March 27, 2024

How to get a Passover Box from Clover

Every year, just after Valentine’s Day, we start getting the same question in from customers: Will there be a Passover Box this year? Sometimes the pleas are more direct, sometimes more colorful. The glories of the vegetarian Chopped Liver are a common theme. This year, Sarah, an NYC-based friend of mine said she’s spent so much time thinking about the emails describing last year’s box that she’s DRIVING UP TO BOSTON to claim one!

So I’m happy to report, yes, the Clover Passover Box is now live. We’ve booked the date for Rabbi Barry to head up to Cambridge to kasher our kitchen (thank you Lighthouse Kosher!) and we’ll be delivering on April 22nd.

Here’s the full menu, with some tweaks based on your feedback over the years. Our favorite local weatherman Dave Epstein pitched that Clover should develop a vegetable-based gefilte fish—we’re not there yet, Dave, but look for it Passover 2025! 

APPETIZERS

– Romesco dip
– Chopped liver 
– Chopped hardboiled eggs
– Raw farm veggies for dipping 

BRUSSELS SPROUT CASSEROLE

– Our most popular holiday item is back! You don’t want to miss this one
– Rich Brussels-cheddar casserole
– Ready to eat – just heat it up
– Extra helpings this year since it was so popular last year!

BITTER ENDIVE, HAZELNUT, AND HONEY SALAD

– Salad made with bitter endive, provolone, hazelnut, and dried cherries
– Orange-honey-white-wine vinaigrette
– Just dress the salad and serve it up!

MUSHROOM MATZO PÂTÉ

– 1 loaf of pâté made with Rhode Island Mushrooms, Rabbi Barry’s Miztvah Matzo, Grafton Cheddar, and lots of love
– Ready to eat – just heat it up. Goes great with lots of onion gravy.

WINTER MOON ROOTS BORSCHT

– 1 quart of soup made with Winter Moon Roots’ sweet red beets and spring-dug parsnips (the first sign of spring in New England!)
– Ready to eat – just heat it up

KALE-CABBAGE MASHED POTATOES WITH ONION GRAVY

– Mashed potatoes with Savoy cabbage and kale
– Caramelized onion gravy
– Ready to eat – just heat it up

BUTTERNUT SQUASH KUGEL

– 1 container scratch-made butternut squash kugel (no noodles)
– Ready to eat – just heat it up

ROMAN TOMATO SOUP

– 1 quart of creamy tomato soup – a favorite at our restaurants!
– Ready to eat – just heat it up
– Dairy free

WINTER FARM SALAD WITH TURMERIC DRESSING

– Salad with “not-too-bitter” greens
– Turmeric buttermilk dressing
– Just dress the salad and serve it up

DESSERT: CHOCOLATE CAKE &  PASSOVER APPLE MOUSSE

– Flourless chocolate cake
– Passover Apple Mousse (apple compote with orange-cinnamon white chocolate mousse)

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