Cookbook:Charoset (Iraqi)

Iraqi charoset is a dried fruit and nut-based paste served during the Jewish celebration of Passover by Jews from Iraq.

Ingredients

 * 500 ml Iraqi dates, chopped and seeded
 * Water
 * Salt
 * 125 ml chopped walnuts or pistachios

Procedure

 * 1) Boil dates in lightly salted water stirring frequently until it is a thick paste.
 * 2) Mix in finely chopped nuts.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * A traditional variant is made by straining the pulp out of the paste producing a honey-like date syrup. This procedure uses considerably more dates and can take several days to produce sufficient syrup.