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California Charoset

Cuisine: Jewish
Type: Fruit
Serves: 32 people

Recipe Ingredients

1   Avocado - (abt 3/4-lb) - diced (large)
  Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/2 cup 46g / 1.6ozUnpeeled almonds
1/3 cup 53g / 1.9ozGolden raisins
4   Pitted dates - cut in half
2   Pitted prunes - cut in half
2   Dried figs - cut in half
  Grated zest of 1 orange
1/2 cup 118mlOrange juice
2 tablespoons 30mlMatzo meal

Recipe Instructions

Toss avocado and lemon juice in bowl. Set aside.

Place almonds, raisins, dates, prunes and figs in bowl of food processor or blender and coarsely chop. Add orange zest and avocado mixture and process 2 or 3 seconds more.

Transfer mixture to glass bowl and gently add orange juice and matzo meal. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.

This recipe yields about 2 cups.

Each tablespoon: 39 calories; 1 mg sodium; 0 cholesterol; 2 grams fat; 5 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram protein; 0.30 gram fiber.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 04-19-2000

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