{"id":4230,"date":"2013-02-25T09:57:29","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T14:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/?p=4230"},"modified":"2013-02-25T09:57:29","modified_gmt":"2013-02-25T14:57:29","slug":"getting-ready-for-a-vegan-passover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/2013\/02\/25\/getting-ready-for-a-vegan-passover\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Ready for a Vegan Passover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/images\/ljvc.jpg\" class=\"alignleft\" width=\"100\" style=\"margin-right: 20px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Passover is coming up in late March this year, and we&#8217;ve got lots of great vegan recipes to share with your friends and family. Below are a few recipes to get you started, and we have lots more in these books:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=1&#038;products_id=3\" target=\"_blank\">No Cholesterol Passover Recipes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=1&#038;products_id=14\" target=\"_blank\">Vegan Passover Recipes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=1&#038;products_id=13\" target=\"_blank\">The Lowfat Jewish Vegetarian Cookbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would prefer to order over the phone, you can call us at (410) 366-8343, Monday-Friday, 9-5.<\/p>\n<p><b>Matzo Meal Pancakes<\/b><br \/>\nFrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=1&#038;products_id=3\" target=\"_blank\">No Cholesterol Passover Recipes<\/a> by Debra Wasserman<\/p>\n<p>Makes 8 small pancakes<\/p>\n<p>3 small ripe bananas, peeled<br \/>\n&frac12; cup matzo meal<br \/>\n&frac34; cup water<br \/>\n2 teaspoons oil<\/p>\n<p>Mash bananas in a small bowl. Add matzo meal and water. Mix well. Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Form 8 small pancakes in heated pan and fry for about 10 minutes until brown on both sides.<\/p>\n<p><b>Pear and Apple Slaw<\/b><br \/>\nFrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=1&#038;products_id=14\" target=\"_blank\">Vegan Passover Recipes<\/a> by Nancy Berkoff<\/p>\n<p>(Serves 5-6)<\/p>\n<p>1 pound (about 3 cups) fresh pears<br \/>\n&frac12; cup (about 4 ounces) green or tart apple<br \/>\n2 Tablespoons lemon juice<br \/>\n1 cup finely shredded green cabbage<br \/>\n1 cup finely shredded red cabbage<br \/>\n2 Tablespoons oil<br \/>\n1 Tablespoon vinegar<br \/>\n&frac12; teaspoon black pepper<\/p>\n<p>Wash and dice pears and apples (don\u2019t peel) and toss with lemon juice. Add green and red cabbage and toss. In a cup, mix oil, vinegar and pepper until combined. Toss with vegetables until well coated. Chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.<\/p>\n<p><u>Note:<\/u> Make a double batch of this recipe, as the flavor gets even better the second day!<\/p>\n<p><b>Syrian-Style Okra with Dried Fruit<\/b><br \/>\nFrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrg.org\/catalog\/index.php?main_page=product_info&#038;cPath=1&#038;products_id=13\" target=\"_blank\">The Lowfat Jewish Vegetarian Cookbook<\/a> by Debra Wasserman<\/p>\n<p>(Serves 4)<\/p>\n<p>&frac12; pound okra, chopped<br \/>\n&frac12; small onion, finely chopped<br \/>\n1 teaspoon oil<br \/>\n1 Tablespoon water<br \/>\n1&frac12; cups dried fruit (about 8 ounces prunes, apricots, and\/or raisins, etc.)<br \/>\n&frac12; cup prune juice<br \/>\n&frac12; cup tomato juice<br \/>\n&frac14; lemon, minced (rind and fruit)<\/p>\n<p>Stir-fry okra and onion with oil and water in a large frying pan for 5 minutes over medium heat. Add dried fruit, juices, and lemon. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring often. Serve warm or chilled.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and don\u2019t forget\u2026 Star K (orthodox) said quinoa can be used if certified Kosher for Passover. The OU on their website says it can be a local decision, so ask your rabbi. You easily can make sweet or spicy dishes with this grain or simply use it instead of rice as a base for vegetable-based dishes you are preparing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passover is coming up in late March this year, and we&#8217;ve got lots of great vegan recipes to share with your friends and family. Below are a few recipes to get you started, and we have lots more in these books: No Cholesterol Passover Recipes Vegan Passover Recipes The Lowfat Jewish Vegetarian Cookbook If you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holidays","category-vegan-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4230"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4242,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4230\/revisions\/4242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vrg.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}