Jewish Rosh Hashanah Recipes

Rosh Hashanah recipes for the Jewish New Year — apples and honey, round challahs, pomegranate everything, brisket, kugel, and the foods that symbolize a sweet new year. Two days of meals to plan, multiple courses each, and a lot of family at the table.

The symbolic table opens with apples, honey, and goat cheese crostini — Rosh Hashanah symbolism turned into a real appetizer. Round challah (a symbolic shape for the year that comes around) replaces the regular Shabbat braid. Pomegranate seeds (one of the seven species of Israel) end up in salads, desserts, and cocktails — see the 50 pomegranate recipes roundup for ideas. For the main, slow-braised classic Jewish brisket or a chicken with honey-glaze.

Sides cover sweet potato kugel (the sweet symbolism continues), crock-pot tzimmes (carrots = the Hebrew word for “decree”), and roasted carrots with honey. Desserts: honey cake, halva-stuffed sweets, and any apple-pomegranate combination.