pomegranate

The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between 5 and 10 m (16 and 33 ft) tall.
The fruit is typically in season in the Northern Hemisphere from September to February, and in the Southern Hemisphere from March to May. As intact arils or juice, pomegranates are used in baking, cooking, juice blends, meal garnishes, smoothies, and alcoholic beverages, such as cocktails and wine.

The pomegranate originated in the region extending from modern-day Iran to northern India, and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region. It was introduced into Spanish America in the late 16th century and into California by Spanish settlers in 1769.Today, it is widely cultivated throughout the Middle East and Caucasus region, north and tropical Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, the drier parts of southeast Asia, and parts of the Mediterranean Basin. It is also cultivated in parts of Arizona and California. In the 20th and 21st centuries, it has become more common in the shops and markets of Europe and the Western Hemisphere.

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    Recipe Blueberry Pomegranate Fruit Smoothie

    Ingredients 1 cup water 2 tablespoons sugar 1 cup frozen strawberries 2 pints nonfat frozen vanilla yogurt 4 lipton white tea with blueberri & pomegran flavor pyramid tea bag Directions Pour boiling water over Lipton® White Tea with Blueberry & Pomegranate Flavor Pyramid Tea Bags; cover and...
  2. Kake Lover

    Recipe Zesty Pomegranate Rice

    SERVES 4 This fragrant dish adds an exotic flavour to plain rice, delicious served with chicken kebabs Ingredients 500ml vegetable stock 250g basmati rice 100g or 120g tub pomegranate seeds 1 tsp coriander seeds, crushed 1 tsp ground cumin 50g toasted flaked almonds zest of 1 orange Method...
  3. Kake Lover

    Recipe Baked Rice Pudding with Pomeganate, Apricots and Flaked Almonds

    In the UK, Rice Pudding is a traditional milk pudding made with a short grain rice that we can buy called 'Pudding Rice'. According to wikipedia ... "A specific type of rice is available and widely used for rice pudding called "Pudding Rice". Similar to Arborio rice, its grain is round and...
  4. MypinchofItaly

    Recipe Pomegranate juice muffins

    Ingredients for 8 muffins, Preparation time 5 mins, Cooking time 30 mins 2 eggs 100 g. cane sugar 160 g. 00 flour (to sift) 100 ml pomegranate juice a pinch of salt 1 tablespoon dried yeast 150 g. ricotta cheese Method In a bowl, add ricotta with the beaten eggs, sugar and mix well. Then add...
  5. Duck59

    Recipe Rummaniyeh (Palestinian lentil, aubergine and pomegranate stew)

    Pomegranates get used quite a lot in Palestinian cooking and this is a vegetarian concoction that is spicy, tasty and pretty healthy as well. There are variations on the theme, so there's scope for adding or omitting whatever you like or don't like. The following, however, represents the general...
  6. The Late Night Gourmet

    Recipe Pomegranate Saffron Rice

    I wanted to present this at the same time as the Steak and Shrimp Dim Sum, but time got away from me (even The Late Night Gourmet needs to sleep occasionally, especially when he has work the next day). You may notice that there are a few pomegranates in this preparation. I did crack open a...
  7. Morning Glory

    Recipe Pomegranate Chicken with Sweet Potato and Jalapeño

    This is such an easy dish to make. Just mix the ingredients together and put in the oven. The pomegranate molasses has a delicious sweet and sour flavour, the soy sauce adds depth and the jalapeños add a bit of spicy heat. You could serve this with a crisp green salad on the side. Ingredients...
  8. The Late Night Gourmet

    Recipe Steak and Mushroom Dim Sum (Chinese Dumplings)

    Oh, the twists and turns that led to this recipe. There's so much going on here that I decided to separate out the method for juicing the pomegranate into a separate thread. And, as you've already guessed, this qualifies for both the recipe challenge and the cook-along. First and foremost, I...
  9. The Late Night Gourmet

    Recipe Pomegranate Juice

    It may seem that posting a recipe for how to juice a fruit is real beginner-level stuff. But, juicing a pomegranate is a whole different thing from juicing an orange. This is intended to be a base for another recipe I'm making, but the results are so good that I thought I'd post it separately...
  10. flyinglentris

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    This is my first attempt at cooking anything with Pomegranate. As I am the judge for this month's challenge, I will not be judging it, but present here only as an example. This is the result ... A deep fried dish featuring Pomegranate, this recipe incorporates three meats, Lamb, Chicken and...
  11. Morning Glory

    The CookingBites Recipe Challenge: Pomegranate

    Congratulations go to flyinglentris won the recipe challenge Celery with a recipe for Salmon Net Allumette and has chosen Pomegranate (in any form) as the next challenge ingredient. The deadline for entries is midday (GMT) Friday 9th February. A Reminder of the "Rules" (revised May 2017) You...
  12. MypinchofItaly

    Recipe Wheat with grape must

    This recipe brings me back in time when I was little girl and it was prepared by my aunts for the All Souls' Day on November 2nd. Wheat with cooked grape must and pomegranate is one of the typical Apulian recipes. It is a simple dessert, tasty and rich in healthy ingredients such as wheat...
  13. The Late Night Gourmet

    Recipe Mango Pomegranate Chutney

    Just about any fruits can be put into a chutney. Mango is fairly standard, but I really had a revelation when I decided to try pomegranate. The bitterness of the seeds plays well with the other elements of the chutney, and makes good foil to the sweetness of the mango. The color of this chutney...
  14. Morning Glory

    Recipe Pomegranate Chicken Stew with Celery and Bulgur

    Pomegranate molasses is a wonderful versatile ingredient. You can use it in salad dressings, in stews or as I have here, in marinades. It has delightful sweet sour taste. I had been buying it from the supermarket as a 'gourmet' ingredient - but then I discovered a local Turkish shop was selling...
  15. Morning Glory

    Recipe Self Devouring Salad

    Inspired by this post from @SatNavSaysStraightOn: Are pomegranates, turmeric, red wine and red grapes the key to long life? Well, I'm going with that. I like the red wine and turmeric is always on my agenda. I'm not specifying precise quantities for salad ingredients here. You can use your...
  16. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Are pomegranates, turmeric, red wine and red grapes the key to long life?

    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/10/pomegranates-turmeric-and-red-grapes-the-key-to-long-life
  17. winterybella

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  18. SatNavSaysStraightOn

    Recipe Chickpea, aubergine and pomegranate salad

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