Day Three Fifty Three - Pomegranate GCF

It's that time again, time for a grilled cheese! Inspired by my crisp fresh salad I had for lunch today, I thought I would use the fun healthful crunch of pomegranate seeds in today's GCF -- high in Vitamin C, fiber, antioxidants, shown to help prevent heart disease, breast cancer and many other ills. It is native to the Iranian Plateau region of Southwest Asia and dates back to ancient times. We see references to the pomegranate dating back to the Book of Exodus.

The seeds or arils are the best portion for our grilled cheese purposes here. Depending on your time constraints, you could either buy just the seeds or buy an entire pomegranate and de-seed it. Now that you have your seeds in a bowl, what else do you need for this sandwich? How about some fresh arugula? Check! How about some pepitas for extra added crunch? Check! How about a nice loaf of pumpernickel sesame bread? Check! How about some of Beltane Farm's fresh chevre? Check! Some chives and EVOO? Check, check!

You might be thinking why did she specifically suggest the Beltane Farm chevre? Well that's because of its dialed up creamy, fresh, lactic, grassy, citrusy tang which is perfect to pair with all of the other elements of your GCF.

The assembly of your sandwich should be somewhat straightforward. Drizzle some EVOO on either side of the bread, top with a nice slice of chevre, chives, arugula, pomegranate seeds, and pepitas and warm up! Enjoy with a nice glass of crisp Pinot Gris and envision the end of winter in sight. Have a good night folks.