If you are a football fan, you know that sometimes your team makes you cheer or end up in tears. But you can always score with your pour. POM wonderful delivers the perfect combo of sweet and tart as well as health benefits, to give your body a smart start. Pomegranates are high in antioxidants to help fight off disease and keep the body healthy. Pomegranate juice is a good source of potassium, a mineral that most of us fall short on every day. Plus there is no added sugar making POM Wonderful a better choice than sugar sweetened beverages.
POM SPRITZERS
Fill a glass halfway with POM Wonderful’s 100% pomegranate juice and then fill the rest of the way with a lime or orange seltzer water. Squeeze in a little fresh lime or orange and enjoy. Cheers!
IF BBQ is on your menu, try these chicken sliders that use POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate juice in the marinade.
SOUTHWESTERN POM WONDERFUL PULLED CHICKEN SANDWICH
½ cup POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate juice
2 teaspoons canola oil
6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 medium onion, sliced thinly
1 tsp chili powder
¾ tsp salt or sea salt
¾ tsp black pepper, freshly ground if desired
4 whole grain sandwich rolls
1 cup coleslaw mix
¼ cup fresh cilantro sprigs
DIRECTIONS:
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken and onion and sauté until both are golden brown, about 8 minutes. Add the pomegranate juice, chili powder, salt, and pepper, cover and cook over medium heat until the chicken is well-done, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from the heat.
Transfer the chicken to a cutting board and slice thinly. Return the chicken to the pan and cook with the onion and juices for another 3 minutes until the juice is absorbed.
Place a spoonful of chicken on ½ of the bun, top with coleslaw mix and cilantro.
YIELD: 4 servings
