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I posted a picture of a smoothie on Instagram the other day, and realized I should probably explain, lest I seem like one of those people.

This started because of two posts I had read: a smoothie recipe and a grenadine recipe. I bought pomegranates without realizing I just needed to buy the juice, so they sat on the counter getting quite ripe...

Dealing with a pom is a lot of work. I knew this going in, but was determined to try it. My advice is that if you don't need actual pom arils, then just buy the bottled juice. 

Also, I didn't do it right, apparently. But no matter--I just wanted the juice, anyway. 

Once I got all the seeds out (I used a spoon, then sorted through with my fingers--some were a little far gone), I put them in a sieve and pushed the juice off into a bowl. This splattered a bit, so if you do this, use a bowl with tall sides. 

I had asked Chip to pick up some juice for the grenadine once I realized that's all I needed, so I figured I'd best do a little taste test. Mine was a bit sweeter, but I also had a pretty ripe pom.  I also didn't filter super-fine, which I'm sure the commercial stuff is, so mine felt a little thick in the mouth. And, as you can see, the color is vastly different, which could be important.


So!

The smoothie! One can always tinker, thus I give you a basic outline of what worked. This one was born out of the need to use up coconut milk and blackberries as well.

½ c frozen blackberries
1 c pomegranate juice
½ c coconut milk (I used the lite version)
½ banana
grated ginger (to taste)
dollop of honey (to taste)