Charoset Recipe for Passover Seder
This year, Passover begins at sundown on Monday, March 29. And many families will be hosting a Passover Seder, the ritual feast that marks the beginning of Passover.
Charoset, traditionally a mixture of nuts, apples, wine and spices is one of the symbolic foods placed about the Seder plate. As the Passover Seder is often a retelling of the story from the Israelites being freed from slavery in ancient Egypt, each item around the Seder plate symbolizes component of that story. Charoset is meant to represent the mortar that the Jewish slaves used in the buildings they built for the Egyptians.
1 of my really favorite and trusted sources for find fascinating recipes is Epicurious.com. So, of course, I went straight to Epicurious for what is often a delicious traditional Charoset recipe. And it couldn’t be any simpler.
Traditional Apple-Walnut Charoset (via Epicurious.com)
Makes about 4 cups, this is a standard Ashkenazi (Eastern European) recipe, with a little brown sugar added for depth.
- 3 medium Gala or Fuji apples, peeled, cored, and finely diced
- 1 1/2 cups walnut halves, lightly toasted, cooled, and coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup sweet red wine such as Manischewitz Extra Heavy Malaga
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
In large bowl, stir together all ingredients. Store, covered, at room temperature until ready to serve.
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