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55 Sides: What to Serve with Jewish Brisket for High Holy Days

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Below are links to 55 sides for your traditional Jewish Brisket dinner, organized by course and holiday (Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Hannukah).

As you prepare your menu, I invite you to listen to A Passover Episode from Challah Champ Marissa Wojcik and try her Jewish Brisket Recipe, crowdsourced from 7 Jewish grandmothers.

Traditional Jewish brisket dinner for Passover including carrots mashed potatoes and Kosher wine with purple tulips on rustic table

For American Ashkenazis, the centerpiece of so many traditional Jewish dinners is a delicious, tender brisket. If you're looking to create a menu for Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Hannukah, Shabbat, or any special event around your favorite brisket, I've got all the sides you need right here!

P.S. If you're new to traditional Jewish dinners, there's a Q&A below that explains concepts like Simanim, Kosher for Passover, why so many Matzah recipes, and other questions!

Jewish Brisket Recipe

(Crowdsourced by 7 Grandmothers!)

Jewish Brisket Recipe (Slow Cooker and Oven Instructions)

How To Use This List

  • To make this list more readable, I separated it into courses: Appetizers, Soups, Proteins, Grains & Legumes, Potatoes, Fruits & Fruit Salads, Vegetable Dishes, Salads, Breads, and Desserts
  • Every recipe is Kosher (if I missed something, please let me know!)
  • However, not every recipe is Kosher for Passover. I've clearly indicated "yes" or "no" for each recipe.
  • Every Jewish feast is associated with traditional - and often symbolic - ingredients or dishes. I've attempted to include all those traditional foods in this list. I've clearly indicated for which holiday a dish may be particularly suited.
  • Lots of Q&A below if any of these terms or traditions are unfamiliar to you!
  • Would love to hear if this helped you or if you have any suggestions! Always learning over here at The Storied Recipe!

Appetizers/Starters

Lox Deviled Eggs by Jamie Geller
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Sweet Stuffed Dates by Baltimore Jewish Living
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Garlic Confit 3 Ways by Jewish Moms and Crafters
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Spinach Keftes by Tori Avey
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Lisa's Stuffed Mushrooms by The Jewish Kitchen
Kosher for Passover: No

Apples & Honey Cheese Board by Aint Too Proud to Meg
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Gribenes (Fried Chicken Skins) by David Leite
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Soups

Sopa de Ajo (Garlic Soup) by Susan for The Storied Recipe
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover, Yom Kippour

Classic Matzo Ball Soup by Liz at The Lemon Bowl
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Jewish Egyptian Golden Potato Soup by The Nosher
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Sopa de Huevos y Limon by Sephardic Chicken Soup with Lemon and Egg
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Yom Kippour (Breaking the fast)

Borscht: Cold Beet, Cabbage, or Warm Beet with Meat by Aish.com
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Proteins to Complement Your Brisket (Chicken & Fish)

Honey Pomegranate Salmon by Kosher Everyday
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Honey Horseradish Roast Chicken by What Jew Wanna Eat
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Jewish Stuffed Cabbage by Mother Would Know
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Pomegranate Roasted Chicken by Tasting Table
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Potatoes

Tzimmes (Sweet Potato, Yams, Prunes, and Carrots) by Tori Avey
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Classic Latkes with Sour Cream & Applesauce by Boulder Locavore
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Hannukah

Mochi Latkes by Kristen at Nourish
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Crispy Potato Roast by Chabad
Kosher for Passover: Yes

The Best Mashed Potatoes by Yay Kosher
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Grains & Legumes

Sephardic Rosh Hashanah Jeweled Rice by May I Have That Recipe
Kosher for Passover: Depends (Not traditionally, but yes, according to latest guidelines)
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Sephardic Rice Lentil Pilaf (Majadra) by The Global Jewish Kitchen
Kosher for Passover: Depends (Not traditionally, but yes, according to latest guidelines)

Quinoa Tabbouleh by Epicurious
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Persian Quinoa with Tadig by Tamar Genger at JaimeGeller.com
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Israeli Chickpea and Couscous Salad by Little Spice Jar
Kosher for Passover: Depends (Not traditionally, but yes, according to latest guidelines)

Other Starches

Traditional Noodle Kugle by The Mom 100
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippour (Breaking the fast)

Fruits and Fruit Salads

Charoset 4 Ways (Fruits & Nuts) by Chabad.org
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Tzimmes (Sweet Potato, Yams, Prunes, and Carrots) by Tori Avey
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Spiced Applesauce by Avigail at My Jewish Learning
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Hannukah

Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing by KosherEye
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah (honey)

