Purim Menu Template and Recipe Roundups
Check out what I’m serving on Purim…and then fill out this Purim menu template to keep track of your own Purim meals!
I am a traditionalist when it comes to the Purim seudah. I have been serving pretty much the same dishes on repeat since I was newly married. Over the years, my menu has only sightly evolved (I went from rosemary potatoes to garlic potatoes!). It may seem boring not to change things up, but I actually look forward to these traditional foods.Â
The following recipe roundup is what I serve at night after Megillah. Usually, this meal is to break the fast of Ta’anis Esther. This year, since Purim falls out on Motza’ei Shabbos (Saturday Night), the fast will be taking place on Thursday. Therefore, on Thursday night, I will make my usual simple break-the-fast meal of bagels and eggs that I serve after other fasts, and I’ll save my feast for Motza’ei Shabbos after the Megillah.Â
For our Purim morning seudah, I always serve challah, deli and coleslaw at around 11:00 a.m.Â
For the Grand Seudah, the following are suggestions of what to serve. This year, we are eating out, so I don’t actually know what the menu will be, but I was put in charge of bringing the potato kugel. The best advice is to keep it simple. The Purim seudah is not really the time to be fancy. You’re better off making easy recipes that you can prepare in bulk, and this is also one day when you don’t have to be embarrassed to order food! So go ahead and buy franks ‘n’ blanks for the kids, roasts for the main, sorbet for dessert… Just keep things as easy as possible!
One thing I always need an abundance of is challah. The men go through a lot of that while drinking. Last year, I served a combination of homemade and store-bought challah — I put the homemade on the ladies’ tables and the bakery challah by the men, who wouldn’t know the difference!Â
And here’s your menu template download for an organized Purim (at least the meal part!).
