Description
A refreshing Winter Citrus & Pomegranate Fruit Salad featuring juicy pomegranate arils, sweet navel oranges, and tangy pink grapefruits. This vibrant fruit salad combines a burst of flavors and textures, perfect for a healthy snack or a light dessert. The salad highlights the natural sweetness and juiciness of citrus fruits, optionally enhanced with a touch of sugar.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits
- 1 large pomegranate (or 1¾ cups ready-to-eat pomegranate arils, with juices)
- 2 large navel oranges
- 2 pink grapefruits
Additional
- 1 tablespoon sugar, if needed
Instructions
- Prepare the pomegranate: Place the pomegranate on a non-staining surface. Starting at the crown, cut a cross into the fruit about halfway down. Hold the pomegranate crown side down over a large bowl placed in the sink, then break it apart into quarters. Squeeze each quarter firmly over the bowl to release the seeds and juice, bending each quarter back to extract more seeds and juice. Pick out any bits of white membrane so only seeds and juice remain.
- Segment the citrus fruits: Cut a slice off the top and bottom of each orange and grapefruit so they sit flat. Using a sharp knife, remove all skin and white pith by cutting around the fruit. Hold the fruit above the bowl and carefully cut out the segments between the membranes, cutting only until you reach the center. Squeeze the remaining membranes over the bowl to extract all remaining juice.
- Sweeten if needed: Taste the mixed citrus and pomegranate juice and add up to 1 tablespoon of sugar only if the fruit salad needs extra sweetness. Stir gently to combine.
- Chill and serve: Cover the bowl and refrigerate the fruit salad until ready to serve. Serve in bowls, allowing the juice to be spooned along with the fruit segments.
Notes
- Pomegranate juice can stain wooden cutting boards and some countertops. Cutting pomegranates on disposable plastic bags can prevent stains.
- This fruit salad is a bright and juicy way to refresh and reset your palate in winter.
- Nutritional information does not include 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
