Gothamist: The Great Fall Fruit You Won't Find at the Farmers' Market: Pomegranates

Chef Jim

Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:17:30 -0500

For great recipes check out http://www.ponwonderful.com. I am passionate for the rice pilaf and lamb chops with Pom sauce, yummy, also added to salads great way to offset goat cheese!

Kath Hansen

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:33:04 -0500

I like to create a yummy, Christmas-y salad with mixed greens, pomegranate seeds, sliced pears (must be perfectly ripe), and walnuts. Dress with a simple balsamic vinagrette. Very pretty on a holiday table.

pommy

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:05:55 -0500

They are also used in India to settle the stomach and prevent the runs.

PlasmoNYC

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:43:38 -0500

i like to add them to a traditional sicilian salad of dandelion greens, fresh garlic and olive oil. Mmmm. I found it easiest to get at the arils by quartering the fruit and pulling back orthogonally againts inner membranes. Kinda like trying to turn the fruit inside out. Dont do this with your fave white sweater. the dye in pomegranantes is forever.

p/o

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:01:59 -0500

couldn't agree more. i love pomegranates, and look forward to this time of year the same way i look forward to cherries in the late spring/early summer. my favorite way is just the way you decribe: pull them open and just pick away.

Rose Fox

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:59:37 -0500

Broil a steak to a lovely medium-rare. Slice it thinly. Wrap slices around pomegranate arils. Consume with much orgasmic moaning.

janine

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:07:34 -0500

My mom used to get me pomerganites every fall and make us eat them in the back yard. You can get into a pretty good seed spitting contest (if you have the space).

C

Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:41:15 -0500

I once had them at a restaurant as a topping to baba ghanoush. The sweet-tart crunch of the pomegranate was a great contrast to the cool smoothy goodness of the spread/dip. Forewarning for fresh pomegranate newbies: the juice stains and it's really hard to get out. No dribbling when you're shoveling in those little seeds!