I can’t believe how Rosh Hashana (Jewish new year) snuck up on me this year. We are already only a few days out, and I’m stuck in quarantine, trying to throw my meal plan together.
As per usual I’m stalking the internet for the best vegan Rosh Hashana recipes, so I thought I’d help all my fellow Jews/Jewesses out and compile all the most delicious ones here.
I tend to go for a mix of classic dishes and incorporating new flavors into my meal and the millions of side dishes needed to assemble all the simanim. But there are plenty of options below to suit different diets and personal tastes.
Oh, and for the record, the honey referenced in the bible actually refers to date honey, so grab some silan and don’t let anyone make you feel left out.
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Simanim (Symbolic Foods)
Below are salads and sides incorporating pomegranate, apples, beets, squash, carrots, dates, and more delicious symbolic foods.
Butternut and Beetroot Salad
This creamy crunchy butternut and beetroot salad is perfect and comforting, with delicious flavors, textures and colors! It's a great indulgent salad to have on the menu.
Easy Beetroot Coleslaw Recipe
This banging beetroot coleslaw recipe is deliciously crisp & refreshingly earthy. With beets and carrots in the slaw you can bring two of the simanim to your table in one beautiful dish.
Easy Air Fryer Baby Carrots | Air Fryer Carrots Two Ways
These air fryer baby carrots are super easy and delicious. With two options, of sweet or savoury air fryer carrots. Either coated in a delicious vegan herby garlic butteror lightly coated in sugar and spice for a caramelised treat.
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Pomegranate Molasses Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Sweet, tangy, delicious perfection, you'll get that great pomegranate flavor from the molasses. Top with fresh pomegranate seeds to really make it pop!
Pomegranate Coleslaw
This colorful coleslaw is filled with bright healthy flavors and colors, coming together to form a vibrant, delicious dish. Pomegranate coleslaw is perfect for meal prepping, or for big family holiday style meals with it's fall/winter flavors and hardy ingredients that stay crisp in the fridge.
It's also packed with simanim, with carrots, apples, pomegranate and beets in the slaw!
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Cinnamon Roasted Butternut Squash - Slender Kitchen
There is something magical that happens to butternut squash when it is roasted with cinnamon. It becomes sweet with these delicious caramelized edges and you won't believe how quickly it disappears.
Festive Vegan Spinach Salad Recipe
This delicious vegan spinach salad recipe uses baby spinach, cranberries, slivered almonds, and tofu for a fun new take on a classic spinach salad. Combined with our salad dressing which is sweetened with date syrup, it's a great way to bring date honey flavors to your table.
Healthy Tzimmes is the perfect holiday side dish. Naturally vegan and gluten-free. Easy to make, super tasty and compliant for whole30, paleo, whole foods plant based and more!
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Healthy Vegan Waldorf Salad Recipe • Happy Kitchen
This healthy Waldorf salad is a vegan take on the classic Waldorf salad. Deliciously creamy apple cider vinegar dressing on top of this apple filled salad makes a perfect dish for your Rosh Hashana table.
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Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Curry
This Vegan Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas Curry Recipe, is an easy and delicious preparation with readily available ingredients. Blacked eyed peas pressure cooked with onions, tomatoes and spices. Garnished with cilantro and lemon juice this curry can be enjoyed as a soup or pair it with rice.
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Butternut Squash • Happy Kitchen
The best balsamic-maple roasted Brussels sprouts with butternut squash, pecans, cranberries, pomegranate and avocado roasted garlic dressing.
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Roasted Green Beans and Potatoes
These Roasted Green Beans and Potatoes will make a great addition to your dinner table. Simple and delicious, it's the perfect side to add to any meal.
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Vegan Green Bean Casserole Recipe
This easy vegan green bean casserole recipe is free of canned soup! A homemade mushroom soup base with crisp green beans and crunchy onions.
The Main Meal
These fantastic dishes are perfect for making up the main part of your Rosh Hashana feast!
Fluffy Vegan Rolls Recipe
These delicious vegan rolls are fluffy and perfect to be your circular challah this rosh hashana.
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Creamy Vegan Potato Leek Soup
Potato Leek soup is part of my Rosh Hashana table every year. The soup is amazing and it's a warming, delicious way to incorporate leeks into your meal.
Cauliflower, Potato and Leek Soup Recipe
Try this Cauliflower Potato And Leek Soup for the soul. At only 132 calories per serving this soup is super filling and kind on the waste line.
