Healthier Recipes for Your Rosh Hashanah Table

We all know the saying, “Have a Happy and Healthy New Year,” but have you ever stopped to think about how you can actually live up to that? Today we’re helping you out in the healthy department by focusing our attention on some healthy (and delicious) Rosh Hashanah recipes.

We’ve chosen recipes that are seasonal, incredibly satisfying, and healthy! Whether you choose to go with the oil-free carrot muffins, quinoa simanim salad or healthy honey cookies, all of the recipes below will prove that you don’t need to sacrifice deliciousness in order to stay healthy!

Have a Happy and HEALTHY New Year!

1. String Beans with Yellow Pepper Pesto by Brynie Greisman

   

2. Sweet Potato Quinoa Salad by Brynie Greisman

   

3. Honey-Garlic Squash by Michal Frischman

   

4. Roasted Cauliflower with Dates and Pine Nuts by Elky Friedman

   

5. Salsa Salmon by Estee Kafra

   

6. Healthy-ish Apple Muffins by Faigy Grossmann

   

7. Mashed Butternut Squash by Elizabeth McGaw

   

8. Candied Carrots by Elizabeth Kurtz

   

9. Oil-Free Carrot Muffins by Elky Friedman

   

10. Beet and Citrus Stacks by Chanie Apfelbaum

    

11. Full of Green Salad by Brynie Greisman

    

12. Healthy Honey Cookies from the Dining In Cookbook

    

13. One-Pan Citrus and Beet Roasted Chicken Thighs by Rorie Weisberg

    

14. Wild Rice with Roasted Butternut Squash by Faigy Grossman

    

15. Yom Tov Tzimmes by Brynie Greisman

    

16. Autumn Salad by Chaya Suri Leitner

    

17. Sugar-Free Apple Pie by Brynie Greisman

    

18. 2-Ingredient Lychee Blueberry Sorbet by Chaia Frishman

    

19. Roasted Beet Hummus by Sina Mizrahi

    

20. Squash Pear Soup by Estee Kafra

    

21. Best Homemade Strawberry Applesauce by Devorah Raskin

    

22. Tzimmis Purée by Paula Shoyer

    

23. Cranberry-Glazed French Roast by Rorie Weisberg

    

24. Butternut Squash Fries by Rorie Weisberg

    

25. Quinoa-Stuffed Chicken by Michal Frischman

    

26. Quinoa Siman Salad by Reva (Blander) Yaffe

    

27. Carrot and Raisin Salad by OU Kosher

    

28. Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad in Harissa-Tahini Sauce by Sina Mizrahi

    

29. Date-Glazed Roasted Chicken by Jamie Geller

    

30. Thyme-Roasted Winter Squash, Cauliflower, and Portobello Mushrooms by Victoria Dwek

    

31. Root Hash by Rorie Weisberg

    

32. Fresh Fruit Compote by Gitty Greenberg

    

33. Cabbage and Shallots by Rorie Weisberg

    

34. One-Pan Autumn Roast Chicken by Sina Mizrahi

    

35. Roasted Beets and Butternut Squash by Estee Kafra

    

36. Roasted Veggies and Quinoa by Rivky Kleiman

    

37. Spinach, Apple, and Beet Salad by Kiki Fisher

    

38. Simanim-Filled Chicken Wrappers by Brynie Greisman

    

39. Layered “Roasted” Veggies by Julie Hauser

    

40. Simanim Salad with Honey Vinaigrette by Chef Tom Francz

    

41. Mushroom Cauliflower Rice by Michal Frischman

    

42. Simple Braised Radishes by Rivki Locker

    

Originally published September 2019. Updated and improved August 2021.