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Jewish Food

Chicken Salad with Radicchio and Pine Nuts

Chicken Salad with Radicchio and Pine Nuts

By Helen NashPublished January 1, 2016

This is a colorful and delicious salad with an interesting mixture of textures and tastes. The currants and pine nuts add an unusual Mediterranean piquancy.Ingredients:1 small red onion, very thinly sliced6...

Sweet and Sour Dressing

By Helen NashPublished January 1, 2016

Ingredients:1/3 cup (80 ml) extra virgin olive oil1/2 cup (70 g) pine nuts1/2 cup (115 g) raisins or currants2 tablespoons Marsala wine2 tablespoons balsamic vinegarDirections:Heat the oil in a saucepan.Add...

Marinated Salmon

By Helen NashPublished January 1, 2016

This is a variation on the traditional pickled salmon sold in every Jewish delicatessen. The difference: The salmon is more delicate and less vinegary, and has a richer color. It makes a perfect Sabbath...

Mushroom Quinoa Pilaf Recipe

Published January 1, 2016

A hearty side dish for mushroom lovers that can be served either warm or cold.Ingredients:1 cup red, black, or mixed quinoa2 cups watervegetable soup broth OR salt to tastemedley of 3 varieties of fresh...

Lemony Cranberry-Kale Salad

Published January 1, 2016

Ingredients1 tbsp. coarse kosher salt2 large bunches kale (about 1 1/2 pounds), thick stems removed1/3 cup dried cranberriesVinaigrette4 tbsp. sherry or red wine vinegar4 tbsp. maple syrup1 tsp. finely...

Chicken with Potatoes and Olives

By Helen NashPublished January 1, 2016

I am always pleased to come up with a dish that is a meal in itself -- one that combines either chicken or meat with vegetables. This is one of my favorites, and because it is so easy to make, I often...

Eggplant Parmesan

Published January 1, 2016

This is a favorite dish year-round, even with matzah meal as the breading!Ingredients2 large eggplants, sliced lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick piecessalt, for sweating eggplants4 eggs, beaten with a fork3...

Vera’s Apple Kuchen Apple Cake

Published January 1, 2016

Makes one 17-by-12-inch cakeFrom "Jewish Soul Food" by Janna Gur. Copyright © 2014 by Janna Gur. Excerpted by permission of Schocken Books, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part...

Barley and Roasted Vegetable Salad

Published January 1, 2016

Ingredients:1-cup pearled barley (7 ounces)1 tsp. coarse kosher saltFor the roasted vegetables1 large red onion, peeled and cut into eight wedgesa whole, unpeeled head of garlic cut in half horizontally1...

Israeli Couscous with Caramelized Butternut Squash

Published January 1, 2016

IngredientsSquash1 large or two small butternut squash, yielding about 6-7 cups of peeled, 2-inch cubes3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil2 1/2 tbsp balsamic vinegar2 sprigs rosemary, finely choppedCoarse kosher...

Tomato Sauce for Gnocchi

Published January 1, 2016

Ingredients2 – 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or other cooking oil1/2 cup chopped onion1 – 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped1/4 cup of parsley, chopped1 bay leaf26-oz jar of crushed or stewed...

IJEH B’LAHMEH Herb and Meat Latkes (Syrian)

Published January 1, 2016

Makes 15 to 20 pancakesFrom "Jewish Soul Food" by Janna Gur. Copyright © 2014 by Janna Gur. Excerpted by permission of Schocken Books, a division of Random House LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this...

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