19 Rosh Hashanah Recipes for the New Year
on Sep 12, 2023, Updated Aug 27, 2026
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Welcome to 19 Rosh Hashanah Recipes for the New Year! We call this holiday the transition to Fall, especially because these recipes emulate all things cozy and fall-adjacent. These Rosh Hashanah recipes include appetizers, mains, and desserts.
Get ready for the Jewish New Year celebrations, because this holiday is going to be filled with the best dishes!
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Known as the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah is one of our favorite holidays! It really kicks off the holiday season and gets us ready for a season full of fun, family, and most importantly, FOOD!
Whether it’s apples dipped in honey for the new year, pomegranate seeds for our good deeds, or the round challah we share, we wanted to round up a list of recipes and menu ideas you can make this holiday that will make sure to have everyone starting their new year right!
Our Top Rosh Hashanah Recipes
There are so many recipes and ideas to choose from when you’re planning your Rosh Hashanah parties, appetizers, or dinners. Below are some of our favorites, from the classics, to other exciting ideas!
- We love the classics like our Traditional Jewish Beef Brisket (In the Oven), which is always a Jewish holiday staple.
- Another Jewish classic is Matzo Ball Soup, something we always grew up eating and is another center of our table.
- During Rosh Hashanah, we also serve a round challah, and we recommend pairing that with our Butternut Squash Butter.
Matzo Ball Soup For Rosh Hashanah
This Matzo ball soup recipe is a traditional Jewish dish that has become a staple in my life since I was a kid. The flavor just feels like a warm hug to me! This soup is absolutely perfect for any occasion. Matzo ball soup is traditionally served on Passover at the Seder table, however, I definitely eat this year-round, and it is commonly found at other Jewish holidays throughout the year as well.
Easy Appetizers
How to make this baba ganoush recipe (roasted eggplant dip!)This dip is something that I grew up eating, and this is my dad’s famous recipe. It is the perfect appetizer or side dish to have on the table. It starts off with roasted or grilled eggplant, mashed or blended together with all the spices to make one easy and delicious spread. The taste is just unmatched!
Roasted Garlic & Herb Yogurt Dip
All about this roasted garlic and herb yogurt dip!! Say hello to this cozy/easy prep-ahead appetizer for the holidays. It starts off with roasted garlic (duh) then blended with herbs like mint, parsley, and chives, with a lil bit of lemon and skyr yogurt – which makes this dip super thick & creamy!
This fantastic butternut squash butter recipe is SO easy to make and extremely impressive! Serve with crusty bread or challah.
This Spicy Pimento Cheese Dip is a creamy and easy dip to make. This recipe is also a special dish to make for a dinner party! Once the cream cheese comes to room temperature, this dip takes less than 10 minutes, utilizing only a few simple ingredients.
Every year we have to celebrate with this crispy potato latkes recipe! Traditionally, latkes are served with sour cream and applesauce. For this recipe, I’ve paired this with salmon roe and Crème Fraîche. You can top it with anything you desire as well! It’s super versatile.
Hello beautiful cheese bourekas! A three-cheese mixture (cheddar, feta, ricotta) sealed in puff pastry triangles and topped with sesame seeds. It is so easy & tastes even more delicious. My dad used to bring home both cheese & potato bourekas all the time and now I just love making them myself (he said this recipe is one of his favorite bourekas!)
Cold Bites
Seared Ahi Tuna Cucumber Bites with Wasabi Mayo
Talk about the easiest ahi tuna appetizer ever: seared ahi tuna cucumber bites with wasabi mayo! It’s SO quick to make and looks insanely impressive. This wasabi mayo is super easy and has such amazing flavor. This is truly the most perfect ahi tuna recipe!
Gravlax and Dill Yogurt Crostini
A homemade gravlax recipe (it’s easier than you’d think!), on toasted crostini’s with a dill yogurt spread is just epic! It’s impressive to guests, but really easy to make, and assemble.
Vegetables and Salads
Lemon Haricots Verts With Crispy Shallots
These lemon haricot Vert with crispy shallots are everything! French green beans tossed with shallots two ways. This is a wonderful side dish for any holiday dish, from the Thanksgiving table to any brunch or dinner party. Not to mention, an easy side dish for any weeknight dinner.
Little Gem Salad with Yogurt Ranch
Today is all about this little gem salad with yogurt ranch! This little gem salad recipe is absolutely everything and more. A creamy yogurt ranch tossed with crunchy little gem lettuce leaf and really quick panko breadcrumbs and some sunflower seeds. Oh and loads of shredded parmesan.
Mains
This chicken schnitzel recipe is absolutely EPIC. A panko blend with fresh parsley and basil with dried herbs like oregano, garlic powder, ginger powder and paprika make this chicken super crispy. This is hands down one of my favorite dishes filled with so much flavor, and lots of crunch. This is always at every family holiday get together.
I have fully entered cozy mode with this red wine braised short ribs recipe! Charred to perfection short ribs topped with green onion, carrots, parsley, and lemon zest. One of my favorite stews.
The holiday recipes are starting, and I am living for this simple; yet packed with juiciness and flavor, garlic herb roast chicken. The spice blend is simple: a mix of parsley, thyme, rosemary, garlic & lemon, and of course butter, all tossed and roasted to perfection.
Traditional Jewish Beef Brisket (In the Oven)
This Traditional Jewish Beef Brisket is rich, flavorful, and slow-roasted in the oven to absolute perfection. You can serve this brisket for any holiday. We specifically love to make this for Shabbat, Passover, Hanukkah, or Rosh Hashanah, but it has a place at your table for any occasion. Traditionally, Jewish brisket is a braised beef dish, a popular Ashkenazi Jewish food that is oftentimes served during the holidays.
Rosh Hashanah Dessert Ideas
Dreamy and delicious mixed berry cobbler recipe: a la mode of course! This fruit cobbler is made with strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries all tossed with a lil’ lemon juice and zest. Then baked to perfection with a crumble streusel topping. YUM. This is one of my favorite berry cobbler recipes.
The perfect fluffy, easy lemon mousse recipe! It is custardy, super citrusy, and topped with whipped cream. Also, the perfect holiday dessert to prep ahead. The most amazing lemon flavor! (Also wonderful for the citrus season!)
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Salted Ganache
This flourless chocolate cake with salted ganache is the ultimate flourless chocolate cake recipe. It is a fudge-like, rich cake that has no flour. It’s the perfect gluten-free recipe, or great for Passover, or Easter entertaining.
Nutmeg and Orange Ricotta Fritters with Berry Jam
These nutmeg and orange ricotta fritters with berry jam are sweet and zesty! This ricotta fritters recipe is a really great dessert for any occasion.
Rosh Hashanah FAQs
Some of the most popular Rosh Hashanah foods are brisket, apple cake, and round challah.
Yes, absolutely, you can!
Eating pomegranates on Rosh Hashanah symbolizes fruitfulness and abundance!
Even More Rosh Hashanah Recipes
Find all our Rosh Hashanah recipes in our index! Thanks for reading along to these Best Rosh Hashanah Recipes!!
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chicken dish recipe with short ribs? please fix the blip? chicken looks amazing!