The Best Pomegranate Dressing You Need this Season

What’s the Best Part of a Salad?

I know I’m not alone when I say that it’s obviously the dressing. Which is a lucky coincidence since we are sharing the BEST Pomegranate Dressing.

A good salad dressing can take a normal bowl of salad from “meh” to “come to mama”. We are no stranger to homemade dressings here. Some of our favorites include this Lemon Vinaigrette, Sumac Dressing, and Homemade Ranch.

Since fall is here, we wanted to take a seasonal ingredient and create a new dressing. Pomegranates are such a gorgeous fruit that are in their peak season from September to December. They have a bold and tangy flavor that would spruce up any salad.

Benefits of Pomegranate Juice

The base of this dressing uses pomegranate juice. We used bottled Pomegranate Juice to keep it simple. If you want to make your own pomegranate juice from the actual fruit, this is an amazing tutorial on How to Make Your Own Pomegranate Juice.

If you are intimidated by cutting into a fresh pomegranate, fear not, we have a great tutorial on How to Eat a Pomegranate.

One of our favorites is the pomegranate juice from POM Wonderful. They have an amazing science tab on their website that discusses the benefits of pomegranates and pomegranate juice. Including the fact that pomegranate juice is –

• A great source of antioxidants, that can help protect your cells and DNA from the harmful effects of free radicals and improve the aging process in adults
• Undergoing more research on it’s positive effects on memory and cognition
• Being studied for it’s improvements on post-workout muscle strength recovery

Check out even more Health Benefits of Pomegranates

Easy and Delicious Pomegranate Dressing Recipe

This dressing only requires 4 simple ingredients – pomegranate juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar and honey.

The end result is a traditional vinaigrette that’s slightly tangy and a beautiful ruby red color. It’s a great addition to salads, veggies and even drizzled over chicken or pork.

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The Best Pomegranate Dressing

This simple Pomegranate Dressing recipe only requires 4 ingredients but packs a beautiful and nutritous punch to salads, veggies and much more.

Course Appetizer, dressing, Salad, sauce

Cuisine Mediterranean

Keyword dressing, homemade salad dressing, pomegranate, sauce

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes minutes

Servings 1 cups

Author Brynn McDowell, RDN of The Domestic Dietitian

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup 100% Pomegranate Juice (we love POM Wonderful brand)
• 1/4 cup Red Wine Vinegar
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

• In a large bowl or jar, combine the Pomegranate Juice, Red Wine Vinegar, and Honey
• Use a whisk to combine the ingredeints together
• Slowly add the olive oil while continously whisking the dressing togehter
• Taste and season as needed with salt and pepper

Hope you enjoy! If you are looking for more great ways to use Pomegranates this season, check out this collection of 40 Pomegranate Recipes.