Weeknight Passover
- Matzo: This thin, square, perforated flatbread is baked according to strict guidelines to ensure no leavening takes place. It is usually machine-made and sold in 1 lb (500 g) boxes. As well as plain unsalted matzo, it’s available as whole wheat, rye, spelt, egg and thin tea.
- Matzo Meal: This ground matzo can be used as a substitute for bread crumbs.
- Matzo Farfel: Broken into small pieces and sold in a box, this matzo is used in Passover dishes such as kugel, latkes and stuffing.
- Cake Meal: This is matzo that is ground to a fine powder and is used as a flour substitute.
- Potato Starch: This is used as a thickener and flour substitute during Passover.
Recipes
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Zucchini Stuffed with Tomato, Cheese and Matzo
This vegetarian main dish is light but deliciously satisfying. -
Garlic Roast Chicken with Matzo Stuffing
Toasted whole wheat matzo gives this stuffing wonderful flavour and texture. If you have schmaltz (rendered chicken fat) on hand, substitute it for th... -
Crispy Matzo Fish Fillets with Leeks and Shiitake Mushrooms
Matzo meal makes a firm crispy crust that seals in the juices of tender fish. -
Meat and Matzo Casserole
The warm spiciness of cinnamon and cloves gently flavour this Passover casserole, which is perfect for hearty appetites. -
Cold Beet Borscht
From Homemakers Magazine's food editor Andrew Chase, this was one of his father's favourite soups, reflecting his Baltic-Jewish backg...
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