# What's your favorite thing to do with pomegranates? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568 "2010-11-13T17:45:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/1 "2010-11-13T17:45:01Z")
It’s that time of year - they’re popping up in grocery stores everywhere - and I’ve been sort of craving that sweet-tart flavor. I know how to peel them in a big bowl of water (great way to keep hands occupied while watching TV :D) but I’m at a loss what to do with them other than eat them by the handful. Not the worst use, but … share some more creative uses? I’ve seen recipes that use them to garnish fish; is that a good flavor combo? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/2 "2010-11-13T17:58:49Z")
Good in fruit salads. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/3 "2010-11-13T18:12:31Z")
I paint faces on them, then pretend to hunt them, stab them, and eat their insides. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/4 "2010-11-13T18:22:36Z")
Sprinkle on yogurt (give a granola-like crunch, with the juicy bursts of pomegranate). Squeeze the crap out of them and drink the juice Reduce the juice with some sugar and lemon juice for home made grenadine Sprinkle generously on cereal Top ice cream with them Mix into warm vanilla pudding Use instead of raisins in bread pudding Garnish cocktails with them Add to mulling spices for mulled wine Or, add to spices for making home made apple cider. Arils will burst and give you a “pomme-pome” cider. ---
**Author:** ![Tethered\_Kite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@Tethered\_Kite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tethered_Kite)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/5 "2010-11-13T19:46:22Z")
Sometime around the Winter Solstice I toss a handful of the jewel-like seeds on top of a mixed salad with some citris or red pears in it. Then we talk about the myth of Demeter, the goddess of the harvest and her daughter, Persephone, who takes the light away. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/6 "2010-11-13T21:18:03Z")
I like them raw. However, I once combined the juice from a pomegranite and some key limes to make a sauce for marinating chicken. It was pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/7 "2010-11-13T21:34:27Z")
> [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](#): > > I like them raw. > However, I once combined the juice from a pomegranite and some key limes to make a sauce for marinating chicken. It was pretty good. How do you juice a pomegranate? Isn’t the juicy bits around all the seeds? ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/8 "2010-11-13T21:54:32Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > How do you juice a pomegranate? Isn’t the juicy bits around all the seeds? It’s kind of labor-intensive. You peel the thing, put all the little kernels into a bowl, then squish the little guys with your hands until they’re all popped. Then just strain off the juice. It makes a giant mess and will stain the hell out of your clothing if you’re not careful, but you get a reasonable amount of juice per fruit. Squishing pomegranate kernels en masse is oddly satisfying, actually. I recommend it. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/9 "2010-11-13T22:13:58Z")
My new favorite: [Pomegranate Gin Preserve.](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/22/dining/22apperex3.html) It’s cocktail hour now; I think I’ll go have one. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/10 "2010-11-13T23:18:06Z")
A Nigella Lawson recipe–slow roast a hunk of lamb with onions and garlic overnight (you roast it at like, 250). Then pull it. Halve a pomegranate and juice half and remove the seeds of the other half. Chiffonade a handful of mint. Mix it all together and season to taste. To juice a pomegranate, I just use my citrus reamer. I don’t bother to take the seeds out first. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/11 "2010-11-13T23:27:00Z")
Make a salad including nom-luscious pomegranate seeds using this recipe from these here boards from, my goodness, 2004: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5474256&postcount=13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5474256&postcount=13) Best salad _ever._ It’s part of my Thanksgiving repertoire now and it always disappears down to the last seed before I can get to the table with the platter of sliced turkey. MmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/12 "2010-11-13T23:29:31Z")
[This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13137189&postcount=8) ---
**Author:** ![vifslan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f4b2a3/32.png) [@vifslan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vifslan)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/13 "2010-11-14T01:52:35Z")
One of my favourite fruit salads consists of pomegranate seeds, ripe pears, toasted chopped walnuts and diced dried figs. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/14 "2010-11-14T05:30:39Z")
I give them to my aunt, who makes Pomegranite Margaritas. They are delicious. ---
**Author:** ![arjee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2bfe46/32.png) [@arjee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/arjee)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/15 "2010-11-14T05:49:39Z")
> [@shantih](#): > > Make a salad including nom-luscious pomegranate seeds using this recipe from these here boards from, my goodness, 2004: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5474256&postcount=13](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5474256&postcount=13) > > Best salad _ever._ It’s part of my Thanksgiving repertoire now and it always disappears down to the last seed before I can get to the table with the platter of sliced turkey. MmmmmMMMMMMMmmmmm. I am SO glad you seem to love that salad as much as I do! Sadly, that link is broken. Happily, here’s the recipe! 1 head Romaine lettuce, washed and torn 1 bunch spinach, stems removed, washed and torn seeds of one pomegranate 1/4 cup of toasted pine nuts 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese Dressing: 1/3 cup olive oil 1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar 2 Tbsp. maple syrup 1 tsp. Dijon mustard 1/2 tsp. oregano salt and freshly ground pepper Toss lettuce and spinach together in a large bowl. Add pomegranate seeds, toasted pine nuts and feta. Whisk dressing ingredients together and store in refrigerator. Toss with salad ingredients just before serving. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/16 "2010-11-14T06:43:25Z")
Eat the seeds in a bowl, with a little salt and ground cumin mixed in. (And make sure not to eat any of the white pith that makes its way into the bowl.) ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/17 "2010-11-14T06:58:11Z")
Just eat 'em straight. What could be better? I like to eat them as I take them apart. It’s like a fun puzzle and makes the yumminess last a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2010, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/18 "2010-11-14T08:14:36Z")
I found this [simple green salad recipe](http://bakedbree.com/mixed-greens-with-pomegranate-lemon-dressing) the other day - using both seeds and pomegranate juice. Went really well as a side to a BBQ. And I deseed the pomegranate by banging it with a metal spoon (google for videos), works really well and seems even easier than the bowl of water method. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/19 "2010-11-16T03:52:09Z")
I had a pomegranate left over from last week, and in this week’s organic produce box I got persimmons. I made an apple, persimmon, walnut salad I found a recipe for, and since I always have to add something different to recipes such as these to make them “mine” I added the pomegranate seeds. I wasn’t sure if it would end up too mealy between the seeds and the walnuts, but it was fine! Turned out really well. I’m 40, and my mom still buys a pomegranate for me to have when I visit for Christmas. Nobody else in my family ever ate them but me. ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568/20 "2010-11-16T05:21:33Z")
Use instead of sprinkles on top of cake or cupcakes or cookies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-thing-to-do-with-pomegranates/560568.md?page=2)