Name: Dried Fruit and Almond Haroseth
Yield: Makes about 1¾ cups
Ingredients: ¾ cup pitted dates (about 4 ounces); ⅓ cup raisins; 6 small Calimyrna figs, stemmed; 1 small orange, seeded, cubed; ⅓ cup coarsely chopped almonds; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper; ¼ cup dry red wine

A bowl of haroseth on a dining table next to a stack of flatbread.

Photo by Quentin Bacon

Haroseth, a fruit and nut paste, is one of the six elements on the seder plate. It is traditionally eaten on matzo and symbolizes the mortar that was used to build the pyramids.

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