Pomegranate Tutorial

When I was young, my mom would buy pomegranates when they were in season.  I would take one downstairs with a cereal bowl to hold the peel and eat pomegranate seeds while I watched TV.  It was a tedious process and hasn't gotten any easier over the years until I saw the tutorial in Our Best Bites Cookbook.  I can't believe I have gone all of these years without knowing this great trick.  Winter is the season for pomegranates and I love them in salads and scattered on fresh fruit.





First, with a sharp knife, cut off the top of the pomegranate just below the stem.  You can see the distinct sections.








Cut just through the skin along the lines of each section from top to bottom.  Some sections are wide and some are narrow but just follow the lines.

Now you can easily pull the sections apart.  The seeds, or arils as they are called, will be intact and are perfectly ready to be popped off.











This is a very clean, fast way to get the seeds out of a pomegranate so that you can enjoy them in a delicious recipe like Fresh Fruit Salad with Pomegranate Syrup.  You will find that recipe in the salad section!