The hardest part of getting cooking is often making the menu. We put together seven menus, for crowds big and small, and for all different tastes. Let one springboard and inspire your own Purim Seudah planning.
Note that we didn’t include dessert in these menus (perhaps at least that will come from your mishloach manos!), but if you do need a dessert, there’s a roundup of some refreshing ideas that will work included as our last menu.
Traditional Plus Some Favorites
Garlic Knot Challah & Pretzel Challah FISH COURSE: Maple Salmon SOUP: Chicken Soup *
APPETIZERS: Meat Kreplach * Shredded Beef Cigars * Stuffed Cabbage * Hasselback Salami (Best of Kosher) * Beef Jerky * Pastrami Pizza MAINS & SIDES: Orzo * Mini Roasted Potatoes * Potato Kugel * Green Beans (Dinner Done) Mike’s Chicken * Hot Pastrami
A Fresh, Fun Menu for a Crowd
Challah-Taschen * APPETIZERS/ON THE TABLE: Roasted Veggie Chummus * Mini Deli Wraps * ET Chicken Pesto Salad * Pulled Beef Tacos * Corned Beef Pizza * Charcuterie Platters. MAINS and SIDES: Cowboy Steaks (Best of Kosher) with Caramelized Cipollini Onions OR Slow-Cooked Minute Steaks Over Yukon Golds * Mike’s Chicken * Fancy Rice
Fun Menu for Family with Small (and Big) Kids
SOUP: Cream of Chicken Soup with Parsley Garlic Breads ON THE TABLE: Guacamole and Chips * Sweet Potato Fry Salad * FUN FOR KIDS: Pull Apart Hot Dogs OR Hot Dog Burnt Ends * Savory Deli Hamantaschen * MAIN DISH: Crock-Pot BBQ Brisket
Restaurant Inspired Menu
FISH COURSE: Salmon Crudo APPETIZERS, SALADS, SIDES: Short Rib Gnocchi * Lamb Riblets * Facon Wrapped Chicken Drumsticks * Corn Riblets * Panko-Topped Kale Salad * Sesame Cucumbers * Garlic Confit Rice OR Wild Mushroom Rice MAIN: Beer-Braised Short Ribs
Asian Inspired Menu
FISH COURSE: Sushi Salad Appetizer APPETIZERS, SIDES, SALADS: Edamame * Teriyaki Green Beans (Dinner Done) OR Shishito Peppers (Dinner Done) * Ramen Salad with Turkey OR Mushroom Romaine Salad MAINS: Crispy Beef * Crispy Chicken (Dinner Done) * Shiitake Ribs
Middle Eastern Inspired Menu
Fresh Pita * Za’atar Roasted Cauliflower Salad * Sina’s Shuk Salad (Best of Kosher) OR Tabbouleh-Inspired Quinoa Salad * Eggplant Carpaccio * Chummus/Tehina Platter * Lehme B’agine * Lamb Arayes (swap salmon for ground meat or lamb) * Rice MAIN: Flanken Roast
Healthy Menu
Mango Salad with Silan and Lime AND/OR Rainbow Quinoa Salad OR Cauliflower Rice & Avocado Salad * Roasted Veggie Turbot Over Sweet Potato * MAIN: Herb and Garlic Roasted Chicken with Gremolata OR Whole Roasted Tomato and Shallots Chicken
Dessert Ideas
Peanut Butter Brownie Dessert * Raspberry (or Any Flavor) Crumb Bar Ice Cream Cups * Outrageous Tropical Fruit Salad * Pareve Ice Cream Log * Passionfruit Lotus Cups * Coconut Crunch Cake * Apple Cinnamon Bun Pie * Easiest Fruit Pie * Crumbs and Coulis
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