This Nine Days menu is a great collection of ideas and links from around the web. The Nine Days leading up to Tisha B’Av are days of mourning, where we restrict certain pleasures, including eating meat. It can be difficult to come up with over a week’s worth of meatless meals that everyone will enjoy, so in this post, I’ve done it for you! Disclosure: this post contains commissioned links and images.

I’ve been procrastinating lately- one of the reasons this post is being published during the Nine Days, instead of before the week started. But, it’s here, and I hope it’s helpful.

Below you’ll find a selection of soups, main dishes and side dishes, both pareve and dairy. I know the Nine Days fall in the dead of the summer and it is most likely quite hot where you are, however, I’ve included a list of soups anyway. I love soup, and it’s often a filling, complete meal on its own.

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Some recipes are linked, but some are just ideas, without a recipe. The goal of this post is to give you some inspiration when putting your own menu together. A Nine Days Menu is not intended to be gourmet dairy- keep it simple and filling and everyone will be happy.

Nine Days Menu: Mains

Lemon salmon

Breaded flounder

Eggplant Parmesan

Falafel in pita

Scrambled eggs

Shakshuka

Egg salad sandwiches

Tuna sandwiches

Grilled cheese

Bagels (with cream cheese & lox, of course!)

Veggie + Cheese Panini

Mac and cheese

Baked Ziti

Lasagna

Pizza

Pancakes

Tuna Casserole

Poke Bowls by Busy in Brooklyn

Tuna Patties by Munchies by Mindee

Vegetarian Chili by Joy of Kosher

White Pizza by The Aussie Gourmet

Nine Days Menu: Soups

Onion Soup with Cheesy Pastry Crust

Split pea soup

Hearty vegetable soup

Zucchini soup

Tomato Soup with Cheddar Matzo Balls by Kosher.com (Danielle Renov)

Orange Vegetable Soup by Overtime Cook

Nine Days Menu: Salads

Crunchy Snow Pea Salad

Pasta Caprese Salad

Sushi Salad by Busy in Brooklyn

Nish Nosh Salad by Pass the Challah

Asian Salad with Crispy Tofu by The Kosher Dinner Lady

Nine Days Menu: Sides

Roasted vegetables

Stir fry vegetables

Cauliflower rice

Deviled eggs

Rice

Pasta

Quinoua

Couscous

Sweet potatoes

Mashed potatoes

French fries

Baked potatoes

Scalloped potatoes

Easy Sesame Snap Peas

Mushroom Medley Quiche

Pesto & Pizza Wheels by Happily Hectic

Mix any of these mains and sides together for a wholesome, delicious meal. Or just order pizza. Either way, keep it simple, and don’t spend too much time over a hot stove.