Are you vegan or vegetarian during Passover? Are you having a vegan or vegetarian guest at your Passover Seder Table? We've got you covered! Check out our mouthwatering and creative selection of Vegetarian Passover recipes from inventive Passover dinner recipes, dips, appetizers, salads, soups, and breakfasts to sides and desserts.
Passover 2025 starts on the evening of Saturday, April 12, 2025 and ends on the evening of Sunday, April 20, 2024
This post was updated in March 2024 to include over 73 vegetarian Passover recipes. Enjoy!
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What is Passover?
The Jewish holiday of Passover is one of the most celebrated Jewish holidays around the world. Passover commemorates the liberation of the Jewish people from slavery in ancient Egypt, and it is described in the Torah in the Book of Exodus. It typically lasts for seven days (in Israel) or eight days (outside of Israel).
Passover is abundant with rich traditions, including the Passover Seder, a meal where the story of the Exodus is told. The Haggadah recounts the story of the Jews' exodus from Egypt. It is traditional to have young children sing Ma Nishtana and keep them entertained searching for the Afikomen.
Passover Food - Ashkenazi and Sephardic Customs
Traditionally, the main meal at a Passover table features meat-centric dishes. Ashkenazi Jews might serve brisket, chicken, sweet and sour meatballs, matzo ball soup, and tzimmes, while Sephardic Jews may opt for chicken with olives and preserved lemons, spiced lamb with mushrooms, jeweled rice, harissa cucumber salad, and celeriac soup. However, with an increasing number of families hosting vegan and vegetarian guests at their beautifully set seder tables, it is essential to provide meat-free, dairy-free, and kosher for Passover dishes that can be served alongside the traditional meat fare.
Being vegetarian or vegan during Passover can be challenging, as chametz items like bread and pasta are avoided, and depending on family origin, some may also avoid Kitniyot, which includes rice, legumes, pulses, beans, soy, sesame, corn, etc.
Fortunately, this list of Vegetarian Passover Recipes from our Jewish kitchen will keep you full and satisfied during the 8 days of Passover, while also ensuring that everyone at the table can enjoy the celebration.
Vegetarian Passover Main Dishes
Our vegetarian Passover recipes will keep you and your vegetarian guests full. The list is mainly dairy-free and vegan, and with a lot of gluten-free options as well.
Sweet Potato Quinoa Vegan Meatballs In Mango Coconut Sauce
Embark on a culinary adventure with these delectable sweet potato and quinoa vegan meatballs served in mouthwatering mango, pineapple, and coconut sauce! Your vegans at your Seder will love you when you serve them this scrumptious dinner recipe. One of our most creative vegetarian Passover Recipes
Moroccan Vegetable Stew
Not your everyday vegetable stew! Our Moroccan-inspired spice blend adds a punch of flavor to this super comforting veggie-filled dish. Skip the chickpeas, if you don't eat Kitniyot on Passover. This is one of our healthiest Vegetarian Passover recipes!
Vegan Quinoa Stuffed Zucchini Boats
These Vegan Quinoa Stuffed Zucchini boats are are great gluten-free entree you can enjoy during Passover and all year round! Vegan and gluten-free
Vegan Gluten-Free Quinoa Paella
This Vegan Gluten-Free Quinoa Paella is a delicious twist on the Spanish classic. Quick and easy to make, full of flavor and plant-based protein. Great for Passover, holiday dinner, or weeknight dinner.
Ratatouille with Quinoa, Rice or Mashed Potatoes
This ratatouille recipe uses green zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, red peppers, onions, garlic, and fresh tomatoes for an insanely delicious meal! Pro tip: Use canned tomatoes for a wintertime ratatouille.
Roasted Celeriac with Olive Pistachio Gremolata
These roasted celeriac steaks are topped with sweet carrots or butternut squash and savory pistachio and olive gremolata.
Vegan Shepherd's Pie
This Vegan Shepherd's Pie, is the ultimate vegan comfort food. Warm, delicious, comforting. A great Passover recipe!
Roasted Celeriac with Romesco Sauce
Looking for a delicious and healthy vegan Passover Main? Try our roasted celeriac wedges on a bed of creamy and flavorful romesco sauce! This fantastic vegetarian Passover recipe is packed with nutrients and bursting with nutty, sweet, and earthy flavors. Perfect vegan Passover recipe!
Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie
A hearty vegan entrée for Passover and all year round, this savory dish brings together ingredients that are incredibly nutritious and comforting !
Vegan & Gluten-Free Stuffed Potatoes
These beautiful, savory stuffed potatoes will surely impress your guests this Passover holiday.
Tortilla de Patatas - Spanish Tortilla
Tortilla de Patatas or Spanish frittata is a traditional tapa from Spain. Made with 3 simple ingredients potatoes, onions and eggs, it's vegetarian and gluten-free. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Passover too!
