Photo, Roberto Caruso. Food styling, Claire Stubbs. Prop styling and Art Direction, Casie Billington.
In season from early fall to late winter, pomegranate is a delicious way to add more colour to your dinner plate. To keep the prep simple, use the method below to seed your pomegranate. And in the meantime, here are thirteen recipes to think about putting on the menu tonight:
Ricotta and parsley-stuffed chicken breasts are dressed with a sweet-tart pomegranate-pistachio relish. Serve with easy green beans to make it a meal. Get this stuffed chicken with pomegranate relish recipe.
Photo, Roberto Caruso. Food styling, Claire Stubbs. Prop styling and Art Direction, Casie Billington.A hearty, salad packed with golden-roasted vegetables and dressed with homemade pomegranate vinaigrette. Get this roasted winter vegetable & pomegranate salad recipe.
Photo, Roberto Caruso. Food styling, Claire Stubbs. Prop styling and Art Direction, Casie Billington.Crispy halloumi cheese is the star of this dish—need we say more? Get our seared halloumi and fig tabbouleh recipe.
(Recipes by Irene Ngo; Produced by Stephanie Han Kim, Sun Ngo and Aimee Nishitoba; nPhotography by Erik Putz and Christie Vuong; Food styling by Ashley Denton; Prop styling by Madeleine Johari)Skip the tomatoes and add vibrant, sweet-tart pomegranate seeds to your spicy guacamole. Get this pomegranate guacamole recipe.
Photo, Roberto Caruso. Food styling, Claire Stubbs. Prop styling and Art Direction, Casie Billington.Sticky and sweet, this braised pulled pork pairs perfectly with earthy mushrooms (not to mention the smoky cheddar in the waffles). Get the recipe.
Watch out — this lightly spiced fried cheese with pomegranate and pistachios is dangerously delicious. Get the recipe.
Photo, Sian Richards.Full of friendly fats, this vegetarian couscous packs as much protein as an egg. Get the recipe.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.This colourful and zesty bulgur salad is a hearty and healthy side for any fall meal. (We suggest serving it with herbed lamb chops.) Get the recipe.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.Sweet, tart and icy, this granita is as refreshing as dessert can be. Serve it in frozen dessert dishes to delay melting. Get the recipe.
Photo, Erik Putz.A low-effort salad that is packed with fresh flavour and pairs beautifully with our Middle Eastern crispy chicken. The bonus? It’s all ready in just 35 minutes! Get the recipe.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.A vegetarian dinner packed with the hits: meaty eggplant, cauliflower ’rice’, crunchy pepitas and sweet pomegranate arils. Get the recipe.
Photo, Sian Richards.These spiced beef wraps are a bit of a cheat — we use pomegranate juice rather than the arils. But, if you’re not up to the task of de-seeding an actual pomegranate tonight, try this flavourful shortcut. Get the recipe.
Photo, Roberto Caruso.Tonight, we’re all about dressed-up couscous; mixed with roasted cauliflower florets, ruby pomegranate arils, chopped pistachios and crumbled feta, it’s a colourful, flavour-packed plate. Get the cauliflower, pistachio and pomegranate pearl couscous recipe.
(Photo: Sian Richards)Mixed wild and brown rice with pomegranate arils, pistachios, herbs and spices equals a healthy and colorful side dish to pair with any main this season. Get the recipe.
Photo, George Whiteside.Wooden spoon technique
1. Slice pomegranate in half
2. Bash uncut ends vigorously with a wooden spoon
3. Catch the falling seeds and add to salads, yogurt, dessert and more.
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