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Butternut Squash Soup
Sweet roasted butternut squash carrot soup is easy to make and tastes creamy delicious.
Vegan Sausage Roll Recipe
These vegan sausage rolls are delicously flaky with a rich, savoury filling on the inside. The vegan sausage meat is less faux meat and more a delicous combination of whole foods, including puy lentils, mushrooms, fresh herbs and miso paste. They are the perfect brunch, snack or sharing food at a gathering. Enjoy with vegan mustard and ketchup.
Roast Seitan Turkey
Try this insanely succulent roast seitan turkey, perfect for special occasions. Featuring a fully flavored outer layer, meaty textured centre encapsulating scrumptious cranberry stuffing. This vegan roast is incredibly moreish and will have you wanting to make it all through the year, not just on the holidays!
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Vegan Stuffed Kabocha Squash (Rice, Mushroom, Sage)
Learn how to cook stuffed kabocha squash with this easy vegan stuffed kabocha squash recipe! Filled with rice, mushrooms, cranberry, and sage. This simple recipe is so delicious!
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Vegan Spinach Noodle Kugel
This creamy Vegan Spinach Noodle Kugel is a fantastic dish for any holiday meal and it takes just 35 minutes to throw together. Protein-packed and much lighter than normal kugel, this healthy dish is delicious and perfect for the entire family.
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Best Vegan Beet Wellington Recipe - Festive Dinner Recipe
This beet wellington is packed with flavors, covered in mushrooms, wrapped in pastry dough and served with gravy.
Lentil Bake
This vegan lentil bake is the perfect plant based main. It is rich, savoury, delicous and creamy all in one. The deep flavours of the lentil mushroom filling complements the creamy, sweet potato mash.
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Black-Eyed Peas And Potato Stew | Lobia And Aloo Subzi
Black eyed peas and potato stew is a comforting food to serve with a piece of bread or rice. This vegan and gluten free recipe will soon be everyone's favorite!
I followed this recipe for seitan brisket for my main dish last year, and it turned out amazing so I had to include it in this roundup! I recommend preparing them ahead of time until right before they are seared in bbq sauce and then doing that last step right before the meal.
Vegan Crab Salad
Get ready to have your mind blown with this delicious vegan crab salad, light, full of flavour & a perfect as a canapé, salad or sandwich filler. Ideal make ahead lunch or fancy starter. Here at Yum HQ we love that this salad can be perfect for any occasion or simple lunch.
Rocket and Pear Salad with Sweet Cherry Vinaigrette
This cheerful, fruity pear rocket salad is perfect for special occasions. The bitter rocket pairs perfectly with the sweet pear slices, toasted almonds, and the bright cherry vinaigrette for a salad that will impress visually and taste wise.
This salad comes together quickly and the components can be prepped ahead of time, making it an even easier choice, whether you are making it for a quick weekday option or a side salad for a fancy holiday meal.
Desserts
No Rosh Hashana meal is complete without some delicious desserts to finish the meal off!
Vegan Babka Recipe - Vegan Chocolate Babka
Get your vegan babka on with this delicious, fluffy, chocolatey sweet vegan chocolate babka recipe or our vegan cinnamon babka recipe. Either filling option makes for an absolutely amazing dessert for special occasions and holidays.
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Vegan Apple Cake
Moist and delicious, this Vegan Apple Cake tastes like fall and is just as easy to make as box cake mix. A healthier version of what Bubbe used to make, this cake is sweet, soft, and a tiny bit crunchy when you get a little pop of baked apple!
Chocolate Mousse Recipe
This chocolate mousse only takes a few minutes to whip up and it's super creamy and delicious.
Vegan Chocolate Brioche Recipe
This vegan chocolate chip brioche is perfectly fluffy, light and delicious. Serve it for dessert or breakfast Rosh Hashana morning.
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Vegan Sticky Date Puddings
This Dairy-Free, Egg-Free and Vegan Sticky Date Puddings Recipe is an all time favourite. The combination of the sticky, moist date puddings with the sweet and decadent dairy-free caramel sauce is just to die for!
Vegan Cinnamon Bread
This fluffy, warming vegan cinnamon bread is comforting and delicious. Whip it together for a vegan brunch or enjoy it for dessert! The vegan cinnamon swirl bread is so good, you'll need to make a double batch as the first will get immediately gobbled up!
Vegan Biscoff Brownies
Try these deliciously goooey vegan biscoff brownies. The chocolate and biscoff compliment each other creating the perfect brownie! Share these devine brownies with friends and family, they will be blown away!