Eggplant Rollatini
Roasted eggplant strips are filled with rich ricotta cheese and pesto in a savory tomato sauce and topped with bubbly cheese. An insanely good Vegetarian Passover Recipe.
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
Move over Matza Pizza, there's a new healthier player in town. Cauliflower rice makes an amazing Pizza Crust for this delicious Passover Pizza.
Zucchini Noodles With Basil & Pine Nuts
Fresh, crunchy zucchini noodles combined with aromatic basil, nutty pine nuts, and a touch of parmesan cheese. A healthy gluten-free vegetarian entree.
Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
We've stuffed the meaty portobello mushrooms with flavored mashed potatoes for a vegetarian Passover recipe that is filling and satisfying.
Passover Sides and Salads
The Best Moroccan Carrot Salad
A great side dish that is very easy to prepare and can be made days ahead. Our Moroccan carrot salad has a beautiful presentation, and it can be served at any Passover meal. One of our most popular recipes!
Braised Fennel with Apricots and Figs
This braised Fennel with Apricots and figs brings a nice combination of sweet and savory deliciousness. A side dish that will surely impress your guests.
Quinoa Tabbouleh
Here’s a twist on a favorite Middle Eastern salad, Tabbouleh is traditionally made with bulgur wheat. This Passover recipe is gluten-free and packed with fiber, protein, vitamins, and minerals.
The Best Roasted Potatoes
These are the best roasted potatoes! They are perfectly seasoned with olive oil, lemon, thyme, oregano, and sumac, making them full of tangy flavor. Our roasted potato recipe is cooked to perfection with a soft inside and a delicious, mouth-watering crunch on the outside.
How To Make Cauliflower Rice
When you want rice, but don't want the carbs that come with a plateful of the real stuff, learn How to Make Cauliflower Rice.
Warm Roasted Fennel Salad For Passover
Our warm roasted fennel salad with cabbage is savory, warm, crunchy, and sweet. Enjoy it for lunch or as a light dinner with your favorite protein.
Passover Cauliflower Fried Rice
Cauliflower Fried Rice - Vegan, gluten-free, low carb, full of flavor, and a great Passover recipe too!
Spinach Potato Nest
We adapted this award-winning recipe for Passover and it is a favorite year after year!
Smashed Potatoes with Chimichurri Sauce
Forget boring potato salad! These Smashed Potatoes with Chimichurri Sauce are a delicious and fun side dish. Made with sweet roasted garlic, fresh cilantro, and fruity olive oil, you'll want to put this flavorful Chimichurri on everything!
Warm Braised Celery Salad
Not only for Passover Recipe. Warm braised celery salad. We have elevated celery to a delectable vegetarian side dish spiced with turmeric, pepper and cumin with a touch of tangy lemon.
Patatas Bravas
Patatas bravas is one of the most popular tapas from Spain. This simple, yet delicious tapa is traditionally made with potatoes topped with a spicy bravas sauce.
Passover Coconut Ginger Carrot Rice
This flavorful, grain-free Passover coconut ginger carrot rice is a great side dish to serve during Pesach. Vegan and gluten-free.
Chili Roasted Carrots with Avocado Cilantro Dressing
Our creamy green avocado cilantro dressing is perfect for dressing up cooked vegetables, salads, and bean medley and takes our roasted chili carrots to a whole new level.
Roasted Eggplant
This is the simplest way to enjoy eggplant! Roasted Eggplant has a perfectly caramelized outside while the inside stays soft and juicy. It’s a versatile vegan eggplant recipe to add to your favorite dishes!
Roasted Rainbow Carrots
An easy-to-make Passover Side Dish that you may serve on your Passover Seder table.
Mashed Cauliflower with Herbed Chestnuts
Creamy and comforting, this mashed cauliflower recipe can easily replace mashed potatoes at your seder table! And the hearty herbed chestnut topping adds a wonderful punch of flavor
Insanely Good Baked Sweet Potato Fries
No matter how many batches of sweet potato fries we make, our family always wants more. That's how good our baked sweet potato fries are!
Not Just For Passover Recipes - Tri-colored Roasted Potatoes with Harissa Sauce
This spicy, colorful, roasted potato medley with harissa sauce combines three different potatoes with smoky paprika. So delicious! f
Roasted Beet Salad with Horseradish Alioli and Caramelized Walnuts
We take the simple beet salad up a notch with caramelized roasted garlic and horseradish for an intensely flavored side dish that everyone will love. This delicious side dish can be made ahead and is a great addition to your Passover Recipe repertoire.
Eggplant Caponata
One of our favorite eggplant recipes is Caponata, a Sicilian dish that’s created with a base of roasted eggplant and peppers. Serve it on crunchy Matzah instead of bread or as a topping for your favorite protein!
