Paleo diet recipes are back to Mother Nature recipes. Paleo diet more than 10,000 years old. There is not a fruit more befitting the Paleo Diet than the pomegranate. Enjoy brief history of pomegranate and Free Paleo Pomegranate Shake Recipe and Paleo Pomegranate Glazed Chicken Recipe and Instruction on eating raw pomegranate. The Paleo Diet an ancient Mother Nature diet handed down to modern man from the Caveman. Cook this ancient diet with a century old fruit, the pomegranate. The pomegranate native to modern day Iran. Since ancient times pomegranate was grown in Caucasus. The cultivation of the pomegranate spread around the world. For centuries the juice has been a popular drink in Iranian and Indian cuisines. Popular distribution of the pomegranate in the United States began in 2002. Pomegranates high fiber fruit when eaten with the seeds. The seeds provide unsaturated oils.  Antioxidant fruit high in vitamin C, good source of B5, potassium and flavonoids.  Throughout history the pomegranate has had mystical qualities. In Ancient Egypt the pomegranate was a symbol of prosperity and ambition. Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome and ancient Persia the plant was associated with fertility. Greek myth associates the pomegranate with life, regeneration and marriage. In some ancient society it was believed drinking pomegranate juice was a cure for infertility.

Paleo Pomegranate Shake Recipe

Ingredients

- 1 cup pomegranate seeds

-  1tbs almond meal

- 1tbs ground flax seeds

- 1 ripe banana peeled

- 1 tablespoon raw honey

- 3/4  cup fresh orange juice (more to taste)

- 2 ice cubes

Instructions

-          Place all ingredients into a blender and blend on high speed for 30 seconds

Serve: Makes 2 shakes

 Pomegranate Glazed Chicken Recipe

Ingredients
- 1 large lemon
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 (3-4-pound) whole chicken
- 2 cups unsweetened pomegranate juice
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon arrowroot
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 sea salt (optional)
- Seeds from 1 pomegranate
- 1 tablespoon honey (optional)

Method

Preheat oven to 375°F. Pierce lemon in several places with a fork and place whole, along with rosemary, inside chicken cavity. Tied legs keeps chicken firm. Place in a roasting pan. Combine juice, mustard, garlic, thyme and arrowroot for basting. Pour mixture over chicken, and sprinkle with black pepper and salt. Bake 25 minutes and baste. Bake another 25 minutes, and baste again. Add pomegranate seeds. Reduce heat to 350°F and bake another hour, basting every 30 minutes. Pour off liquid and reserve. Cover cooked chicken with aluminum foil and rest for 30 minutes. Remove fat from liquid and reserve liquid.  Serve chicken and glaze.
Provided: Paleo Recipe

Raw Pomegranate

I love just eating raw pomegranate. In the winter months I search for this nutritious ancient fruit.   There is an art to eating a pomegranate. Arils are the seed casing encased by internal white pulp membranes. Instruction on removing seeds from skin and membrances.

Instructions:

Excellent Paleo dish fresh pomegranate or preparing seeds for cooking or juicing.

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