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I've been rather intrigued by the ways in which pomegranate juice is used in savoury applications around the world - not pomegranate molasses but the juice extracted from the arils.

The Middle East uses it with abandon, and there is a lot to learn from the ingredients and flavours that they use it with. Check this list for savoury uses I have found so far:

brown/dark lentils
eggplant
raisins
greens eg spinach, chard
beetroot
beetroot leaves
pumpkin
carrots
onions
chilli
oranges/orange juice

I picked up a nice bunch of leafy spinach today to cook with pomegranate juice in the Instant Pot. I am aiming for tomorrow, if time permits.

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Ganga Jun 16

I had some of the raisins soaked in pomegranate juice on top of porridge for breakfast this morning - wonderful! The tartness of the juice, the sweet of the raisins and the creamy porridge 😋😋😋

Tonight I cooked lovely leafy spinach and pine nuts in pomegranate juice, orange juice and a touch of fermented chilli sauce, in the Instant Pot. The Instant Pot does greens quickly and well 😋 and it pushed the pomegranate/orange/chilli flavours into the spinach. 😋😋😋 I'll be using the IP more for greens in the future.

Leftovers will be breakfast, topped with eggs.

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Ganga Jun 17

For reasons, I didn't get to have the leftover spinach topped with eggs for breakfast this morning. So I've baked a frittata for an early evening meal. Very simple - I was inspired by Maddy Goldburg who often makes huge ones when cooking for her 100 people at her local food shelter. ( https://www.youtube.com/@MaddyGoldberg1 )

I laid the cooked spinach (with pinenuts) in an oiled oven pan, mixed its juices with eggs and some spices, sprinkled parmesan cheese from the freezer on the spinach and in the egg mix, poured the eggs over the spinach, more parmesan on top. That's all. Into the oven. Baked until puffy and golden.

This so tasty, and so much more tasty than it should be for something so simple. Salad on the side.

Leftovers for supper.

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