Vegetables

Crispy Roasted Radishes by Wicked Spatula
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Rainbox Carrots by Spend with Pennies
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Lemon Roasted Asparagus by Natasha's Kitchen
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Golden Spiced Cauliflower by The Spruce Eats
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Israeli Green Beans with Ras El Hanout by Tasting Table
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Roasted Fennel Leek and Apples by St Louis Jewish Light
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Sephardic Spinach Pie by Little Ferraro Kitchen
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Braised, Charred Leeks by Chabad
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Salads

Easy Pomegranate Apple Kale Salad by The Jewish Vegan
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Citrus Salad with Lemon Mustard Dressing by Kosher.com
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Hannukah (citrus is common in winter)

Israeli Beetroot Salad by Lee at Lady Lee's Home
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Breads

Passover Popovers by Pamela Smalzman
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Bakery Style Challah (The Best Challah Ever) by Dee at One Sarcastic Baker (repeat guest on The Storied Recipe Podcast!)
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah (when round), Hannukah, any Shabbat meal

Popovers by The Jewish Kitchen
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Hannukah

Soft Matza (like Pita Bread) by Alyona's Cooking
Kosher for Passover: Yes
Includes traditional ingredients for: Passover

Moufleta (Common on the Moroccan Rosh Hashanah table) by MarocMama
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Desserts

Sufganiyah (Israeli Donuts) by Once Upon a Chef
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Hannukah

Hanukah Cookies (with Blue and White Royal Icing) by Lettuce Entertain You
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Hannukah

Rugelach by Lisa at Unpeeled Journal
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Hannukah

Marok Perot: Chilled Fruit Soup (or Compote) by Tori Avey
Kosher for Passover: Yes

Homemade Chocolate Hanukkah Gelt by Oh Nuts
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Hanukkah

Pomegranate Applesauce Cake by Katherine Martinelli
Kosher for Passover: No
Includes traditional ingredients for: Rosh Hashanah

Kompot: Dried Fruit Salad by Monday Morning Cooking Club
Kosher for Passover: Yes

FAQ

How is "Kosher for Passover" Different than "Kosher?

  • Kosher for Passover is a complicated set of regulations, which I can't fully cover here. I'd highly recommend this post from Tori Avey for more details.
  • Kosher for Passover includes all of the normal Kosher laws PLUS
  • The lynchpin to all the Kosher for Passover laws is that the Jews were told not to leaven their bread in preparation for the exodus from Egypt. All the Passover laws revolve around this concept of leavening and avoiding it.
  • 5 grains: wheat, barley, spelt, oats, and rye are forbidden. (There's a little more nuance than that, but this is the list to avoid). These Chametz foods are forbidden for both Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews.
  • In addition, any foods or drinks that could have come in contact with these grains are also forbidden
  • This is why only certain wines are considered Kosher for Passover. Passover wines have been strictly monitored not to come in contact with any of the Chametz grains
  • Historically, rice, legumes, and a few other items have also been forbidden for Ashkenazi Jews, but not Sephardic Jews. Recently, conservative groups have lifted this ban, but Jews of different orthodoxies may or may not observe this precedent.

Simanim: The Meaningful Foods of Rosh Hashanah

  • Simanim is the name for a group of symbolic foods traditionally eaten at Rosh Hashanah.
  • They include apples, honey, heads (of cabbage or fish), leeks, spinach, black-eyed peas, fenugreek, pomegranates, dates, and beets
  • For more details on the history and symbolism of Simanim foods, along with their variations read this article from Judaica.com 

Why is Gelfite Fish Common for Passover?

  • Gelfite fish is a Kosher ground, dried fish product sold in Jewish shops
  • It was traditionally eaten for Shabbat meals. Because the fish is boned prior to preserving, Jews would not break the Sabbath law that forbids picking the bones out of a fish on Shabbat.
  • As it became known as traditional Jewish cuisine, it was naturally added to Passover menus
  • For an educational and funny look at the history of Gelfite Fish, read this article from Chron.com.

What is Matzo and is it Mandatory at Passover?

  • Matzo is exactly what the Jews were commanded to eat at the first Passover: Unleavened (wheat) bread
  • Therefore it is not only traditional but also mandatory for Jews to eat Matzo (in any of its many forms) at Passover
  • For more information read Why Do We Eat Matzah on Passover from Chabad.org

What are the Most Common Hannukah Foods?

  • Fried foods, to celebrate the miracle of oil
  • Latkes
  • Hannukah cookies
  • Jewish brisket
  • Rugelach
  • Sufganiyah (Israeli donuts)
  • For lots more information and recipes, visit Recipes for Hanukkah at My Jewish Learning

What is on a Traditional Sedar Plate?

