Description
A refreshing winter fruit salad featuring juicy pomegranate arils, sweet navel oranges, and tangy pink grapefruits, perfect for a light and vibrant snack or side dish during the colder months.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits
- 1 large pomegranate (or 1¾ cups ready-to-eat pomegranate arils, with juices)
- 2 large navel oranges
- 2 pink grapefruits
Optional
- 1 tablespoon sugar, if needed
Instructions
- Prepare the Pomegranate: Place the pomegranate on a surface that won’t stain. Starting at the crown, cut a cross about halfway down the fruit. Hold the pomegranate crown side down over a large bowl and break it into quarters. Squeeze each quarter firmly over the bowl to release seeds and juice, bending the quarters to free more seeds. Squeeze again to extract remaining juice. Remove any bits of white membrane so only seeds and juice remain in the bowl.
- Segment the Oranges and Grapefruits: Cut a slice off the top and bottom of each orange and grapefruit to create a flat surface. Using a sharp knife, remove all the skin and pith by slicing downward following the fruit’s curve. Holding the fruit in one hand over the bowl, carefully slice out the segments between membranes without cutting through the entire fruit. Squeeze the remaining membranes firmly over the bowl to release all juice.
- Adjust Sweetness and Chill: Taste the combined fruit and juice mixture. If necessary, stir in up to 1 tablespoon of sugar to balance tartness. Cover the bowl and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Serve: Spoon the fruit salad into bowls, allowing the juice to be enjoyed along with the fruit.
Notes
- Reset and refresh with this bright, juicy fruit salad made with pomegranate arils, grapefruits, and oranges.
- Pomegranate juice can stain wooden cutting boards and some countertops; consider cutting pomegranates on disposable plastic bags for easy cleanup.
- Nutritional information excludes the optional tablespoon of sugar.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 168
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 4 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 41 g
- Fiber: 7 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
