Four easy dishes for a no-fuss Shabbat meal

Mako Food published a Shabbat menu on June 17, 2026, built for a simple meal rather than a festive spread. The roundup says the whole dinner can be made in about two hours and includes a light herb salad, one-pot chicken thighs, roasted potatoes, and a soft apple cake.

The meal starts with a bright herb and cranberry salad made from cilantro, parsley, green onion, and mint, all coarsely chopped and dressed in a sweet-tart vinaigrette. The site says the salad is meant to wake up the appetite.

The main dish, from Avi Levy, is chicken thighs cooked with chickpeas, Kalamata olives, and plenty of lemon. Despite the number of ingredients, the recipe is designed to come together in a single pot and finish in about an hour.

For the side dish, Anat Elisha offers what the article calls “crazy” oven potatoes, using a cross-hatch scoring trick, strong seasoning, and baking them cut-side down for extra crispness. The dessert is a very easy apple cake described by Adiko as “easy on the level of a joke,” made in one bowl with chopped apples and a teaspoon of cinnamon, and improved if prepared a day ahead. The article closes by wishing readers a quiet Shabbat.