It's August, the AC is blasting, and it's just too darn hot to even think about cooking . Yet Shabbat still comes-so here's a roundup of no-cook or nearly no-cook Shabbat dishes for those scorchers when kitchen heat feels like oof.

1. Chilled Soups for Cooling Down

Gazpacho & More

I love serving gazpacho shooters or cold soups on hot Fridays. No heat, all flavor-choose tomato, cucumber, or carrot blends to sip and cool down.

Chilled Cucumber Soup , Tomato Gazpacho , Carrot Gazpacho

2. Smoked Fish Boards That Wow

Serve Smoked Fish Like Your Local Jewish Deli

Layer your board with smoked salmon, trout, sable, and smoked whitefish. Add bagels, cream cheese, capers, cucumbers, and radishes- no cooking, all class . Get the full how to here .

Smoked White Fish Cheese Ball

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