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35 Vegetarian Recipes for Friday Night Dinner

Enjoy a hearty, vegetable-forward dinner all year.

I know that when most people think of Friday night dinner what comes to mind is pretty traditional menu: challah, salad, a roast chicken, some potatoes or kugel and maybe some brownies or cookies to sweeten the end. It’s a solid dinner — no complaints. But I love making a big vegetable-forward, dairy dinner for Friday night from time to time as well. Not to mention, and I hope you’re sitting down for this one: not everyone eats meat. So we wanted to put together lots of vegetarian, Shabbat-friendly recipes to aid your menu planning. Many of these recipes can be prepared ahead of time and are ideal for family-style eating.

Challah, Breads and Dips

Summer Pesto and Gruyere Challah

Pull-Apart Challah with Guava and Cheese

Vegan Challah

Kubaneh with Grated Tomato Dip

Easy Green Hummus

Sweet Potato Hummus

Vegan Chopped Liver with Mushrooms and Miso

Baba Ganoush

Muhamarra

Soups, Starters and Side Dishes

Curried Vegetable and Chickpea Soup

Vegetarian Yemenite Soup

Non-Dairy Creamy Asparagus Soup

Moroccan Harira Soup

Carrot Rice Pilaf

Cuban Knishes with Plantains

Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad

Pomegranate Roasted Carrots with Sumac

Russian “Health” Salads

Turkish Green Beans

Spicy Israeli Salsa

Arugula Sweet Potato Salad

Main Dishes

Israeli Couscous with Mushrooms and Kale

Cabbage Schnitzel

Israeli Couscous-Stuffed Acorn Squash

Ethiopian Red Lentil Stew

Vegetarian Mushroom Moussaka

Georgian-Style Stuffed Tomatoes

Vegetarian Moroccan Tagine

Roasted Butternut Squash with Orange Tahini, Walnuts and Za’atar

Roasted Butternut Squash Galette

Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage

Savory Cheese and Spinach Kugel

Grilled Eggplant with Chermoula

Pumpkin Swiss Chard Mac and Cheese from Kveller.com

Mixed Roasted Vegetables with Tahini

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