Sweet Fruit Condiment for Passover

Name: Sweet Fruit Condiment for Passover (Haroset)
Yield: Makes about 4 cups
Cuisine: Sephardic
Ingredients: 1 orange, boiled in water to cover for 1 hour, drained, and ground in a blender; ½ cup finely chopped walnuts; 2 apples (about ½ pound total), cored, peeled, and grated; 1¾ cups pitted dates, chopped; pinch of ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ cup sugar; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; ½ cup boiling water

Haroset

Preparation info

Makes about
4 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sephardic Flavors

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 2000

About

Haroset, the traditional fruit condiment on the Passover Seder table, represents the mortar that the Jews made while they were slaves in Egypt. Variations are endless. Some are cooked, such as this one, and some are just chopped and mixed together.

Ingredients

1¾ cups pitted dates, chopped
2 apples (about ½ pound total), cored, peeled, and grated

Dessert
Condiment
Passover
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

In a saucepan, combine the dates, apples, nuts, ground orange, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Add the boiling water and bring to a boil again over high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the mixture forms a smooth paste, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice and simmer for 2 minutes longer.

Remove from the heat and let cool. Serve at room t