Pomegranate guava smoothie – pomegranate, raspberries, guava and coconut milk, blended together into a super refreshing, exotic tasting, delicious smoothie, chock full of vitamins, antioxidants, and healthy fats.
I’ve been buying a lot of pomegranates lately, and packing them for snack, or blending them in smoothies. Unlike previous years when I would buy a few (mostly because they are so pretty to look at), and then postpone cutting them for the longest time, until they dry up and turn as hard as wood…only then I would venture cutting them. It was the fear of the mess! You know what I am talking about. It literally looks like a crime scene after I am done with chopping, and de-seeding them. That all changed recently as I learned a nifty little trick about how to cut a pomegranate. I read about it in Sunset magazine, and tried it out – it works like a charm, and definitely cuts the mess down to a minimum. Of course there are always a few ‘bloody’ spots here and there, but that’s acceptable.
How to remove pomegranate seeds:
- Make two crisscross cuts vertically to divide the pomegranate into 4 sections. Don’t cut all the way through since you don’t want all that juice to stain your cutting surface.
- Get a large bowl of water, submerge your pomegranate in water, cut side down and pull apart the 4 sections.
- Dip each section in water, and remove the seeds with your hands in the water. All the mess remains in the bowl with minimum splatter.
- The white pith parts will float to the surface, and the seeds will sink to the bottom. Scoop out the white parts, and drain the seeds.
My kids love eating pomegranates, and they call them ‘rubies’. What’s curious however, is that they don’t mind eating the seeds after sucking all the juice (considering the fact that they refuse to eat grapes or watermelon with seeds). Of course I couldn’t be happier about this, as pomegranates are a well known superfood. It’s not only the juice, but also the seeds that are packed with antioxidants.
I, on the other hand, have a bit of a problem with the seeds – they are just too big to swallow for me. So to solve the problem I put my Vitamix to work! In less than a minute the seeds are all pulverized and you get both the benefits of the juice plus all the good fiber and nutrients from the seeds! Since then I’ve been experimenting with pomegranate smoothies and this pomegranate guava smoothie is my favorite so far.
I added green guavas, which curiously, I also spotted at the farmer’s market this year. I love the unique, exotic taste of guavas, and the way they perfume the smoothies. In the Vitamix they go, together with some fresh raspberries. To tone down the sweetness I added just a bit of coconut milk and ice. The result was a super refreshing, delicious smoothie, chock full of nutrients.
If you love pomegranates, you might also like this cheerful roasted beets, pomegranate and kaniwa salad which is full of textures and flavors.
For another healthy smoothie recipe, check out this skinny green smoothie
- 1 cup of pomegranate seeds
- 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
- 1 medium guava
- 1/4 cup coconut milk
- 1/4 cup of ice
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Blend all in a high power blender, garnish with more ice and pomegranate seeds.
Very nice!