Vegetarian Passover Dips and Little Plates
Moroccan Matbucha
The traditional Moroccan matbucha can be an all-day kitchen affair. We came out with this shortcut recipe that is as delicious as the original, and much faster and easier to make.
Romesco Sauce for Veggies or Matza
Romesco is a wonderful, thick, tasty sauce from the Catalonia region of Spain. It's traditionally served along with big, thick spring onions, grilled to perfection, in cookouts called Calçotades . So delicious, you'll want to slather it on everything!
Beet Cauliflower Dip
This beet hummus is colorful and creamy. Roasted beets, cauliflower, cumin, and lemon make this beet dip the perfect dip.
Schug - Hot Yemenite Condiment
Add a punch of flavor to any dish with this flavorful condiment or enjoy it as a spread for matzah.
Sweet Onion and Apple Chutney
Get ready to welcome delicious Sweet Onion & Apple Chutney to your table! Once you try this perfectly balanced vegan spread, you’ll want to use it on every dish you make. It has a perfect sweet/savory balance that makes any dish feel special!
The Best Tomatillo Salsa Verde
This is a no-fuss recipe with major flavor! Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde has just 5 ingredients that come together for a homemade salsa so much better than anything in a jar.
Pickled Carrots and Fennel
Pickled Carrots and Fennel is an easy, quick, tangy snack. It’s a little bit spicy, crunchy, and flavorful! Add them to sandwiches, tacos, green salads, or enjoy them as a healthy, low-calorie snack.
Roasted Red Peppers
Rosted red peppers are delicious and very easy to make. Roasting peppers gives them a delicious deep sweet flavor that works great in salads, vegetable plates or antipasto
Not Just For Passover Recipes - Roasted Olives
These roasted olives are the perfect addition to an antipasto dish, a cheese board, a tapas dinner, or even just as a snack with Matzah or Passover crackers.
Vegetarian Passover Soups
Our collection of Passover soups includes a wide range of flavors, from a super flavorful vegetarian matzo ball soup to an innovative Thai coconut soup and a comforting carrot soup. We've got you covered
The Best Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup
This super flavorful and comforting Vegetarian Matzo Ball Soup is just what you need this Passover. Made from scratch, no chicken, no boxed broth, no bouillon cubes needed!
The Most Comforting Vegetable Soup
This is our go-to hot, comforting, healing vegetable soup, loaded with healthy vegetables and spices. It packs so much flavor that you don't even need vegetable broth.
Creamy Tomato and Roasted Eggplant Soup (Vegan and Gluten-Free)
Make this tomato and roasted eggplant soup when super creamy, filling, satisfying and low-calorie soup. On pot and one baking sheet is all you need for this easy tomato eggplant soup. Vegan and gluten-free. Don't like eggplant? Read on for some variations of this tomato soup
Not Just for Passover Recipes - Thai Coconut Soup
This exotic Thai coconut soup is one of the most popular dishes in Thai cuisine and no wonder – it is a delightful blend of creamy coconut milk, mushrooms, and Asian flavorings. Plus, our vegan recipe uses easily-found ingredients to make an exquisite soup! Change things up with this exotic vegetarian Passover recipe!
Carrot Ginger Soup
This beautiful orange colored, nutrient-rich carrot ginger soup is simple enough to serve at any weekday meal, but will also steal the show at your Pesach dinner!
Creamy Celeriac Soup
This vegan celeriac soup with crunchy vegetable chips is a warm and satisfying vegan option for Passover.
Turmeric Zucchini Cauliflower Soup Recipe
Rich, creamy and full of flavor, our cauliflower soup recipe is perfect for when you don’t feel like spending hours at the stove! Great as a winter or summer soup, enjoy it hot or cold!
Carrot and Coriander Soup
Nothing warms the body and soul like a gorgeous bowl of warm carrot and coriander soup topped with toasted nuts.
Passover Breakfast Recipes
Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
Quinoa, almond flour and a dollop of jelly make for the tastiest Quinoa Breakfast Cookies around! Make them this year for Passover, you'll love them!
Mushroom, Zucchini & Quinoa Breakfast Muffins
Perfect make-ahead breakfast. Just grab a couple of these super nutritious mushroom, zucchini & quinoa muffins to start your day with energy! Vegetarian, gluten-free, and great for Passover
Passover Cinnamon Raisin Quinoa Granola Recipe
Super easy to make, this gluten-free cinnamon raisin quinoa granola is great for breakfast. Super crunchy, nutritious, and flavorful. Enjoy!
Baked Feta & Cheddar Zucchini Frittata
This versatile baked zucchini frittata is light, savory and ideal as a breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. All you need to successfully make a frittata is some cooked veggies and eggs.One of our simplest and easier-to-make Vegetarian Passover Recipes.
