Are you ready for some football? Then you’re ready for some POM! Whether you’re rooting for the Pats or the Giants, you’re probably throwing a Super Bowl party. POM Wonderful has POMtastic drink and appetizer recipes that are sure to score a touchdown.

Drinks

POMojito – Perfect for the halftime and great with mixed company, the POMojito is a sure fire winner. Mixed with POM cherry, it’s a simple to follow recipe.

Ingredients:

1 oz. POM Cherry 100% juice
1 1/2 oz. light rum
1/2 oz. fresh lime juice
3/4 oz. simple syrup (equal parts sugar and cold water dissolved together)
Soda
4 mint leaves
Mint sprig for garnish

Preparation:

In the bottom of a double old-fashioned glass bruise the 4 mint leaves with the fresh lime juice and simple syrup.
Add crushed ice then the POM Cherry and rum.
Top with a splash of soda and stir. Garnish with the mint sprig.

POM Thyme Margarita – Mixed by Chef Marc Forgione, the POM Thyme Margarita adds that extra special something to the pre-party. Just watch Chef Marc’s video here, and when the guests arrive, you’ll be ready for a POMtastic thyme.

Ingredients:

Preparation:

1. Assemble all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake well with ice.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

POM julep – A mocktail, the POM julep hits the flavor spot while still retaining that downtime cool. As always, POM 100% pomegranate juice is the juice of choice. Just follow the recipe, drink, and cheer.

Ingredients:

1 oz. freshly squeezed pomegranate juice* or POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice
1 1/2 oz. grapefruit juice
1/2 oz. freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 oz. honey syrup (mix two parts honey with one part hot water and stir to dissolve, cool)
2 mint sprigs

Preparation:

Bruise 1 mint sprig in bar mixing glass with honey syrup.
Add remaining ingredients and shake over ice.
Strain over ice into a chilled rocks glass.
Garnish with the remaining mint.

POM 100% Pomegranate Juice – And of course, POM juice is bomb juice, so you can’t go wrong having it at your party.

Sides

POM guacamole – Chips anyone? Our POM guacamole is one of our more popular dishes. By sprinkling some arils on top, you add the right dash of flavor – and the right dash of healthy. For a quick way to get our arils, check out our POM POMS Wonderful arils, along with a $1 off coupon.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup arils from 1 large POM Wonderful Pomegranate
2 ripe avocados, pits removed, peeled and diced
1/2 cup chopped cucumbers
1/4 cup chopped green onion
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Place diced avocados in bowl.
Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water.
Break open the pomegranate underwater to free the arils (seed sacs).
The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top.
Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup of the arils from fruit and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.)
Add 1/4 cup pomegranate arils and the remaining ingredients to the diced avocados. Mix well.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Place guacamole in a serving bowl and sprinkle remaining pomegranate arils on top for garnish.
Serve with assorted color tortilla chips.

Pomegranate Autumn fruit salad– It can’t be all buffalo wings – and this side of POM fruit salad is going to hit the spot. Follow the recipe, sprinkle on some arils and get ready for the POMbowl.