Yemeni Haroset - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup orange juice, divided
1 tablespoon white wine, or more to taste
1 cup dried apricots
1 cup sliced almonds
2 large Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored, and diced
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Preparation

Combine 1/4 cup orange juice with white wine in a bowl.
Place apricots on a flat work surface. Snip into small bits with scissors. Add to the juice-wine mixture; let soak until softened.
Place almonds in a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 6 minutes. Let cool, about 10 minutes.
Toss apples with the remaining 1/4 cup orange juice in a bowl. Add the toasted almonds, apricots, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix well. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.