Ingredients:
- 8 fluid ounces 100% pure pomegranate juice (no sugar or additives)
- 1/8 cup good balsamic (start with less and add to taste)
- 2 TBSP pomegranate molasses/concentrate (100% pomegranate, no sugar added, cooked down to a syrupy texture. You can buy this in Mediterranean stores or some Whole Foods carry it.)*
- 1/2 cup mixture of chopped parsley, 1 raw garlic clove, 2 scallions, chopped finely
- 2-3 TBSP tahini (depending on how creamy you want it; you could use unhulled sesame seeds)
Blend everything except the parsley mixture in a high-speed blender until it is smooth. Add the parsley mixture and just pulse a bit to incorporate it but not liquefy it.
I'm in love with this salad dressing!
*If you can't find the pomegranate molasses you can make a facsimile by cooking a cup of pure pomegranate juice down until it I very concentrated.


I've had an ancient and somewhat ineffective juicer for ages and finally decided to replace it with a Breville. I wanted the Green Star too (for its ability to juice greens more effectively), but the budget doesn't allow that. I decided I'd buy the Breville Fountain Elite with its two speeds, which will do a great job on vegetables and fruits plus it will juice greens (just not as effectively as the Green Star). I bought mine at Bed Bath and Beyond (with a 20% off coupon).
I don't know about you, but I've got finite kitchen counter real estate. So if something arrives and wants to reside on the counter... something has to say Adios!
So I'd like to say a fond kitchen counter farewell to my stand mixer:
You have been lovely to look at and met every challenge with grace. But I don't use you but once every 6 months (maybe). You have a great dough hook but I only bake bread about once or twice a year. I don't do any traditional baking, so I'm not mixing things that require you. I don't whip egg whites. I don't whip cream. Therefore, you must take up residence in the garage with the other seldom used things (as pretty as you are).
Welcome to the counter I say to Ms. Juice Fountain Elite.
May we live long and prosper.




I'm thinking of buying myself a new electric pressure cooker for Christmas this year. My pressure cooker was ancient and scary so it had to go.
