❤️ HAPPY HOLIDAYS ❤️From my kitchen to yours. From my heart to yours, really. Here’s a special gift for connection and conversation. “Ask Ardeshir to please bring his special pomegranate salad…” That’s how invitations typically come to our family each year during the holidays. So, I’m sharing a special recipe… my pomegranate salad 🌰. Very popular. I am not a foodie. But I love fruit, given my Middle Eastern heritage (Iran). I can create the most heavenly seasonal fruit salads. Here’s one of them. This recipe is perfect for the holidays, especially Thanksgiving. What You Need:3–4 large pomegranates (ruby red, sweet), seeded. Here’s how you seed or juice pomegranates (60-second video). 3–4 persimmons, cubed. 1 apple (Honeycrisp is the best), cubed 10 fresh mint leaves, chopped Optional: green grapes, thinly sliced. Mix it all up. Serve in a colorful bowl. Share it with smiles and pride. It is a perfect addition to almost any meal. It will be a smashing hit; guests will fight over it. You’ll be very popular! Celebrate! The word “pomegranate” translates to “apple with many seeds.” Pomegranate is a type of berry. Its trees can live for over 200 years. They are considered a “super fruit” due to their high nutritional value. A single fruit can hold over 1,000 seeds. They can be stored in a refrigerator for up to two months. In many cultures, they symbolize prosperity, fertility, and abundance. Ancient Egyptians were buried with them, believing they granted immortality. Pomegranates arrived in America with Spanish settlers in the 16th century. Thomas Jefferson cultivated pomegranates at his Monticello estate.
With love and gratitude, Dr. Ardeshir Mehran See my recent popular blog: BEYOND THE SCAR
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