SNL Seder and My Muslim Passover

Actress and voice-over artist Laraine Newman talks about experiencing an impromptu Seder in the Saturday Night Live studios using the available food at hand. She is a founding member of Saturday Night Live and is now a contributing writer for online magazine, One for the Table, in which her recent SNL Seder article appears.

My Muslim Passover

by Evan Kleiman

Pesce in Carpione (Marinated White Fish with Caramelized Onions and Pine Nuts)

Serves 4

• 2 lbs whitefish fillet, skin on

• Matzo meal for dredging

• Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

• Vegetable oil for pan frying

• 1½ cups extra virgin olive oil

• 2 medium onions, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced

• Small handful of coarsely chopped fresh Italian parsley

• 1/3 cup champagne vinegar

• 1 tsp Dijon mustard

• 1 shallot, peeled and minced

• Grated zest of 1 lemon

• 1 head radicchio or butter lettuce

• 1/4 cup lightly toasted pine nuts

Essay appears courtesy of One for the Table.

Music break: Night in the Forest by Ananda Shankar