Pomegranate Juice

Pomegranate Juice

Ingredients

Makes about 3 cups of juice

3 pomegranates (should yield about 3 cups of arils)

1 cup water

Directions

Cut pomegranates in half using a sharp knife.

Hold the pomegranate half over a bowl and smack the rind with a large wooden spoon. The seeds will eject from the pomegranate directly into the bowl, leaving only a few more deeply embedded seeds to remove. You can run your fingers to get them out.

Place pomegranate arils and water in a blender and blend for 1 to 2 minutes.

Strain the juice using a strainer (or a sieve) lined with paper towel (or a cheesecloth) over a large bowl to catch the juice.

Leave a few minutes and then carefully squeeze the paper towel to collect as much juice as possible.

Keep pomegranate juice in a sealed container and drink within the next five days.