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Salads

couscous and chick pea salad

Couscous and Chick-Pea Salad – Healthy Option

couscous with spinach onions and tomatoes

Couscous with Spinach, Onions and Tomatoes – Healthy Option

cottage cheese sour cream and vegetable salad

Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream and Vegetable Salad

chopped pickled herring

Chopped Pickled Herring

Waldorf salad

Waldorf Salad

ambrosia fruit salad

Ambrosia Fruit Salad

fall salad with dried cranberries and candied walnuts

Fall Salad with Dried Cranberries and Candied Walnuts

kosher tuna nicoise

Kosher Tuna Nicoise

More Favorite Jewish Recipes

Tomato Herring Salad

tomato herring salad

Tomato herring salad is an oldie but a goodie–a creamy dressing with savory seasoning and fresh herbs make this dish fresh, modern, and worth a second look.

The Backstory: How well I remember the oval can of Tomato Herring my […]
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Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream and Vegetable Salad

cottage cheese sour cream and vegetable salad

The Backstory: I first had this dish at my Aunt Lena’s house in Boston in 1948 or 1949. I was probably about 7 or 8 years old at the time. This was a very popular dairy dish that was commonly made in Kosher homes and almost alway[…]
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Kosher Tuna Nicoise

kosher tuna nicoise

French influences turn ordinary tuna into Kosher Tuna Nicoise–an easy-to-make salad that’s elegant, flavorful, and fancy enough for company.

The Backstory: Tuna can be used in so many different ways. It can be served as a dip[…]
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