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ots of people have favorite 
food to eat this time of 
year. Many of them are 
cozy, hearty and warm. Here’s 
a recipe for a black bean salad 
that wouldn’t be too hard to carry 
outside to share in your sukkah 
with family and friends. 

BLACK BEAN SALAD 
Ingredients: 

1 16 oz. can black beans, rinsed 

1 16 oz. can cannellini beans, rinsed 

½ red onion, chopped fine 

½ cup cherry tomatoes, quartered 

2 Tbsp. olive oil 

1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar 

Juice of 1 lemon 

1 tsp. lemon zest 

¼ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped fine 

Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a large 
bowl and refrigerate. You can add a 
fried egg on top if you’d like, or eat 
it plain. It makes a great side for a 
sandwich, and could also be a dip 
for chips. Enjoy!

ZUCCHINI SOUP 
Ingredients: 

1 onion, chopped

2 Tbsp. olive oil

2 cloves fresh garlic, chopped

6 zucchinis, chopped in chunks

1 large potato, peeled and chopped

6 cups chicken stock

1 tsp. dill

1 ½ tsp. red wine vinegar

1 Tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tbsp. of 

water

1 Tbsp. sugar

½ cup red wine

1½ tsp. kosher salt

½ tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions: 
Heat oil in large saute pan. Add 
onions, garlic, zucchinis, and 
potato and sauté until soft, about 
5 minutes. Add stock, dill, red wine 
vinegar and cornstarch dissolved in 
water and simmer for 30 minutes. 
When cool, use an immersion 
blender or a food processor to 
blend until smooth. Add wine, salt 
and pepper, bring to a boil and 
cook gently for 4 more minutes. 
Serve warm. Doubles and freezes 
well. 

Sukkot 
Recipes

Y

ou might pass some sukkot this 
season. They’re the temporary 
dwellings families build during this 
holiday, which is sometimes called “Feast of 
Booths” or “Feast of Tabernacles.” 
They make us think of the temporary 
shelters the Jewish people lived in during 
their time in the desert after they left Egypt 
and before they arrived in Israel. They also 
serve as a reminder of the fall harvest. 
It’s a mitzvah to eat in the sukkah, so 
families often build these dwellings before 
the holiday starts, often in their backyards or 
driveways. Synagogues also put up sukkot, 
so the community can gather and celebrate 
together. 
How do you know it’s a sukkah? It probably 
has at least three walls, each at least 28 inches 
long and 40 inches high. It’s probably covered 
in sechach, roof-coverings made of material 
that grows from the ground, such as bamboo, 
reeds, evergreen branches, or lumber. 

Temporary 
Temporary 
Dwellings
Dwellings

