Larry Bain's Adaptation Of His Grandmother's Haroseth

By Joan Nathan

Published March 26, 1988

Total Time
About 10 minutes
Rating
5(43)
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Ingredients

Yield:Six cups

  • ½ pound walnuts

  • ¼ pound dried apricots

  • ¼ pound dried pitted prunes

  • ¼ pound pitted dates

  • 3 whole apples, peeled, cored and quartered

  • 1 large unpeeled seedless orange, quartered

  • ½ cup sweet red wine

  • ⅛ cup kosher Passover brandy

  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon

  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg

  • 1 tablespoon lime juice

  • 2 tablespoons matzoh meal, or as needed

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Nutritional analysis per serving

45 grams carbs; 361 calories; 3 grams monosaturated fat; 13 grams polyunsaturated fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 19 grams fat; 7 grams fiber; 4 milligrams sodium; 6 grams protein; 32 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Using the steel blade of a food processor or other chopper, chop very fine, but not to a paste, the walnuts, apricots, prunes, dates, apples and orange. This may be done in batches, if necessary.

  2. Step 2

    Add the wine, brandy, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and lime juice. If necessary, add matzoh meal to make a mortarlike consistency.

Tip

  • Any leftover haroseth makes a wonderful chicken stuffing, or a marvelous fruit topping for pot roast.

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dbd

Have been making this for about 20 years and it’s never exactly the same twice, but always terrific. This year I used pecans instead of walnuts and it’s even more delicious.

MJ

Rave reviews - even without the brandy! Chopped everything into snap dice, and only used the food processor to blend the orange. Was asked to bring the charoset next year.

sam

This is the first charoset that I have tried that has a range of distinct flavors - you taste first one then another. Very nice, but the walnuts are a little bitter up front. I imagine it’ll blend as it sits. Took the advice of half an orange and that seems about right. No Manischewitz or Slivovitz on hand, so I just added a little pomegranate juice, but would like to try with the booze sometime.

dbd

Have been making this for about 20 years and it’s never exactly the same twice, but always terrific. This year I used pecans instead of walnuts and it’s even more delicious.

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