Dinner Tonight

Roasted Pomegranate Chicken

A good basic roasted chicken recipe with or without the pomegranate syrup. Optionally add chopped mint and walnuts to the pomegranate sauce at the end

4 SERVINGS

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 (3 1/2 to 4-pound) chicken, quartered
• 1 pomegranate, halved
• 1/4 cup dry white wine
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar
• Salt and pepper

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. In a cup, mix oil and garlic. Brush garlic oil over chicken.

2. Place chicken in a shallow baking dish. Drizzle any remaining oil over chicken. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, basting several times with pan juices, until skin is browned and juices run clear when a thigh is pierced at thickest part with a fork.

3. Remove 1 tablespoon seeds from pomegranate. Set aside for garnish. Squeeze juice form remaining pomegranate through a sieve into a small bowl.

4. In a small nonreactive saucepan, mix pomegranate juice, wine, lemon juice, and cinnamon sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook 5 minutes. Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste.

5. Transfer roasted chicken to a serving platter and pierce each piece several times. Pour sauce over chicken. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and serve at room temperature.

Grapefruit with Pomegranate Molasses, Almonds and Mint

recreated from a dish I had at Cesar in Piedmont the other morning

(makes 4)

3 large grapefruits
roughly 4 Tablespoons Pomegranate Molasses (purchase at Middle Eastern Grocery)
toasted slivered almonds
1/4 cup mint leaves , sliced roughly

Peel both the rinds and the bitter skins from the grapefruit, using just the pulpy meat. This takes much of the bitterness out of the grapefruit. Place in serving bowls. Top with almond slivers and mint leaves, then drizzle molasses on top.

Simple and yummy! (I totally need to get my camera back for pictures)

On Pomegranate Molasses - this is one of my secret weapons. It is slightly sweet with a nice tart finish that adds a unique flavor to foods and cocktails! With the overabundance of cheap pomegranate flavors out there, this is the only one I use.