Haroset

Ingredients

• ½ lbs dried pitted dates
• ½ cup dark seeded raisins
• 4 oz dried apricots (unsulphured)
• 1 large navel orange, peeled, separated
• 2 each Red Delicious apples, peeled, cored, cut in 8ths.
• zest of ½ lemon
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp each allspice and ginger
• ½ tsp cardamom
• ½ cup apple juice
• 2 tbsp each dark brown sugar and honey
• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• ½ cup each shelled walnuts and whole blanched almonds
• sweet red Passover wine

Directions

1. Put all ingredients except honey, lemon juice nuts and wine in a 3 quart heavy-bottomed saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to simmering.
4. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often.
5. Mixture will remain thick but moist as fruit exudes liquid as it cooks.
6. Let cool.
7. Transfer mixture to food processor with honey, lemon juice and nuts.
8. Coarsely chop in 4 or 5 on/off turns (do not overchop).
9. Scrape thick mixture into a bowl.
10. If desired, stir in wine to taste.
11. Store in refrigerator in a tightly closed jar.