Springtime Charoset

LeahLeah Koenig

This recipe by Chef Laura Frankel is a new take on a traditional Passover favorite. No need to choose between tradition and innovation - make both!

ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh strawberries, cored and cut in half
  • 1/4 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice
  • Zest of 1/2 lemon
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon dried lavender (optional)
  • 1/2 cup toasted, shelled unsalted pistachios, chopped coarsely
  • 1 cup blood orange sections
  • Several mint leaves cut into thin strips

directions

  • 1

    Place the strawberries in a medium bowl. Add the blood orange juice and the lemon zest. Allow the mixture to macerate (marinate).

  • 2

    Heat the honey in a small saucepan. Add the lavender and remove from the heat. Cool the honey mixture. Strain out the lavender and discard.

  • 3

    Lightly mash the strawberries with a potato masher. Add the honey and the remaining ingredients. Stir to combine.

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