Yemenite Charoset II
Ingredients
- 300 g dates or date spread, finely chopped
- 300 g raisins, finely chopped
- 100 g dried figs, finely chopped
- 200 g toasted sesame seeds
- 1 pomegranate
- 100 g almonds
- 100 g walnuts
- 10 g black pepper
- 20 g cumin
- 10 g ground cinnamon
- 10 g ground ginger
- A few kernels of cardamom (shelled, making use of only their inner black seeds)
- Sweet red wine or grape juice
Ingredients for 10 servings (1.4 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Separately pound all ingredients except the fruits in a mortar and pestle.
- 2
Mix all dry ingredients together (walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds, etc.), then mix all wet ingredients together (raisins, dates, figs, etc.).
- 3
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together with ones hands and fingers.
- 4
At Passover, smaller servings are dished out to all diners. A dash of red wine or grape juice or vinegar is added directly to each smaller dish shortly before dipping one's matzah into the charoset.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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