Haroset
- 1 cup dried currants (4 ounces)
- About 1 cup dry red wine
- 1 cup blanched almonds (4 to 5 ounces)
- 1/2 cup walnut pieces (2 ounces)
- 1/2 cup pine nuts (3 ounces)
- 1 cup pitted dates (6 ounces), coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- In a medium glass or ceramic bowl, cover the currants with 3/4 cup of the red wine and let them soak until plumped, at least 5 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Spread the almonds and walnuts on a baking sheet and bake for 4 minutes; stir in the pine nuts and bake for about 3 minutes longer, or until all the nuts are lightly toasted.
- Let the nuts cool, then chop them.
- Add the nuts, dates, cinnamon and cloves to the currants and wine and mix well.
- Stir in the remaining wine if the mixture is very stiff.
currants, red wine, blanched almonds, walnut, pine nuts, dates, cinnamon, ground cloves
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/haroset (may not work)