Charoset

==Description==
Most people make charoset for Passover using the same recipe that people around the world have used for thousands of years: Apples, walnuts and wine. This is a Faye Levy that takes fusion cuisine to a whole new level.
===Ingredients===
* 1 cup macadamia nuts (or 1/2 cup macadamia nuts and 1/2 cup almonds)
* 2-3 tablespoons Sugar
* 1 large Apple
* 1 1/2 cups finely diced pineapples, preferably fresh
* 2-3 tablespoons sweet red wine
* 1-2 tablespoon chopped candied ginger or 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated * gingerroot or 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
* 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/4 cup finely diced dried papayas (optional)
* 1 banana
===Directions===
Grind 1/2 cup macadamia nuts with 2 tablespoons Sugar in a food processor until fine. Chop the remaining macadamia nuts or almonds into fine pieces. Peel and core the Apple. Grate it into a bowl. Add the pineapple and 2 tablespoons wine. Stir in the ground nut mixture, ginger, cinnamon, papaya and chopped nuts. Peel and finely dice the banana and add to the bowl. Taste and add more Sugar or wine if desired.
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==See also==
Category: Hawaiian Appetizers
 Category:Appetizers
 Category:Recipes
category:Pineapple Recipes
category:Papaya Recipes
category:Banana Recipes
category:crystallized ginger Recipes
category:ginger Recipes
category:pineapple Recipes
category:cinnamon Recipes
category:papaya Recipes
category:banana Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:macadamia nut Recipes
category:red wine Recipes
category:walnut Recipes
category:almond Recipes
category:Apple Recipes
category:Apple Recipes
category:Peanut Recipes