Noelle Carter is the former Los Angeles Times Test Kitchen director. She left in January 2019.
Haroset with Bible land fruits
Time30 minutes
YieldsServes 10
Sephardi chicken soup with herb-flecked kneidelach
Time3 hours 30 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Zehug (chile-garlic relish)
Time10 minutes
YieldsMakes 1/4 to 1/3 cup
Chocolate pecan brownie fudge cake
Time50 minutes
YieldsServes 8
Vegetarian chopped liver
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 12 as an appetizer or 6 as a main course lunch salad
Quinoa-stuffed bell peppers
TimeTotal time: 2 1/2 to 3 hours
YieldsServes 8
Roasted salmon with marinated fennel and thyme
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 8
Chicken casserole with dates and almonds
TimeActive work time: 20 minutes
Total preparation time: 1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Turkey in a bag with Molly's Passover vegetable stuffing
TimeActive work time: 15 minutes
Total preparation time: 4 hours
YieldsServes 16
Persian chicken soup with chicken dumplings
Time2 hours 20 minutes
YieldsServes 12
Pomegranate braised lamb
Time2 hours 35 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Flourless chocolate cake (Gateau d'Ariel)
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 16
Tezpisti (Turkish walnut sponge cake)
Time45 minutes
YieldsServes 12 to 16
Passover apricot bars
Time1 hour 15 minutes
YieldsServes 16
Spiced cauliflower kugelettes
Time1 hour 45 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 12
Green vegetable pashtidah
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 6 to 9
Petite green salad
Time15 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 12
Tomato-red pepper sauce
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 8 to 12
Walnut- and herb-stuffed eggplant rolls
Time1 hour
YieldsMakes 18 rolls
Asparagus with hazelnuts and seasoned currants
Time40 minutes
YieldsServes 6 to 8
Carole Walter's Passover Lemon Chiffon Cake
Time1 hour 30 minutes
YieldsServes 14 to 16
Matzo Farfel Granola
Time30 minutes
YieldsMakes about 4 cups.
Beef Brisket Braised With Prunes in a Wine Sauce
Time4 hours 30 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Tarragon-scented goat cheese cheesecake
Time2 hours
YieldsMakes 15 first-course servings or 10 main-course servings
Glazed Apple Matzo Brei
Time20 minutes
YieldsServes 4
Central European Charoset
Time15 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 1/2 cups
Yemenite Charoset
Time15 minutes
YieldsMakes 1 1/2 cups
California Charoset
Time20 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 cups
Hungarian Chocolate-Walnut Torte
Time1 hour
YieldsServes 10
Chocolate haroset truffles
Time1 hour
YieldsServings: About 2 1/2 dozen truffles
Haroset bars
Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsServings: 16 bars
Chocolate-glazed nut torte with strawberries in Sephardi syrup
Time2 hours
YieldsServes 8
Sephardi syrup
Time10 minutes
YieldsServes 8
Friday night brisket
Time5 hours 25 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
French country-style almond macaroons
Time45 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 dozen
Passover hazelnut baklava cake
Time1 hour 20 minutes
YieldsMakes about 20 pieces
Date-apple tart
Time1 hour 10 minutes
YieldsServes 8 to 10
Parsley-and garlic-stuffed portobello mushrooms
Time40 minutes
YieldsServes 6
Passover profiteroles with strawberries
Time50 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 dozen profiteroles
Passover coffee cream puffs
Time1 hour
YieldsMakes about 2 dozen puffs
Passover Gougères With Leeks and Mushrooms
Time1 hour 50 minutes
YieldsMakes about 2 dozen puffs