Stuffed vegetables, brimming with abundant fillings, are traditionally eaten to celebrate the autumn harvest. Tuck in to these delicious dishes and enjoy!
Succot, the Jewish autumn harvest festival, is surely party to some of the oddest practices in the Jewish calendar. If we aren’t parading round shul waving citrus fruits and bunches of foliage, we’re eating dinner in a draughty hut in the garden. To the untrained eye, we must look properly bizarre.
Festival favourites
And yet, despite its oddness, Succot is definitely one of my favourite festivals. Eating in the succah is a last chance to have our meals outside, even though summer and its al fresco ways are really behind us. The kitschy decorations and fairy lights in the succah give every meal a party feel.
And as we celebrate the autumn’s harvest, we get to tuck into some of the most delicious dishes in the Jewish cook’s repertoire.
Abundance and plenty – stuffed vegetables
Stuffed vegetables, symbolising an abundant and plentiful harvest, are a star attraction. Growing up in an Ashkenazi household, we always had holishkes – stuffed cabbage rolls – but Jews from other backgrounds prepare stuffed peppers, tomatoes, vine leaves, and even stuffed potatoes. In recent years, sushi rolls have also become traditional Succot fare.
So, to help inspire delicious Succot menus, I’ve tracked down some of my fellow food bloggers’ greatest stuffed vegetable recipes (plus a few of my own), and here they are…
Favourite Stuffed Vegetables – recipes
- One of my daughter Kipper’s favourites, these cheesy stuffed aubergines are easy and delicious.
- I love the sound of these flavoursome stuffed onions from The Veg Space.
- These Greek stuffed tomatoes and peppers from Supergolden Bakes are filled with rice, herbs and plenty of olive oil.
- Tasty and colourful pizza stuffed mushrooms, from Tinned Tomatoes. Lush!
- Protein-packed vegan pinto bean stuffed peppers, from Planet Veggie, make a wonderful warming main dish.
- These bulgur stuffed courgettes are filling and delicious, a great main dish!
- This lentil stuffed butternut roast from The Veg Space looks beautiful!
- Gorgeous looking Syrian stuffed peppers in tomato sauce from Tin and Thyme.
- If you’d rather have something cold, how about Greek salad cucumber boats, from the Petite Cook?
- Finally, something super easy, that tastes amazing and looks a million dollars – hassleback stuffed aubergines!
More recipes for stuffed foods
Of course you can certainly stuff things that aren’t vegetables. So you might also like:
- Stuffed eggs with olives
- Butternut squash and spinach stuffed pasta shells
- Cheesy stuffed mushrooms
- Spinach and mushroom puff pastry plait
- Overstuffed bagel toast
- Stuffed monkey kichels – delicious cookies with a spiced dried fruit filling
- Chocolate stuffed babka (vegan!)
- Blintzes with spiced apple filling
- Charoset stuffed baked apples
Or you can see all my Succot recipes – mains, sides, bakes and desserts – here.
And if that’s not enough, I have a whole Pinterest board filled with stuffed food for Succot. Be sure to follow for more seasonal treats and ideas.
If you want deliciously easy, family-friendly recipes like these delivered straight to your inbox, simply click here to subscribe. (Of course, I’ll never pass on your email address to anyone.)
Chag Succot Sameach!
Jacqueline Meldrum
What a great selection. I don’t do this enough but stuffed veg is always good.
Helen
Thanks Jacqueline. I love stuffed veg – they always look so lovely.
Elizabeth
What a gorgeous collection of recipes! Stuffed vegetables is something I don’t do nearly enough. I need to remedy this! Thanks for all the fab suggestions!
Helen
My pleasure Elizabeth! I think we all need to stuff more!
fabfood4all
Loving all these stuffed vegetable dishes, my mouth is truly watering right now 🙂
Helen
🙂 They do look delicious, don’t they?
Lisa
Oh these are awesome! Am so going to try some. Love the look of the baked onions!!
Thanks for sharing my post
X
Helen
Thanks Lisa. I hope you enjoy them!
Janice @FarmersgirlCook
Gosh, I didn’t know about that festival. Love all those stuffed veggies, so delicious
Helen
Thanks Janice – yes, Succot isn’t so well known but it’s a lot of fun 🙂
KFord
What a lovely selection, there’s something so pleasing about stuffed and baked vegetables. Succot sounds fascinating, love any excuse to eat outside! Thanks for including my recipes.
Helen
Thanks Kate. Yes, we love eating outside too – I just hope it doesn’t rain!
Helen
They do look delicious don’t they! I think I may have to try them too ?
Cathy @ Planet Veggie
Mmm, I love stuffed vegetables so thank you for all the inspiration here! I’ve never stuffed an onion before, so I think that’ll be first on my list.