Quinoa Breakfast Bowl with Caramelized Bananas
A deliciously nourishing breakfast bowl with protein-rich quinoa and the deep honey flavor of caramelized bananas. Tired of matza breakfast? Try this satisfying Passover breakfast recipe!
Fresh Mozzarella, Mushroom and Eggplant Shakshuka Recipe
Shakshuka is a versatile dish of eggs poached in spicy tomato sauce. We made our shakshuka with roasted mushrooms and eggplant and creamy fresh mozzarella cheese. Ideal to serve for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust
A delicious quiche with sweet potato crust that can be made with your favorite veggies, may be eaten hot or cold, for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and can be prepared as a dairy or vegan dish. This may become one of your favorite Vegetarian Passover Recipes.
Artichoke Asparagus Frittatas
Artichoke Asparagus Frittatas - easy grab and go breakfast, snack or light lunch. Full of protein and great for Passover too
Passover Desserts
Pastel de Nuez - Sephardic Walnut Cake
Pastel de Nuez is an old Sephardic family recipe. Delicious kosher for Passover Cinnamon WalnutCake
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Fudgy, decadent, rich, and absolutely perfect to end your Passover seder. This Flourless Chocolate Cake is sure to become a new favorite when your sweet tooth strikes!
Orange Honey Almond Cake
Eight simple ingredients are all you need to make our Sweet, chewy, nutty, and satisfying flourless Orange Honey Almond Cake. This Almond Cake makes for a fabulous ending to your Passover meal.
Crema Catalana - Spain's Crème Brûlée
Crema Catalana is a lemon and cinnamon infused Spanish dessert. It comes together in a creamy custard delight with a crunchy sugar topping.
Charoset Recipe Sephardic Style
Sephardic Charoset)Bites - Enjoy these Sugar-Free, vegan and Gluten-free date and nut bites all year long. A real energy booster!
Flourless Vegan Chocolate Cookies
Our gluten-free vegan chocolate cookies make a great Passover chocolate cookie.
Pear and Blueberry Crisp
This warm and comforting pear and blueberry crisp makes the perfect breakfast, snack, and even dessert! No refined sugar added, vegan, gluten-free, and grain-free.
5 Ingredient Almond Butter Cookies
Chewy and delicious these almond-butter cooked are naturally sweetened with dates
Gluten Free Brownies
Ready to bite into rich, gooey, fudgy gluten-free brownies with a delightfully crackled top? This recipe is for you!
Sweet Potato Brownies with Halva Glaze
Sweet potato brownies are the perfect chocolatey, rich and flavorful vegan and Passover-friendly dessert. Skip the halva glaze, if you avoid kitniyot.
Lemon Blueberry Cake (GF)
Our gluten-free Lemon Blueberry Cake does double duty – delivering lemony brightness and dense sweet blueberries in a beautiful almond cake that's perfect for Passover.
Roasted Hazelnuts Covered in Chocolate
Our quick and easy-to-make salted chocolate-covered roasted hazelnuts are crunchy, buttery, sweet, and salty. The perfect light sweet ending for any holiday meal!
Candied Pecans
You'll love these two-ingredient candied pecans. They're crunchy, perfectly sweet and a great snack. Made without egg and on the stovetop. Vegan and Gluten-Free.
One Bowl Cranberry Chocolate Passover Cookies
These cranberry chocolate Passover cookies are incredibly easy to make. They're chewy, nutty and chocolaty. Everything you want in a cookie! Just dump all the ingredients in a food processor and done!
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More Vegetarian Passover Recipes from Other Food Bloggers
- Baked Chocolate Mousse by Couldn't be Parve
- Sushi With Cauliflower or Quinoa from the Aussie Gourmet
- Passover Potato Gnocchi by Helen Goldrein
- Vegetable kugel with caramelized Leeks by What Jew Wanna Eat
- Zucchini Boats with Ricotta and Pine Nuts by Liz Rueven
- Avocado Cucumber Rolls by Rachel Schultz
- KUKU SABZI by Kosher Like Me
- Ganache Filled Pecan Cookies by Couldn't be Parve
Raquel
They all look so delicious!! I cant believe they are all kosher for Passover!! Cant wait to try some of them! Miss you!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you Raquel, we miss you too! Can't wait to see you again.
Anne Shaya
What an amazing (and tempting!) choice of recipes - a little late for this Pesach but can be tried and tested after. I could not get the recipe for the mushroom stuffed potato I would like to try out tomorrow as clicking on the picture merely enlarged it and clicking on 'pin it' did not produce the recipe either!
Vicky & Ruth
Thank you Anne. In order to get the recipe you have to click on the recipe title. Here's the link to the mushroom stuffed potatoes:
https://mayihavethatrecipe.com/2013/03/07/vegan-gluten-free-stuffed-potatoes/
Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat
What a tasty looking list! I'll definitely add a few of these to my list. Thanks for including my kugel!