet roasted vegetables for a sweet new year! Enhance your roasted veg with slices of apple and a drizzle of honey for a beautiful and symbolic side dish.
Leek and potato kugel A twist on tradition, this tasty potato kugel is a flavoursome and filling side dish. I love the crispy bits!
Cumin-roasted beetroots and chickpeas These beautiful roasted beets, flavoured with zesty orange and earthy cumin, make a lovely vegan main dish or a side for everyone to share.
Spiced date cookies An old family recipe, you'll love these date-studded cookies. With a crumbly-soft texture and rich flavour, it's hard to eat just one!
Vegan apple and pomegranate jellies Gorgeous, ruby-coloured, silky fruit jelly with no added sugar is an easy make-ahead dessert enjoyed by both kids and adults.
As the Summer holidays start to come to an end, and Rosh Hashanah is in sight, I hope this weekend gives you time to take a break, exhale, and enjoy the world around you.
May this Shabbat bring us all peace, health, happiness and blessings. Wishing a Shabbat Shalom - a Good Shabbos! - to everyone.
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Hi, I'm Helen. I share easy, nutritious, seasonal, flexitarian recipes, often with a British-Jewish twist. Expect a weekly dose of delicious dinner ideas, news and positivity!
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