Hawaiian Charoset - cooking recipe

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 pineapple, preferably fresh
2 -3 tablespoons sweet red wine
1 -2 1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated gingerroot or 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup finely diced dried papaya (optional)
1 banana

Preparation

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.