Figs carry a lot of symbolism and meaning in cultures around the world. For the Jewish high holiday of Passover each spring, each dish carries its own significance. Take charoset, for example. This fruit relish is a taste of history, passed around the Seder table. For your consideration, find two different types of charoset below — each featuring one of our types of figs. They do a delicious job of showing the nuances of flavor differences between Orchard Choice Golden and Mission Figs.
Green Apple & Golden Fig Charoset
Fresh mint and tart Granny Smith apples pair with Golden Figs in this haroset recipe. Golden Figs boast a more subtle fig flavor with hints of honey or brown sugar and the amber skin of the fruit blends in with lighter colored ingredients, to scoop or spread onto matzoh.
Sephardic Charoset
On the other end of the spectrum, you have rich Mission Figs with their familiar flavor that takes a bit of a Spanish approach. Here, Faye Levy incorporates almonds and walnuts with sweet wine and other dried fruits — specifically, dried apricots and dates into a bolder charoset.
Charoset Bites
When Faye Levy created the Sephardic Charoset recipe for us, she went a step further and offered an inventive way to serve charoset: bite-sized balls. She rolls them in chopped toasted nuts or unsweetened coconut. You could try this same style of rolling charoset bites with the other Green Apple & Golden Fig Charoset.
