Haft mewa — an Afghan New Year fruit and nut salad of dried fruits and peeled nuts steeped in sweet rose-scented syrup. Refreshing, fragrant and naturally sweet.
- 110g Dried Apricots
- 50g Light Raisins
- 110g Raisins
- 50g Walnuts
- 50g Almonds
- 50g Pistachio
- 50g Cherry
- Splash Rose Water
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Preparation
- Wash the apricots and both raisins and place in a bowl, covering with cold water to 5cm above the fruit.
- Put the walnuts, pistachios and almonds in another bowl, cover with boiling water, and leave to soak, then peel off all the skins as they soften — a fiddly job, but worth it. Discard the water.
- Combine the fruits with the nuts and cherries, including the soaking juice from the fruit. Add the rose water, cover, and rest in the fridge for two days — the juice will become sweeter and syrupy.
- To serve, spoon the fruit, nuts and juice into individual bowls or cups.
