Apr 11, 2011

Pomegranate With Nuts and Orange Flower Syrup (Khosaf al-Rumman)

This revelatory dessert of pomegranate seeds and nuts is adapted from a recipe that appears in the now out-of-print cookbook Seductive Flavours of the Levant.

Credit: Eric Bielsky

SERVES 4

1 cup shelled, unsalted pistachios, soaked for 1 hour
1 cup blanched, unsalted almonds, soaked for 1 hour
1 cup pine nuts, soaked for 1 hour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. orange flower water
4 cups pomegranate seeds, from 3-4 large pomegranates

1. In a medium-sized bowl, soak pistachios, almonds, and pine nuts in water for one hour.
2. While the nuts are soaking, make the orange flower simple syrup: bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and stur until sugar dissolves. Add orange flower water and remove from heat; allow to cool.
2. Drain the nuts, and stir in pomegranate seeds and orange flower simple syrup. Serve chilled.