Guatemalan Charoset

My friend Leslie steered me to this recipe last year for Passover.  It was very yummy! When we were in Guatemala to get the girly, I actually saw the synagogue there, but never got a chance to go there.  I was excited to be able to incorporate some traditional Guatemalan cooking into our holiday and this will be a tradition in our family from now on!

Charoset ingredients

• 3 green apples, peeled, chopped, with a splash of
• lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons cashews, chopped
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 ounce sweet passover wine
• 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro, chopped

Sauce

• 1 ounce green chilies, and
• red chile, chopped, they are locally called chiltepe
• 2 teaspoons onions, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled, chopped
• 1 small tomato, chopped
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• cinnamon

Directions:

Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 16 mins

1. Toss all charoset ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
2.  Liquify all ingredients for the sauce in a blender and season with salt to taste,.
3.  Add 1 tablespoons of the sauce to the charoset and blend. [I added more than one tbs of the sauce, use your own discretion, but I felt it needed more than one.]
4.  Add cinnamon to taste.