Pomegranate seeds make up about half the weight of the pomegranate—much unlike say, a juicy lemon, where you can easily pick out the few seeds—and are encased in arils.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, has many wonderful foods associated with it. Apples, honey, beef brisket, noodle kugel — and shining on this list are pomegranates, that one-of-a-kind ...

FILE – A bucket of pomegranates appear in a kitchen in Concord, N.H. on Sept. 3, 3009. The ruby red fruit, which resembles a large apple but only its seeds are edible, is in season in September.

8 cups baby arugula 1 small red onion halved and very thinly sliced 2 oranges, preferably cara cara or blood oranges 1 cup pomegranate seeds. Directions: Make the vinaigrette. In a small container ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, has many wonderful foods associated with it. Apples, honey, beef brisket, noodle kugel — and shining on this list are pomegranates, that one-of-a-kind ...

FILE - A bucket of pomegranates appear in a kitchen in Concord, N.H. on Sept. 3, 3009. The ruby red fruit, which resembles a large apple but only its seeds are edible, is in season in September.

There are many foods associated with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. One of the most beautiful, mythical and symbolic is the pomegranate. It’s often part of the holiday meal as a symbol of ...

Scatter the pomegranate seeds over the top and serve. Katie Workman writes regularly about food for The Associated Press. She has written two cookbooks focused on family-friendly cooking ...