Pesach, Granoladox style

We start out Pesach with grand plans. We’re feeling like royalty–dressed in our finest clothes, the table is set for a king and we even lean to drink our wine.

And then, only a few hours into the holiday, the matzah, matzah balls, brisket, potatoes and  chocolate-eggy-sugary-potato-starch concoction settles in, and we feel like beached whales. And that’s pretty much how we feel the rest of the 8-day food fest.

I promise, you, though, that there’s a way to eat like royalty on Pesach without feeling miserable. And, there are healthy Pesach recipes that don’t involve nibbling on salad, leaving you still hungry.

Since vegetables are the basis of most of my family’s meals, it turns out there are a lot of recipes already on this blog that are kosher for Pesach. And since we’re all a bit, uh, busy right now, I’ll do you a favor. I’ll sift through the blog for you.

SOUPS
Odds & Ends soup (use this as your soup broth for all the recipes below)
Squash soup
Cauliflower soup
Pumpkin soup
Strawberry rhubarb soup
Gazpacho
Tomato soup
Watermelon soup
Creamy potato soup

SIDES
Cauliflower popcorn
Farro Salad (substitute quinoa for the farro)
Chayote squash
Quinoa with chestnuts
Roasted root vegetables
Roasted Sunchokes
Sauteed kale (or any other green, for that matter)
Quinoa with pesto
Sweet potato and candied pecans
Spinach mushroom and garlic sauce (for over quinoa)
Swiss chard with feta
Israeli salad
Beet slaw
Middle Eastern vinaigrette

MAIN DISHES
Herb stuffed chicken
Indian stew (use quinoa instead of lentils, chickpeas and tempeh)
Chinese stir fry (over quinoa)
Pistachio chicken salad
Grilled chicken breast over spinach salad
Salmon with pesto or cucumber dill sauce
Stuffed squash

SNACKS
larabars
Smoothies
Homemade yogurt
Chocolate dippin’ sauce
Mocha smoothie
Homemade coffee creamer
Salsa verde
Almond butter dressing
Brew it at home mocha and Mocha Shake
Yogurt and herb dip
Pears in wine compote