Charoset (6 Ways)
Seasonal & Holiday Eats
Perfect for your Pesach Seder!
ASHKENAZI CHAROSET
• 6 cups peeled, cored and diced Granny Smith apples
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1 cup roughly chopped walnuts
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup of pomegranate seeds
• 1 cup dried cherries or cranberries (either or both)
• 1/4 cup kosher for Passover sweet red wine (grape juice is fine!)
Chop apples and nuts until fine. Add cinnamon & enough wine to hold mixture together, as in a paste. Add in the rest of the ingredients and marinate for several hours before serving.
5 SPECIES CHAROSET
• 6 cups peeled, cored and diced Granny Smith apples
• 2 lemons, juiced
• 1 cup roughly chopped toasted walnuts
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 cup honey
• ½ chopped dried figs
• ½ cup chopped dried dates
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup of pomegranate seeds
• 1 cup dried cherries or cranberries (either or both)
• 1/4 cup kosher for Passover sweet red wine (grape juice is fine!)
Chop apples & nuts until fine. Add cinnamon and enough wine to hold mixture together, as in a paste. Add the rest of the ingredients and let marinate for several hours before serving.
AFGHANI STYLE CHAROSET
1 cup shelled almonds, coarsely ground
1 cup shelled walnuts, coarsely ground
1 cup black raisins, coarsely ground
2 apples, peeled, coarsely chopped
2 ripe bananas, coarsely chopped (optional)
2 cups red wine or grape juice
Mix everything together and serve.
MOROCCAN & NORTH AFRICAN CHAROSET OR DATE PASTE
1 pound dates, pitted
1/2 pound walnuts, chopped
1 tablespoon dark raisins
1/2 cup sweet red wine or grape juice (enough to moisten the paste well)
Grind the dates and raisins together. Add the chopped walnuts and the wine; mix well together. Refrigerate until ready to use at the Seder.
ISRAELI CHAROSET
2 cups apples, peeled & chopped
3 bananas, mashed
1/2 cup peanuts, chopped
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 orange, juice & rind
1/2 lemon, juice & rind
1/4 cup sweet red wine or grape juice
Sugar to taste
Blend all ingredients together.
INDIAN AND PERSIAN HALEK (CHAROSET)
3/4 cup dark raisins
2 pounds seeded dates
1 apple, peeled, cored and sliced
1 cup red wine or grape juice, not too dry
Grind the fruits together. Add the wine and mix well.