I need recipes for "Jewish Friendly" appetizers for a LARGE party. Doesn't need to be Kosher. Thank you!!

Question

Since the party is so large (about 100) I don't want anything that has to be served fresh out of the oven.

And it doesn't need to be traditional Jewish food either...just so long as it follows the rules regarding pork, meats and dairy (and any other rules I probably don't know about since I am not Jewish) Thank you!

Answer 1

The basic rules to follow:

No pork
No crab, lobster, shrimp, scallops or non-fish seafood
No dairy with beef (cheeseburgers are bad if they're traditionalists)


From there, you're pretty much good to go. Like you said, it doesn't have to be Kosher, so you're fine.

Good foods that everyone likes and you can serve to a large group:

Falafels (look like meatballs, but they're veggie and served with a yogurt sauce)

Use ground turkey instead of ground beef if you're doing meatballs...and meatballs are always good for a group that big if you have a slow cooker to serve them in and people help themselves.

Greek food is always good:
Spanakopita (little spinach pies)
Stuffed grape leaves
Shaved lamb
Skorthalia

Middle Eastern foods:
Hummus
Baba Ganoush
Falafel
Little meat pies made with lamb
Lamb Shawarma
Shish kebabs

For traditional party foods, try things like:
Braised tenderloin cut into cubes with a garlic sauce
Carpacchio
Baked Brie

....while your Jewish guests won't eat these together if they're Kosher, they can decide for themselves if they want to omit the cheese or the beef and not have a dilemma. Your other guests will just see them as normal party foods. And if you come up with enough variety, no one should have any problem with the idea that a Gentile is serving both, so long as you're not limiting them to that.

Answer 2

If a Jewish person is following traditional dietary rules, basically you can't mix meat and dairy products; also pork and shellfish (shrimp, lobster, clams, crab) are a no-no. If you really need to make sure the recipes are all following dietary laws, the easy way out is to not serve any meat and make everything cheesy or vegetarian....

Answer 3

I'm sorry for asking, but if you are preparing "Jewish-friendly" foods, don't they need to be kosher?

Answer 4

Go to Culinary Chef at http://www.culinarychef.com for recipes.

Answer 5

bring lots of pork.
jews love to eat pork no matter what they say.

Answer 6

Check out this website, maybe you can find something here

http://www.koshercooking.com/