Shavuot Recipes
Shavuot recipes are unique amongst the Jewish holiday recipes in that they feature milk and cheese.
Although Shavuot is one of the less well known Jewish holidays it celebrates the giving on the Torah on Mt Sinai.There are many suggestions given as to what the connection could be between Shavuot and dairy foods – perhaps because the alternate name for Mt Sinai sounds similar to the Hebrew word for cheese (gvina) or perhaps because the numerical equivalent of milk is 40 which is length of time Moses was on Mt. Sinai. No matter what the reason, it is almost universally accepted that Shavuot is a time to feast on dairy delights, and there are many dairy Shavuot recipes to be found here.
Some people have all their Shavuot meals dairy, other have 1 meal meaty and another dairy; others have their cheesecake before eating the meat meals. For those of us who love milk and cheeses this holiday is eagerly anticipated. It's hard to know quite where to begin with dairy recipes for Shavuot, creamy soups, lasagnas, pasta dishes, fish recipes, creamy desserts, buttery cookies and
squares
– it's all so different to the food we eat on the other Jewish holidays. Whilst I love the opportunity to make dairy dishes that I don't make very often during the rest of the year planning a menu can be more challenging on Shavuot. Various
menu suggestions
are presented here including an easy many and a low carbohydrate menu. For me the real challenge is how to limit myself to baking a reasonable number of dairy desserts!
Find other traditional Jewish Recipes
Here I will try and give you a selection of my favorite Shavuot dairy recipes – new takes on
lasagna
a variety of quiches,
including onion
and tomato
, different
soups
, a selection of
desserts
, cakes and of course
cheesecakes
. In addition, you can find more
vegetarian recipes
which can enhance your Shavuot meals. I hope you enjoy them!
Find more Jewish holiday Shavuot recipes:
Try creamy mushroom soup - great starter for a dairy meal
Try onion soup with cheese and croutons
Or pizza soup - tomato soup with mozzarella and croutons
Homemade tomato sauce works well in many Shavuot recipes
For example in pizza pinwheels
Or try pesto pinwheels
Try pesto tomato tarts
or quiche
Looking for quiche without pastry crust - this is a wonderful easy Shavuot recipe
Try individual broccoli cornbread muffins
Easy tuna roll is another easy Shavuot recipe
Salmon pie is more time consuming but really delicious
For a low carb fish option try white fish spinach roulades
Want lasagna recipes? eggplant lasagna is well worth the effort!
Roasted vegetable lasagna is also delicious
Or try broccoli walnut lasagna for a different flavor
Vary your pasta dish with spinach cannelloni
Cheesy stuffed zucchini makes a lovely shavuot side dish
Tomato, mozarella and pesto salad is perfect for Shavuot
For a different dairy salad try apricot and feta salad
Looking for something different? Try savory spinach cheesecake.
Want a no bake cheesecake? Try lemon,
peanut butter
or chocolate
Find cheesecake too rich? Try cheesecake muffins instead
Or bake easy cupcakes and frost with white chocolate frosting
Try rich and delicious caramel shortbread
Like chocolate? Try chocolate truffles
or chocolate fondue
Want more shavuot recipes? Try here.
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