Perfect Passover Menus and Kosher Wines

The traditional ingredients of Passover—matzo, nuts, honey—are used in delicious, inventive ways in the following four holiday menus. Plus F&W’s wine editors recommend five perfect kosher wines for the holiday.

Related Recipes

Favorite Passover Recipes

Honey

Menus

Updated Classics

• Lemony Asparagus Soup »
• Herb-Marinated Mushroom and Celery Salad
• Beef Brisket Pot Roast
• Oven Fries with Roasted Garlic
• Caramelized Broccoli with Garlic
• Almond Cake with Citrus Syrup

Passover Reformed

• Crisp Pickled Vegetables
• Matzo Ball Soup with Dill Horseradish Pistou
• Slow-Braised Short Ribs with Spinach »
• Honeyed Carrots with Currants and Saffron
• Potato Kugel with Fried Shallots
• Tropical Fruit Cobbler with Coconut Macaroon Topping

Modern Passover

• Cashews with Crispy Sage and Garlic
• Roast Chicken »
• Artichokes Simmered with Lemon and Honey
• Pan-Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Fennel
• Italian Almond Cake
• Pine Nut Meringues

Passover in Idaho

• Idaho Potato Chips
• Sawtooth Mountain Breezes »
• Mixed Lettuces with Orange Vinaigrette and Candied Pecans
• Matzo Meal-Crusted Trout
• Grandma Selma’s Brisket
• Kasha and Noodles with Caramelized Onions
• Chocolate-Coated Almonds
• Brown Sugar Meringues

Top 5 Kosher Wines for Passover

Not all kosher wine is supersweet. F&W editors tasted 40-plus bottlings from around the world to find the five best kosher-for-Passover wines, which are made according to Jewish rabbinical law.