Have you ever tried fresh, raw pomegranate juice? It’s incredible! Pomegranates are in season now, so give it a try sometime!
You can easily juice a pomegranate without a juicer; in fact, even though we have a juicer, I prefer to do it this way. And it’s only a little more effort above and beyond the task of separating the seeds from the pith. One large pomegranate will yield roughly 1 cup of juice.
Now when you’re doing this, I suggest wearing black — or at least a big apron. The distance a juice splatter will travel seems to be directly proportionate to how much you love the shirt you’re wearing; this phenomenon also appears to be heavily influenced by the color of the shirt — with white inducing bigger and more far-reaching splatters than any other color.
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1. To peel your pomegranate, make perpendicular cuts (both going all the way around the fruit) — deep enough to cut through the skin, but not through the seeds underneath:
2. Grab a section and break it away:
3. Over a large bowl, gently separate the seeds from the white pith. This is the most time-consuming step.
4. Discard the pith & peel:
5. Empty the seeds into a blender or food processor:
6. Pulse them quickly about 8-10 times; we just want to burst the juicy outer red part without grinding up the crunchy white inner seeds:
7. Empty the contents of the blender into a mesh strainer over a bowl:
8. With clean hands, squeeze the seeds to get the rest of the juice out:
9. Pour the juice from the bowl into a glass. Enjoy it!
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That looks so delicious!
I love what you wrote about the splatters. It cracked me up! 🙂
Wow! I love pomegranate, but always pick out the seeds and eat or add to salads. I’ve never had it juiced. I will try this.xxx
Hi Trish, me too — I usually just eat the seeds with a bowl and spoon. But the juice is really a neat treat!
Blessings to you,
Lindsey
I bought a couple of pomegranates yesterday so that Mischa and I can try this. We both love pomegranate juice. I had been wondering how to make our own for a while now. I’m not exactly sure how to pulse the blender if it doesn’t have a pulse button. Mischa is telling me, “If a blender has a pulse then something is wrong…” ha-ha. Should I just put it on low for 8-10 seconds?
Hi Deborah!
Funny what Mischa said!! A very true statement 🙂 So I think I’d try to just turn the blender on and then immediately off, then on again & immediately off… to sort of create your own pulse feature. Rather than do a continuous 8-10 seconds, because that might just pulverize the seeds which you don’t really want because it affects the taste of the juice.
Let me know how you go!
Love to you,
Lindsey