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What Are Pomegranate seeds and How Can I Use Them?

Here's everything worth knowing about pomegranate seeds and how to pick them, what they are, how to store them, and what to use instead, plus 12 recipes to cook tonight.

In Chinese:
石榴籽
British (UK) term:
Pomegranate seeds
en français:
graines de grenade
en español:
semillas de granada

Recipes using pomegranate seeds

There are 12 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Vanilla Bean & Pomegranate Parfaits

Vanilla Bean & Pomegranate Parfaits

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Creamy and rich custard on top. Sweet and sour pomegranate compote at the bottom. One spoonful of this parfait has all the deliciousness with great texture you are looking for.

Vanilla Bean & Pomegranate Parfaits

Vanilla Bean & Pomegranate Parfaits

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Creamy and rich custard on top. Sweet and sour pomegranate compote at the bottom. One spoonful of this parfait has all the deliciousness with great texture you are looking for.

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Chiles En Nogada (Chiles in Walnut Sauce)

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Chiles en Nogada, Mexico's patriotic dish: roasted poblanos stuffed with a sweet-savory pork picadillo, draped in a cool, creamy walnut sauce and scattered with ruby pomegranate seeds. The green, white, and red of the flag on one plate.

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Curried Garbanzo Beans

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North Indian chana masala with whole spices, finished with amchoor (mango powder), dried pomegranate seeds, and a sizzling ghee tadka poured over the top.

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New Year's Eve Pomegranate & Blood Orange Mimosas

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Pomegranate and blood orange mimosas mix tart blood orange juice with ruby pomegranate, then top each flute with chilled sparkling wine. A jewel-toned New Year's Eve toast that takes minutes to pour.

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Christmas Eve Salad

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Ensalada de Nochebuena, a traditional Mexican Christmas Eve salad with oranges, bananas, beets, jicama, pineapple, peanuts, pomegranate seeds, and sugar cane on a lettuce-lined platter.

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Masala Brinjals

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Punjabi masala brinjals: eggplants scored and stuffed with cumin, pomegranate seeds, garam masala, and turmeric, then braised in a spiced tomato-ginger sauce until tender.

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Besan Kofta Curry

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Punjabi besan kofta curry with crispy chickpea flour dumplings stuffed with dried plums, simmered in a rich tomato-onion gravy with garam masala and ghee. A show-stopping vegetarian main dish from North Indian kitchens.

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Lettuce with Pomegranate & Pine Nuts

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Mediterranean salad of torn lettuce and spinach chiffonade, sprinkled with toasted pine nuts, jewel-like pomegranate seeds and a simple olive oil lemon dressing. Ready in 15 minutes.

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Sydney Salad

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Salad made with cocktail tomatoes, avocado, rocket and proscuitto and drizzled in a strawberry dressing.

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Salatet Malfoof (Cabbage Salad)

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Substitute that Caesar Salad with these scrumptious dish made with cabbage and pomengranate seeds.

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Winter Vegetable Salad with Pomegranate & Roasted Squash Vinaigrette

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Roasted butternut squash tossed with bitter greens, pomegranate seeds, and toasted pistachios in a tangy pomegranate molasses vinaigrette. An elegant winter salad for holiday tables.

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