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| Gouche painting on map directory pages by me |
The first time I ever saw a pomegranate was when I was a
kid. My cousin Kerry was eating one and
the information I obtained from her was that you sucked the red jelly off the
seed and then spit out the seed. This was too much work and trouble for greedy
, lazy moi.
Nigella Lawson has been
waxing lyrical about pomegranates for
years and I didn’t rise to the bait. Nope, didn’t even try them. However, In recent times I tried pomegranate, didn't suck off the jelly, just ate the seed and the jelly, and loved
it! This recipe is from Greg and Lucy
Malouf from their cookbook about Turkey called Turquoise. I served this at
my Christmas Eve soiree and a few times since.
It is very, very good in taste , texture and colour. mmm
Green olive,
walnut and pomegranate Salad
¼ cup walnuts
½ cup pitted green olives, washed and coarsely chopped
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| This is a colour pencil drawing by me. Pomegrates are about colour in my mind. |
¼ cup unsalted shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped
½ cup pomegranate seeds ( one pomegranate)
2 small shallots, peeled and finely diced
1 bullet chilli, seeded and finely diced
1 tbsp shredded flat leaf parsley
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp walnut oil
Splash of pomegranate molasses
Juice of ½ a lemon
Sea salt
Finely ground black pepper
Roast walnuts in 180 degree oven 5-10 min, chop coarsely.
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and toss
gently. Leave to stand for 5 min before
serving.
Love your drawings.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe I have a pomegranate in the fridge and wondering what to do with it.
In the Greek New year tradition a pomegranate is placed outside the front door with a glass of water and coins. On returing home from your news years eve festivities and before entering the home, a member of the family tosses the water with the coins on the front entrance then smashes the pomegranate.
This is all in celebartion of the new year and is believed to bring happiness and prosperirty and good luck.