So, you made a New Year’s resolution to add more better-for-you foods into your daily routine – but have you figured out what those new foods are going to be yet?
One of the biggest challenges with improving eating habits is finding great options that you enjoy – this is key for ensuring your resolution lasts beyond January. To help you get started, consider adding an incredibly versatile ingredient to your meals, snacks and drinks, like POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice.
The unique flavor of pomegranate provides opportunities to heighten the taste of sweet and savory dishes alike and can also add a fresh twist to favorite recipes that you already enjoy making. Better yet, POM Juice offers the perfect way to add a burst of antioxidant goodness to a wide variety of drinks and dishes. POM Juice is also a good source of potassium and contains no added sugar, fillers or preservatives – just the juice of whole-pressed pomegranates, and nothing else.
Pomegranate Recipe Inspiration
Ready to get started? You can enjoy POM Juice on its own or try out a few new recipes that will make it easy to add a delicious boost of flavor to your day.
POMegranate Mint Smoothie
This incredibly refreshing combination of sweet and tart POM Juice with hints of coconut and fresh mint will get your taste buds tingling – it’s the perfect way to start your morning on the right foot. Make it part of your daily routine!
POMEGRANATE MINT SMOOTHIE
PREP TIME
5 MINS
TOTAL TIME
5 MINS
SERVES
1
DIFFICULTY
EASY
PREPARATION
- Add all ingredients to a blender; blend on high speed until smooth.
- Serve immediately. Garnish with fresh mint and POM Arils, if desired.
INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup coconut water
- 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds
- 2 celery sticks
- 2 mini cucumbers
- ¼ cup POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
- 2 tablespoons POM Wonderful Pomegranate Fresh Arils, plus more for garnish
- Fresh mint sprigs, for garnish only
POM Ginger Salmon Rice Bowl
If you love Asian-inspired dishes like sushi and poke bowls, this POM Ginger Salmon Rice Bowl will be your favorite new lunch or dinner option. The flavor of salmon marinated in POM Juice, honey, ginger and garlic is perfect when combined with the POM brown rice, scallions and crisp watermelon radishes – all topped with a zesty POM sriracha. The best thing about this dish is that you can swap in toppings that you already have in your refrigerator and modify the dish.
POM GINGER SALMON RICE BOWL
PREP TIME
30 MINS
TOTAL TIME
45 MINS
SERVES
4
DIFFICULTY
MEDIUM
PREPARATION
- For the POM Brown Rice: Heat the sesame oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the scallions and garlic and cook 30 seconds. Add the brown rice, and salt and stir. Allow to toast for a minute then add water and POM Juice. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Cover and allow to cook for 40 to 45 minutes on the lowest heat.
- Remove rice from heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork. Set aside and keep warm.
- For the POM Ginger Marinated Salmon: In a small bowl, combine the POM Juice, honey, ginger, and garlic and stir to combine. Season the salmon with salt and spread a quarter of the marinade on each fillet.
- Preheat the air fryer to 400°F. Grease the basket with cooking spray and place the salmon fillet skin side down. Air fry for 8 to 10 minutes.
- For the POM Sriracha: In a small bowl, combine the sriracha, POM Juice and rice wine vinegar. Set aside.
- To assemble, divide the rice into four bowls. Arrange toppings as desired and top with cooked salmon. Drizzle with POM Sriracha.
INGREDIENTS
POM Brown Rice:
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1½ cups brown rice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2¾ cups water
- ½ cup POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
POM Ginger Marinated Salmon:
- 1 tablespoon POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- Kosher salt
- 4 (4-6 ounce) skin-on salmon fillets
POM Sriracha:
- ⅓ cup Sriracha
- 3 tablespoons POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
Bowl Toppings:
- 1 rice avocado, thinly sliced
- 1 scallion, thinly sliced
- 2 watermelon radishes, thinly sliced
- 2 tablespoons black and white sesame seeds
- ½ cup POM Wonderful Pomegranate Fresh Arils
- 2 sheets Nori, thinly sliced
POM Wellness Shot
This wellness shot combines ingredients such as POM Juice, turmeric root, elderberry syrup, ginger and vitamin D to give you the perfect start to your morning, or it can be used as an enjoyable pre- or post-workout beverage. For convenience, you can make it in batches and store it sealed in your refrigerator for up to a week.
At your local health store, you can find the liquid supplement concentrates in this recipe for black elderberry (also known as “Sambucus nigra”), while turmeric root concentrate and vitamin D3 are easily found in liquid drop form. You can also swap turmeric drops for 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder, if desired.
POM WELLNESS SHOT
PREP TIME
20 MINS
TOTAL TIME
20 MINS
SERVES
5
DIFFICULTY
EASY
PREPARATION
- For the Ginger Juice: Cut ginger into pieces about ½-inch. Place in a powerful blender with cold water and blend until liquified. Pour through a fine mesh strainer into a container and press the pulp until dry, then discard, reserving the juice. Juice can be kept sealed in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.
- For the Wellness Shot: In a pint jar or pitcher, mix the POM Juice, 3 tablespoons ginger juice, lemon juice, honey, salt, elderberry syrup, turmeric and vitamin D. Stir until honey is completely dissolved in the mixture.
- Pour mixture in ¼ cup portions or keep in a pint jar refrigerated. Keep refrigerated for up to a week.
*At the health store, look for liquid supplement concentrates. Black elderberry, also known as sambucus nigra, is available in a palatable concentrated syrup. Turmeric root concentrate and vitamin D3 are easily found in liquid drop form. You can swap the turmeric drops for 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, if desired.
INGREDIENTS
Ginger Juice:
- 2 inches fresh ginger, peeled
- ½ cup cold water
Wellness Shot:
- ¾ cup POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
- 3 tablespoons ginger juice
- 3 tablespoons Wonderful Seedless Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- ¼ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
- 2 teaspoons elderberry syrup*
- ½ teaspoon turmeric root concentrate*
- 5 drops vitamin D3 liquid drops*
For other delicious recipes with the antioxidant goodness of POM Juice and POM Arils, visit POMWonderful.com/recipes/dishes.
