Ingredients

Dressing:

Juice from 2 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates,* or cup POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice

4 tablespoons honey

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

2 tablespoons chopped mint

2 tablespoons plain yogurt

Salad:

1 cup arils from 1 large POM Wonderful Pomegranate

2 pears (Bosc or dAnjou)

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1 cup fresh pineapple chunks

1 orange

1 tablespoon sliced fresh mint

2 cups mixed greens

salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Dressing:

  1. Prepare fresh pomegranate juice.*

  2. Combine ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until incorporated.

  3. Set aside or refrigerate for up to two days before serving.

Salad:

  1. Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranate under water to free the arils (seed sacs). The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl. Reserve cup of the arils from fruit and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.)

  2. Core, peel and slice pears. Toss in a bowl with lemon juice.

  3. Peel and section orange into 4 to 8 chunks.

  4. Divide greens onto 4 plates.

  5. Divide and arrange pears, pineapple and oranges on top of greens.

  6. Add sliced fresh mint with 1 to 2 tablespoons dressing to each serving.

  7. Sprinkle arils onto each salad and serve immediately.

  • For 1 cup of juice, cut 2-3 large POM Wonderful Pomegranates in half and juice them with a citrus reamer or juicer. Pour mixture through a cheesecloth-lined strainer or sieve. Set the juice aside.