Pomegranate sauce

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Difficulty: 1/5

Preparation and cooking time: 50 minutes

Servings: dip

Cost: $7.80

Cost per 2000 kcal: $21.28

[Collapse]Nutrition facts per serving
CALORIES PER SERVING (kcal): 733         (calories in whole recipe: 733)
Proteins 25% 14.2g Protein: lysine 27% 0.5g
Protein: methionine 13% 0.1g
Protein: isoleucine 16% 0.3g
Carbohydrates 127% 165.9g Fibers 89% 34.0g
Net carbs n/a 131.9g
Sugars n/a 116.3g
Fats 15% 10.0g Omega-3 0% 0.0g
Omega-6 3% 0.7g
Saturated fats n/a 1.0g
Vitamin B1 47% 0.6mg Vitamin B2 34% 0.5mg
Vitamin B3 15% 2.5mg Vitamin B5 64% 3.2mg
Vitamin B6 49% 0.6mg Folate 81% 326.3μg
Vitamin A 0% 0.1μg Vitamin C 106% 95.6mg
Vitamin E 34% 5.1mg Vitamin K 115% 138.7μg
Vitamin B12 / / Vitamin D / /
Calcium 8% 86.2mg Copper 149% 1.3mg
Iron 32% 2.6mg Magnesium 25% 103.2mg
Manganese 44% 1.0mg Phosphorus 43% 307.3mg
Potassium 43% 2021.5mg Selenium 8% 4.4μg
Zinc 27% 3.0mg Sodium to taste

Ingredients:

  • 3 pomegranates
  • 1 cup water
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • 2 1/2 tsp corn starch with 1 tsp water

Instructions:

  • In a small pot, bring the pomegranate seeds and the water to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Add the lemon and adjust the acidity.
  • Blend the sauce, then strain it into a bowl. Put the sauce back into a pot and simmer for another 10 minutes.
  • Whisk in the corn starch flurry and simmer for another 5 minutes.

Serving:

Pour the pomegranate sauce in a saucer. Serve with a Thanksgiving roast or banana bread.