Sukkot Recipe Ideas/Help!

[Lior]

hello all! I am usually in the pastry forum...

Anyway, I have made meals over the last few weeks for my extended family (we are easily 16 people) for the Jewish holiday season. And now once again another holiday! I am out of ideas. I need two meals. I thought about the evening one:

1. Orange soup (sweet potatoes, pumpkin etc)

2. Egg and radish salad

3. Fresh salad

4. Cole slaw

5. mini quiches (mushroom, spinach, plain

6. What else?? Do I need another dish?

7. Someone else will do dessert

Main lunch meal the following day:

1. I want a cold soup - any ideas?? It is still kinda hot here !! No meat-there are semi-vegetarians

2. Artichoke salad

3. 3 bean salad

4. fish- grilled/baked in oven ?? Ideas?

5. What else??

I appreciate any help as I am out of ideas and motivation!

Thanks!

Lior

Edited September 24, 2007 by Lior (log)

[feedmec00kies]

I can't think of much at the moment, but for a cold soup in the second meal, how about a yogurt cucumber soup?

[Jaymes]

4. Cole slaw

Here's a coleslaw recipe I've had good luck with:

Red & Green Coleslaw

1/2 head red cabbage

1/2 head green cabbage

1/2 large red onion

1 Cup dried cranberries - Crazins

Dressing:

1/3 C cider vinegar

1/3 C vegetable oil

1/3 C sugar

1 tsp celery seed

In a small jar, combine the dressing ingredients and shake until sugar is dissolved.

Slice the vegetables very thinly and put into a large bowl. Add cranberries. Add dressing and toss well. Cover and place into fridge. Let sit for about 3 hours for flavors to combine, stirring occasionally. Drain and serve.

Edited September 24, 2007 by Jaymes (log)

[Lior]

Hey great! Thanks! I will use it!!!

[feedmec00kies]

Also, since I suggested the yogurt cucumber salad, I'd grill the fish, but I guess that's just because I think yogurt, cucumber, and simply grilled fish go well together

I don't think you need to do anything too crazy, especially since it sounds like you're pretty burnt out; if I were you I'd just grill a few whole fish (like trout?) with just some salt, pepper, and oil. No need to over-complicate things. Maybe throw onto the grill some other veggies, with just salt, pepper and oil, along with the fish: zucchini, peppers (you could also roast and peel them, and toss with some balsamic and oil), onions, tomatoes... That meal is lunch, so I don't think you'd need much more than that.

Maybe if you wanted some sort of dessert, you could just grill some fruit (like these figs if you're feelin' fancy), too!

Hooray for fire!

As for the soup... I don't have any recipes I've used yet, but with some research on the 'net I found at least these two that sound viable (there are a lot out there)... you might want to make some adjustments though:

#1: Cucumber Yogurt Soup from http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/cukesou2.htm

#2: Cold Cucumber and Yogurt Soup from http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1925,155185-242206,00.html

(edited to address copyright issues)

Edited September 24, 2007 by feedmec00kies (log)

[Lior]

If you happen to have a nice recipe for the cold soup-I would really love it!! Thanks so much!! Iwill grill/broil in the oven- with vegetables as it is so hot in the middle of the day outside. I will think about what to do with figs- sounds nice. Any ideas?

Thank you verrrry much!

[Gifted Gourmet]

cold soups ... discussion

cold soups revisited ...

discussions on Sukkot foods ...

a little of something for everyone here!

[Lior]

Hi! FeedmecOOkies- sorry! I did not see the links to cold soup recipes... I don't know why! I guess my brainhasbeen fried, roasted and baked!

And gifted gourmet, Iwill check out the links as soon as my kid is off to school-the only one still at home-luckily we have her!!!

Lior

[Lior]

Well in a while my "guests" will all be here! I made everything for tonight, as planned. Including the delicious cabbage/cranberry salad. I took photos of the slad and the sukkah which I will post as soon as I can. My son in law made fresh stuffed tomatoes, with a squished mush of white rice, mayo and tuna. They look lovely, with an olive on top of each one. It also tastes great, despite my hesitance! I will take a photo of these also!!

Tomorrow I changed the soup from cucumber to asparagus curry cold soup. It is different!

Thanks to all who helped motivate me and gave me ideas!! Bless this forum!!!

[Lior]

Hi! Here are the pictures I said Iwould post forwhoeveris interested:

The sukkah

The kids-mine is in the retro tunic...

Some of my fam:

The cabbage salad:

The bean salad:

The egg-radish salad:

The mini quiches - mushroom:

http://forums.egullet.org/uploads/11908359..._4944_96685.jpg

The spinach ones -slight well done...

http://forums.egullet.org/uploads/11908359...4944_125802.jpg

Fresh stuffed tomatoes:

Hope it isn't boring for you!

Thanks for all the help!!

Edited September 26, 2007 by Lior (log)