Recipe
Fig Charoses
Servings: 6
Our Southern contribution adds figs to the classic sweet apple-and-nut mixture that symbolizes mortar for the bricks the Jews made in Egypt.
This recipe is excerpted from My New Orleans. Read our review.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup white wine
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1 apple, peeled, cored, and diced
- 1 cup diced dried figs
- 1/2 cup diced pitted dates
- 1/4 cup chopped roasted pistachios
- 1 pinch ground allspice
- 1 pinch ground cardamom
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
Preparation
- Put the vinegar, sugar, and wine into a small saucepan and cook over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Add the onions and apples and cook until the onions are translucent, about 15 minutes.
- Remove the pan from the heat, then stir in the figs, dates, pistachios, and ground spices. Set aside to let cool before serving.
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jappygirl78 | 03/29/2012We've used this recipe for our Seder dinner the last 3 years and it's always a big hit! Would recommend making it a day or two before for the flavors to meld a bit, but is also good same day.
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