This is my favorite desert any time of year but I find it especially pleasing after a holiday meal. Forget the pumpkin pie and cheesecake I much prefer something lighter. Not only is this gorgeous we eat it as finger food. We are primal like that at our home. Food should be accessible without fussy ostentatious formalities at our table.
Orange & Pomegranates in Kaffir Lime Syrup
- 4 oranges, peeled
- 2 blood oranges, or other citrus
- 1/2 pomegranate worth of arils
- mint leaves
Kaffir lime syrup
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 kaffir lime leaves, available in your Asian market or 1 stalk of lemongrass, bashed with the back of a knife
In a small saucepan dissolve the sugar and water. Poach the lime leaves in the syrup for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the heat to cool.
Peel the oranges or other citrus. Slice thinly across the equator of the fruit. Lay the fruit on a platter either neatly or in a random fashion. Remove some of the arils from a pomegranate and sprinkle them on top. Sprinkle with the julienned mint leaves.
Before serving pour the cooled syrup over the fruit.
Enjoy with your company.
Optional: When pomegranates are not available I would top with shaved or small pieces of dark chocolate. Equally delicious!
Oranges & Pomegranates In Kaffir Lime Syrup
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That looks sooo tasty! And healthy especially after all the heavy holiday foods. Love that eating with hands is allowed in your house – the best way to experience food, right?
Haaaaa, anyone who calls forks fussy ostentatious formalities is FABULOUS in my book
A georgous & ooh so festive recipe,…it screams: yummmmmiiieeee!!!
Simple but gorgeous! Hope you had a great Christmas and may you have a blessed New Year!
that salad has so much eye appeal! i might do that next time i need a dish for a party instead of oranges and grapefruit in vanilla bean syrup, which is my stand by for fall/winter potluck additions. thanks for sharing, we are HUGE POM fans in this house. oh, and happy new year! BTW, i’m tying to modify your whole orange cake recipe into muffins. Need to use up more tangerines from the harvest and wanting to use non-wheat flour if possible. DM me on twitter if you have any suggestions…
I love pom and this looks so pretty too!!