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Gluten-Free Passover Foods 2012
Passover, an eight-day holiday that celebrates when the Jews were freed from slavery in Egypt, seems to be a great gluten-free holiday. On Passover, we cannot eat any leavened bread — basically, no wheat, rye, barley, spelt or oats. Sounds great so far, right? But here’s the rub: On Passover, we eat matzo, which is made from wheat. Many Passover foods are made with matzo meal, so you need to read labels carefully to avoid matzo meal. Still, Passover is a great opportunity to stock up on some gluten-free foods that are hard to find year-round. Continue reading
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Colorful Quinoa Salad
Every year, I look forward to Passover seders full of Eastern European food that my family has made for generations: brisket, turkey, gefilte fish, kugels, tzimmes. But I have to admit that after a few days of all that heavy stuff, I’m ready for some lighter fare for the rest of Passover.
Quinoa has been a more recent addition to our Passover repertoire. Grown in the Andes mountains in South America, quinoa bears no relation to chametz grains (wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt), making quinoa gluten-free and kosher for Passover.
I make the following colorful quinoa salad during the year, but it can also be a refreshing addition to a Passover table. It’s chock full of healthy quinoa and antioxidant-rich veggies, fruit and nuts.
Gluten-Free Passover Foods
On Passover, many grains are prohibited, including wheat, rye, barley and oats, making it a great gluten-free holiday. But beware: many Passover foods are often lacking in nutrition and taste. In my family, the worst insult is to say that something “tastes like Passover,” meaning it is as dry as the Sinai desert.
I find it’s useful to have a gluten-free Passover shopping list, so I thought I would share mine.
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