A few weeks ago, I shared my recipe for a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce. This is perhaps my favorite BBQ sauce in the world. And it goes great on a Chicken BBQ pizza. I really need to send out a huge thank you to the people at POM Wonderful. If they hadn’t sent me their product to try, I, uh, I mean Dad-oo never would have created this sauce.
But we didn’t stop there. Oh no, we love POM juice. So we’ve been busy trying out new recipes, and I have another to share with you today. But before I do that, I’d like to share a few more benefits of POM Wonderful juice.
POM is committed to your health. In fact, they have provided $32 million to fund world-class scientific research on pomegranates. That’s over 45 studies! Here are just a few of the results that came from these studies. Or you can read all of the studies here.
- In 13 healthy male volunteers who drank POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice for 2 weeks, the amount of LDL cholesterol oxidation decreased by 20% and antioxidant activity in the blood increased by 9%. Read the study.
- In a pilot study of 10 subjects with hypertension, reduction in ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) activity and a slight decrease in systolic blood pressure was experienced after consuming POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice daily for two weeks. Read the study.
- POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice has been shown to have the highest Antioxidant Potency Index among several healthy beverages (red wine, Concord grape, blueberry, acai or cranberry juices) as measured by a composite of the four leading antioxidant capacity assays. Read the study.
- POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice has been tested by the international Glycemic Index (GI) Program and has been identified as a low-Glycemic Index food (GI=53).1
Not only does this juice taste great, make some fantastic recipes, but it’s also super healthy for you. In my humble opinion, this is one super food.
Over the weekend, I put together a nice salad for dinner. Spinach, tomato, avocado, cilantro, mozzarella cheese, Spicy Black Bean veggie burgers, and this tasty vinaigrette. It was the perfect complement to the salad, it was tangy, with just a touch of sweetness from the POM Wonderful juice. The flavors all blended together nicely to make one tasty salad. Plus, the vinaigrette is packed with antioxidants, omega 3s, veggies and healthy fats. All in all, this is pretty much the perfect salad.
Pomegranate Vinaigrette
1/4 cup POM Wonderful juice
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 chopped garlic cloves
In a medium-size bowl, whisk together the POM wonderful juice, vinegar, mustard and garlic. While whisking, slowly drizzle in the oil. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Stay tuned or more recipes using POM Wonderful. And did you know that POM Wonderful offers more than just pomegranate juice? Check out all of the products they offer. POMx Iced Coffee, POMx Bars and even POMx Pills. There are a tons of ways to get a little POM into your daily diet.
The Fine Print: I received a sample of POM Wonderful, health information and background info but I was in no way paid for either my review or my opinion. Everything that I have written is my opinion, and my opinion only.
This recipe is part of the Mouthwatering Monday Blog Carnival over at A Southern Fairytale. Stop by for more mouthwatering recipes.
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Looks like a great recipe!
I love homemade dressings! This looks like a good one!
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@Sarah @ Mum In Bloom, Thanks for the tip. I didn’t know about MOMS Club. Do you have a link for it?
That sounds delicious!