The Sedar plate is different than a Sedar meal.

  • A Sedar plate is a small sampling of traditional and symbolic foods including
  • Hard-boiled or egg
  • Bitter herbs or horseradish
  • Charoset (apple & nut paste)
  • Greens (often parsley) dipped in salt water,
  • Lettuce
  • Roasted lamb bone
  • Matzah
  • For more about the history, tradition, and symbolism of each read Passover Seder Plate on Wikipedia

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Ingredients

  1. Lox Deviled Eggs from Jamie Geller
  2. Sweet Stuffed Dates from Baltimore Jewish Living
  3. Garlic Confit 3 Ways from Jewish Moms and Crafters
  4. Spinach Keftes from Tori Avey
  5. Lisa's Stuffed Mushrooms from The Jewish Kitchen
  6. Apples & Honey Cheese Board from Aint Too Proud to Meg
  7. Gribenes from David Leite
  8. Passover Popovers from Pamela Smalzman
  9. Bakery Style Challah (The Best Challah Ever) from Dee at One Sarcastic Baker (repeat guest on The Storied Recipe Podcast!)
  10. Popovers from The Jewish Kitchen
  11. Soft Matza (like Pita Bread) from Alyona's Cooking
  12. Moufleta (Common on the Moroccan Rosh Hashanah table) from MarocMama
  13. Sufganiyah (Israeli Donuts) from Once Upon a Chef
  14. Hanukah Cookies (with Blue and White Royal Icing) from Lettuce Entertain You
  15. Rugelach from Lisa at Unpeeled Journal
  16. Marok Perot: Chilled Fruit Soup (or Compote) from Tori Avey
  17. Homemade Chocolate Hanukkah Gelt from Oh Nuts
  18. Pomegranate Applesauce Cake from Katherine Martinelli
  19. Kompot: Dried Fruit Salad from Monday Morning Cooking Club
  20. Honey Pomegranate Salmon from Kosher Everyday
  21. Tzimmes (Sweet Potato, Yams, Prunes, and Carrots) from Tori Avey
  22. Spiced Applesauce from Avigail at My Jewish Learning
  23. Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing from KosherEye
  24. Sephardic Rosh Hashanah Jeweled Rice from May I Have That Recipe
  25. Sephardic Rice Lentil Pilaf (Majadra) from The Global Jewish Kitchen
  26. Quinoa Tabbouleh from Epicurious
  27. Persian Quinoa with Tadig from Tamar Genger at JamieGeller.com
  28. Israeli Chickpea and Couscous Salad from Little Spice Jar
  29. Classic Latkes with Sour Cream & Applesauce from Boulder Locavore
  30. Mochi Latkes from Kristen at Nourish
  31. Honey Horseradish Roast Chicken from What Jew Wanna Eat
  32. Jewish Stuffed Cabbage from Mother Would Know
  33. Pomegranate Roasted Chicken from Tasting Table
  34. Charoset 4 Ways from Chabad.org
  35. Easy Pomegranate Apple Kale Salad from The Jewish Vegan
  36. Citrus Salad with Lemon Mustard Dressing from Kosher.com
  37. Classic Matzo Ball Soup from Liz at The Lemon Bowl
  38. Jewish Egyptian Golden Potato Soup from The Nosher
  39. Sopa de Huevos y Limon from Sephardic Chicken Soup with Lemon and Egg
  40. Borscht: Cold Beet, Cabbage, or Warm Beet with Meat from Aish.com
  41. Traditional Noodle Kugel from The Mom 100
  42. Crispy Potato Roast from Chabad
  43. The Best Mashed Potatoes from Yay Kosher
  44. Passover Lemon and Herb Pear Couscous from Kosher.com
  45. Pesach Lokshen (Egg Noodles) from Between Carpools
  46. Crispy Roasted Radishes from Wicked Spatula
  47. Rainbox Carrots from Spend with Pennies
  48. Lemon Roasted Asparagus from Natasha's Kitchen
  49. Golden Spiced Cauliflower from The Spruce Eats
  50. Israeli Green Beans with Ras El Hanout from Tasting Table
  51. Roasted Fennel Leek and Apples from St Louis Jewish Light
  52. Israeli Beetroot Salad from Lee at Lady Lee's Home
  53. Healthy Spaghetti Squash Kugel from Jewish Moms and Crafters
  54. Sephardic Spinach Pie from Little Ferraro Kitchen
  55. Braised, Charred Leeks from Chabad


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