"Soupy ripe" -- I love the description! A very accurate one, too...

I'd love to try fuyu persimmons sometime, but they're not as easily available as their hachiya cousins here in Paris.

Fuyu? Oh really? Fu me once, shame on you. Fu me twice, shame on...

Never mind.

I've never prepared a persimmon (and, if I've eaten one, I wasn't aware).

They look like tomatoes, but you say they're more like apples. Do they peel easily?

The ruby-red hue of the pomegranate seeds is beautiful in the photo.

This looks like a great fruit salad. My mother used to buy persimmons when I was little. I'd love to make this for her. I have seen these persimmons in the market, but I have no idea how to tell what the good ones look like. How do you tell if they are ripe?

Also, every time I buy fresh pomegranates, the seeds are kind of crunchy, even after I have let them sit for several days. Are they supposed to be like that?

This sounds amazing and simple, the best combination! And perfect for this time of year, since I have persimmons and pomegranates aplenty. Thank you for the great idea.

I must disagree when you say that "Persimmons come in two main varieties". Here in the eastern U.S. they also come in the "good old right off our native trees" variety.

Just when I was wondering how to make an autumn-y salad with persimmons, you post this!

Do you think sectioned orange slices would go well, or is the citrus from the lemon juice enough?

I just like the idea of a visual representation of all the fall/winter fruits.

-AB

Just had this on Thanksgiving, except it had yogurt and pineapple in it. Mmmm.

Yum, I've been meaning to make a persimmon salad lately, and just happen to have pomegranates too. I think it would be wonderful with orange slices as well. We have another variety in northern California called amagaki that are wonderful...even better than fuyu, I think. Funny that you did this post today, because I was just putting the finishing touches on a general persimmon post as well. Of course they are in season now, but it's always interesting to see when we food bloggers are all on the same page. :)

This was so delicious! Very flavorful and so in season!

Great! it so happens that I had purchase two beautiful pomgranets, a friend had given me a
bag of perssimons and lemons I didn't know what to do with them.. Now I found this recipe. I'm going to try your salad, Thanks,
Carmen

For a few years now, we've been making a Cranberry Sauce with Persimmons for Thanksgiving (from Gourmet) and it's wonderful. Yay for fuyus.

The salad looks beautiful Elise. Such gorgeous colours. If you remember I served you Fuyu Persimmons with prosciutto when you visited NZ.

Elise!

That is one of my favorite photos of yours yet! Bright and clean and inviting just like the salad... {it does look a lot like my Naked Salad-- but better.} {Ha! Maybe I steal this one, eh?}

I wanted to tell your European readers that I found persimmons in Paris and London but they were called Sharons. I found them in very fancy produce markets but also not so fancy ones in Indian and Southeast Asian neighborhoods.

Also I like the idea of eating something very seasonal but also extremely light on the day after Thanksgiving. Brilliant & Timely, as usual.

I agree! Amazing photo you have here.

mmmm...that looks delicious! three of my favorite things (fuyu, pomegranate and mint) all in one salad?! can't wait to try this one!! beautiful picture.

For the Europeans:
Besides Sharon they are also called Kaki here. ANd actually you can get them in almost every supermarket here in Germany.

Fresh and delicious.

You are so right, persimmons do make a great base for a fruit salad!

Since you reciprocated on my gift of persimmons with your own bounty of pomegranites, I made a similar salad myself. You will be able to read about it on my blog, (assuming I write about it!) but basically it is those two fruits plus mint and a little sprinkle of brown sugar. I like your idea of adding apples and using honey--something for me to try next!
Happy post-Thanksgiving, Elise.

I saw this on foodblogga.

Note from Elise: You mean Susan's Persimmon Pomegranate Salsa? Slightly different. Hers is a sweet savory salsa, ours is a sweet fruit salad.

Delicious recipe...I can't wait to try more variations with persimmons!

I just made this as an accompaniment to a morrocan chicken dish for dinner tonight and it was amazing! The flavors are so clean and crisp, a wonderfully balanced combination of tart and sweet and fresh. Well worth the time spent picked out the pomegranate seeds/fruit!

Do you actually chew the pomgranate seeds?

Note from Elise: Yes, they are a little crunchy and add texture to this salad. They're fine.