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Tzimes Jewish

Jewish Tzimes

A delicious, wholesome traditional treat made from carrots and dried fruit! Tzimes is a classic Jewish dish, usually made for the Sabbath or holidays and served as a dessert alongside green or herbal tea. It's built entirely from nourishing foods that give you energy and nutrients to last the day, so it's just as welcome at breakfast with a cup of tea. Classic sweet tzimes is made with carrots and dried fruit — dried apricots, prunes, and raisins — but you can vary the dried-fruit mix to taste.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Carrots

Prunes

Dried apricots

Raisins

Olive oil

Honey

Cinnamon

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 4 % 2 g

Fats 12 % 6 g

Carbohydrates 85 % 44 g

246 kcal

GI: 48 / 25 / 27

Cooking method

Cooking time: 20 min

Step 1:

Gather the tzimes ingredients from the list. If you like, add more spices — a pinch of salt, cinnamon, or pepper — depending on the flavor you're after.
Step 2:

Rinse the dried apricots, prunes, and raisins well under running water. Put them in a bowl, cover with hot water, and let them soak for 15 minutes until plump. Drain, then rinse them once more.
Step 3:

Use juicy, fresh carrots of a sweet variety for this dish. Wash, peel, and slice the carrots into rounds.
Step 4:

Pour the olive oil into a skillet (cast iron or another heavy-bottomed pan works best) and set it over the heat. Add the carrot rounds and fry them until golden on both sides over medium heat.
Step 5:

Add the honey to the carrots and stir with a spatula, letting the carrots caramelize until the sauce in the pan turns syrupy. You can shift the flavor by using different honeys — wildflower, linden, buckwheat, and so on.
Step 6:

Add the soaked apricots, prunes, and raisins to the carrots, along with a splash of water so everything simmers in a little liquid. Stir and simmer over medium heat until the carrots are tender and the liquid has cooked off. Add cinnamon and any other spices to taste at this point.
Step 7:

The dish is done. Spoon the tzimes onto a plate and serve — for breakfast with tea, or as a dessert at lunch. It also packs well for a small snack at work. Tzimes is made entirely of tasty, wholesome, nourishing foods. Enjoy!