Commentary for Pesachim 228:12

היכא דליכא אלא חסא מאי אמר רב הונא מברך מעיקרא אמרור ב"פ האדמה ואכיל ולבסוף מברך עליה על אכילת מרור ואכיל

R'Joseph said: Two kinds of meat are necessary, one in memory of the Passover-offering and the second in memory of the hagigah.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' v. Mishnah supra 69b.');">¹⁷</span> Rabina said: Even a bone and [its] broth. It is obvious that where other vegetables are present, he recites<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the first dipping.');">¹⁸</span> the blessing, 'who createst the fruit of th ground' over the other vegetables and eats, and then<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the second dipping.');">¹⁹</span> recites the blessing, '[Who hast commanded us] concerning the eating of bitter herbs,' and eats.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Each blessing being over a different vegetable.');">²⁰</span> But what if he has lettuce only? Said R'Huna: First he recites a blessing over the bitter herbs, 'Who createst the fruit of the ground,' and eats, and then [later] he recites over it 'concerning the eating of bitter herbs' and eats.

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