The Make-Ahead Shabbat Lunch
A Shabbat lunch that's fully ready before candle lighting: classic cholent, a fresh salad spread and a no-bake dessert.
At a glance
- Serves
- 8 to 10
- Meals
- Shabbat lunch
- Dishes
- 7
- Kashrut
- Shabbat lunch: meat
- Cook on
- Thursday, Friday
The best Shabbat lunch is the one that's already done. Cholent goes on Friday afternoon, the salads wait in the fridge, and you sit down with everyone else.
Shabbat lunch
Meat- 1.
Classic cholent
Beef, potatoes, beans, barley. Assemble Friday by early afternoon, on the plata or in the slow cooker overnight.
- 2.
Kishke or a kugel to sit in the cholent
- 3.
Israeli salad
PareveChop Friday morning; dress at the table.
- 4.
Coleslaw with a vinegar dressing
PareveBetter on day two, so make it Thursday.
- 5.
Egg salad or a deviled-egg platter
PareveThursday.
- 6.
Lemon-tahini roasted cauliflower
PareveRoom temperature is perfect.
- 7.
No-bake chocolate biscuit cake
PareveThursday night, straight into the fridge.
Prep timeline
- ThursdayColeslaw, eggs, cauliflower, biscuit cake.
- FridayChop salad, cholent on before candle lighting.