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Salted Chocolate Halva

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A slab of chocolatecovered halvah topped with dried yellow and purple flowers being sliced into pieces with one piece...

Salt and bittersweet chocolate lend a savory, sophisticated edge to this typically saccharine-sweet dessert. Halva can be a little tricky to make at first, and a candy thermometer is key to nailing the right temperature, which creates the desired flaky, crystallized texture. For a holiday party, package each slice up real cute and put it in a basket by the door for guests to take home.

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