Have a sweet and prosperous new year with our collection of recipes for Rosh Hashanah. You'll find traditional Jewish holiday favorites including honey cake, brisket, roast chicken, matzo ball soup, tzimmes, sweet roasted carrots, and noodle kugel.
This succulent beef brisket is braised in red wine until tender; the meat is generously flavored with shallots and garlic to produce a savory sauce. This easy recipe serves 6, just the right amount for a small- to medium-size holiday dinner.
Apples and honey, Rosh Hashanah's symbols of a sweet new year, are perfect additions to a loaf of challah. The round shape of the bread loaf is traditional for this Jewish holiday.
Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with this easy white wine-based cocktail, which is made with two ingredients traditionally served on the Jewish New Year. It has a healthy dose of pomegranate juice -- which comes from the many seeds that represent a fruitful year -- and a taste of honey, a symbol of the wish for sweetness in the days to come.
Chicken breasts are roasted with carrots, prunes, and onions for a sweet and savory main course. This quick recipe can be ready in 45 minutes, giving you ample time to prepare the rest of your Rosh Hashanah holiday dinner.
To many people, a Jewish holiday dinner would not be complete without chicken soup and matzo balls. This version, with rounds of cooked carrots and parsnips, calls for homemade stock or canned, low-sodium chicken broth.
Roast chicken is a classic main dish at Rosh Hashanah. This easy recipe features a paprika spice rub which adds extra flavor and color to the crisply browned bird.
Tzimmes is a sweet and savory stew served at many Jewish holiday meals. This meatless recipe includes carrots, sweet potatoes, prunes, and dried apricots. Serve this as a side dish with roast chicken or brisket.
This delicious gefilte fish pate recipe is from Joan Nathan's "Jewish Cooking in America." The easy and elegant seafood pate is baked in a bundt mold. Serve it as an appetizer at your Rosh Hashanah dinner with challah bread.
This savory pot-roasted beef brisket will serve 12 people, making it the perfect size for a large group at your Rosh Hashanah holiday dinner. The meat is cooked on a bed of onions, carrots, and celery until tender. Watch as Arthur Schwartz, author of "Jewish Home Cooking," prepares this brisket with Martha Stewart.
Leeks, a symbolic food for the Jewish New Year, are roasted with salmon for a delicious holiday main course. This quick and easy seafood recipe can be prepared in 40 minutes.
This sweet, cinnamon-scented noodle pudding contains egg noodles, eggs, sour cream, cream cheese, and apples. Enjoy this traditional Jewish kugel as a side dish with your Rosh Hashanah dinner or as a brunch treat.
Romanesco and regular cauliflower, sweet potatoes, and brussels sprouts are roasted together for a colorful holiday side dish that serves 12. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the vegetables and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds just before serving.
This delightful autumn dessert combines two traditional Rosh Hashana foods -- apples and honey -- with freshly ground toasted walnuts. The baked cake is glazed with honey and served warm. Enjoy slices of cake after your holiday meal with hot tea.
This delicious brisket is perfect for holiday meals, as it can be cooked a day in advance. Let the beef and vegetables cool in the pan in their juices, and then cover and refrigerate. Reheat the meat and finish the sauce before sitting down to dinner. For step-by-step photos, see our Brisket 101 How-To.
Juicy chicken breasts are glazed with a mixture of orange and pomegranate juices, garlic, and rosemary. Try this quick main-dish recipe for your Rosh Hashanah holiday dinner -- it's ready in only 45 minutes.
Sweet foods, such as carrots, are traditional for the Rosh Hashanah holiday. Here, they're dressed with an orange-and-ginger glaze for an extra-tasty side dish that enhances any menu.
