Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Pomango Dressing


Last week, I received a case of pomegranate juice from the awesome people at POM Wonderful. I love pomegranates and its mild tart flavor. I've had this product before when I used to buy the huge bottles from Whole Foods. So when they contacted me, I immediately accepted. As soon as I received the case in the mail, I drank two of the bottles in two days. I had to control myself from drinking anymore because I have plans for this delicious juice.



In case you were wondering, the juice is also healthy for you. Full of anti-oxidants and full of vitamin C & E. It's also great for your cardiovascular system. Small food fact: Pomegranates are one of mankind's earliest cultivated fruits. So if it's been around this long, you know it got to be good. I remember making my own pom juice once. It a bit labor intensive with trying to get all the seedlings out from their shell. Luckily, I don't have to do that anymore.

Of course, the first thing I make with it is a salad dressing. A pomegranate and mango dressing. Since having those broiled baby back ribs filled me up the other day, I needed something relatively light to counter balance all that meaty goodness. A nice refreshing salad was in order. Besides, it was a hot day and I didn't feel like eating anything heavy.

It's not chunky as I made this in the food processor, so it had a smooth consistency to it. Not too fruity and a lovely tiny tang from some dijon mustard.

This makes roughly 1 1/2 c of dressing.



Pomango Dressing

1 ripe medium mango
6 Tbsp Pomegranate Juice (POM Wonderful)
3 Tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
salt
pepper

Note: You may use a food processor, blender, or an emersion blender

Mash the mango into an liquid state.

Blend in the pomegranate juice, vinegar, olive oil and dijon mustard until smooth. Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Add more, if needed.

Drizzle over your favorite mix of greens.

34 comments:

  1. Great thought to use the Pom in a salad dressing. Your salad looks delicious.

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  2. The dressing sounds fantastic. It's a great way to use the POM.

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  3. lisaiscooking, Mary: Thanks.

    Justin: I had the same reaction when I got it.

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  4. dressing sounds wonderful jenn!! salad looks quite colorful, i could have this for dinner right now:)

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  5. Wow, that sounds great! I love fruity salad dressings.

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  6. yum! I bet this would be great with pomegranate seeds in it too. They sent me a case as well... and of course I made a cocktail!

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  7. Looks awesome! Wonderful dressing! Never had that juice before!

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  8. I love the name of your dressing - brilliant!

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  9. parita, doggy, finsmom: Thanks.

    Cori: a cocktail sounds good right about now.

    Pooja: It's really good. Give it a try.

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  10. Wasn't that box of Pom so great to have at your disposal? We wish we hadn't used all of ours! The dressing is nice...really light and fruity.

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  11. great dressing jenn you are great at dressings

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  12. Love the name-you always come out with such wonderful names and dishes to boot ;)

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  13. I definitely need to bookmark this. Sounds amazing, not just for salads!

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  14. Gosh, I love the name of this dressing. How creative jenn!

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  15. Duo Dishes: I'm trying make the juice last longer.

    Chow and Chatter, Sweta, Elra: Thanks. =)

    Burpandslurp: this definitely goes with other foods aside from salads.

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  16. Really creative dressing. I tend to drink most of the pomegranate juice before I use it for anything, too.

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  17. This looks delicious! Great idea to use mango with it - nice and smooth to balance out some of the tart.

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  18. Great idea for the salad dressing, love the dijon and rice wine with the POM, must be tasty. Name is terrific!

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  19. Looks wonderful! I need to make my own salad dressings more often. Perhaps that would encourage me to eat salad more often!

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  20. This sounds great...and it made me laugh, cuz I totally had to control myself w/ the POM, too!! Had to use it in at least one recipe, tee hee!

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  21. I even love the name, pomango, it's fun to say, just like I imagine this salad is fun to eat. Delicious!

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  22. Hummingbird: It's just too good not to drink right away.

    Reeni: it's got a nice milk fruity flavor too.

    Donna: Thanks. It is tasty.

    Jen: It does help with eating more salads.

    Girlichef: I'm so tempted right now to drink another bottle.

    Teresa: Thanks. :-)

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  23. Woah!!! Pomegranate and mango dressing?! That is AWESOME! I have to try that!

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  24. Pomegranate and mango dressing? Sounds grand!

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  25. I'm loving the concept of pomango dressing! Bookmarking for my daughter to read (she loves pom juice and mango is her favorite fruit!)

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  26. That sounds excellent!! We just happen to have a bit of pomegranate juice left, I think ours is mixed with blueberry. Would probably still be good, though...

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  27. eatlivetravelwrite: I felt the same way when others got theirs.

    Teanna: You'll like it.

    Fearless Kitchen: Thanks.

    5 Star: You'll daughter will definitely love this.

    TavoLini: Adding blueberry to the mix wouldn't hurt. I think it'll still be great.

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  28. Love the name pomango! Definitely interested to try the mango/pomegranate combination in a dressing.

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  29. Daily Spud: Give it try. ;-)

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  30. Delicious combo of sweet and tart! POM Wonderful is a great product - when I rec'd some, most were guzzled down but I was able to reserve 2 bottles to make a baste for an Easter ham and a salad dressing, too!

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  31. Tangled Noodle: Oooo...you just gave me another idea.

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