In preparation for the Pesach Seder, here are a variety of gefilte fish recipes. And the other kosher for Passover fish recipes can help you to eat lightly and maintain a healthy diet over the Passover holiday.
Gefilte fish is a loaf of chopped up fish, usually white-fleshed freshwater fish such as carp or pike.
At the time of the Mishna (200 CE), rabbis deemed it meritorious to eat fish on the Sabbath. Due to the plethora of rivers in Europe, Ashkenazi Jews tended to cook with freshwater fish. Eastern European Jews would make a mixture of chopped fish, stuff it back into the skin of the fish, and boil it. The word
gefilte means stuffed in Yiddish.
For a moist and flavorful salmon entree, simply drip seasonings on the fish, wrap the fillet tightly in foil, and bake. This Baked Salmon Fillet is easy to make, healthy and light to eat, and aesthetic enough to serve to guests.
The marinade adds wonderful flavor to this Grilled Salmon. Serve with Cranberry Rice Salad and Mango Sherbet for a lovely and lite kosher summer meal.
Laura Dolson, About.com Guide to Low Carb Diets Guide, offers this recipe for Oven-Baked Salmon for Passover.
Homemade Gefilte Fish does take some effort and time, but it is so much better than jarred Gefilte Fish.
RFCJ Newsgroup (rec.food.cuisine.jewish) archives recipes sent in from different Jewish ethnic streams (Sephardic, Ashkenazic, Yemenite, etc.) and communities around the world. Recipes posted to this newsgroup respect the basic framework of the Jewish dietary laws. The recipes separate dairy and meat, and they do not call for non-kosher ingredients.
