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Slow Cooked Lamb and Blood Orange Pomegranates

We just adore Middle Eastern inspired food. It’s soon trend these days, and we keep seeing more and more great recipes utilizing its core flavors.

This one uses pomegranates to punch up one of our favorite Middle Eastern meats, lamb. It’s such a wonderful alternative to beef, and it tastes incredible with the tart sweetness of pomegranates.

Here’s how it’s done:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/recipes/slow-cooked-lamb-blood-orange-pomegranates-recipe-how-to-make-a7577361.html

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Happy Hour: Pomegranate Sour

If you’re anything like us, you’re SO ready for the weekend. We couldn’t possibly think of a better way to toast it than with this pomegranate sour recipe from Mom on the Side. 

Here’s how she makes hers:

http://momontheside.com/thirsty-thursday-bourbon-pomegranate-sour

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Recipe: Palestinian Pomegranate, Lentil and Aubergine Stew

We love this story of a traditional pomegranate stew that’s featured in the Guardian. The author talks about the significance of this storied fruit in their culture and cuisine. 

Pomegranates are integral to Palestinian eating, and are regarded across the Middle East as a symbol of abundance and prosperity. Each pomegranate fruit is said to have an extra seed that comes directly from paradise, so it is a cherished fruit. Street hawkers squeeze fresh juice from them; a fluorescent crimson cupful to sip on the fly.

Rummaniyeh (rumman means pomegranate) uses the fruit’s molasses as well as its seeds, which bodes well for a tangy stew with lentils and aubergine.

You can check out the recipe for this delicious traditional stew here: 

 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/feb/02/rummaniyeh-pomegranate-lentil-stew-recipe-palestinian-food-joudie-kalla-cook-residency

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Recipe: Win Your Morning With This POM Smoothie Bowl

We aren’t huge on ultra-restrictive diets or cleansing, but rather lifestyle shifts that allow you to enjoy what you eat so that it becomes part of your daily routine.

And when a smoothie bowl is this delicious, why not make it an everyday thing?

Here’s how it’s done:

Ingredients:

POM POMs Winter Smoothie Bowl

Servings: 1

Time to Table: 10 minutes

Smoothie:

½ frozen banana

1 mango, peeled, seeded and sliced

½ cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1 tablespoon flax seeds

Toppings:

¼ cup POM POMS Fresh Arils

½ date, chopped

1 tablespoon toasted unsweetened coconut

½ kiwi, halved and sliced

½ teaspoon flax seeds

Method:

Blend the frozen banana, mango, almond milk and flax seeds until smooth. Transfer to a bowl.

Top with chopped date, toasted coconut, chopped kiwi, POM POMS Fresh Arils and a sprinkling of flax seeds.

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Italian Pomegranate Sodas This recipe for Italian-style sodas made with pomegranate juice will take your tastebuds on vacay all the way to the Amalfi coast. What a unique way to use our 100% pomegranate juice while we wait for the arrival of pomegranates later this month. Hang tight, they’re on their way! http://ahappyfooddance.com/pomegranate-italian-sodas

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Grilled Almond Butter, Chocolate and POM Sandwich

If there’s a more perfect after school snack, we’ve yet to see it. 

Simply butter two slices of crusty bread, slather some almond butter inside and stack it high with quality dark chocolate and plenty of pomegranate arils, and you’ve got the prettiest sammy ever.

It’s easy to justify eating this one for lunch, but it’s also decadent enough to call dessert.

Here’s how it’s done.

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Avocado and Pomegranate Grilled Cheese

One of our favorite after school snacks is all grown up! Check out this utterly delicious looking version of the classic grilled cheese, amped up with avocado and pomegranate.

We can’t wait to make one for dinner! Here's how it's done.

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Recipe: Greek Yogurt And POM Cheesecake

Bon Appetit just posted an awesome gallery of cheesecake recipes. Of course, the one that uses pom arils and juice is one of our faves. 

Here's how it's done.