Tamarind concentrate & agave as a substitute for pomegranate molasses?

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I am making this salad tonight and don’t have pomegranate molasses, but I have tamarind concentrate and agave. I’m trying to figure out how much of each I should use. If someone sees this tonight and has any thoughts, great! If not, I’ll wing it. Thanks! 🐥

Denise · Answer

Oops. That should be “your” preferred ratio. Also, coming back to this recipe for the third time. So delicious!

Denise · Answer

I'm a novice with both tamarind and pomegranate molasses, so what turns out to be you're preferred ratio might end up different from mine, but it's a starting point. It certainly worked for me here, in this wonderful salad. Happy experimenting, Antonia!

AntoniaJames · Answer

I'm going to keep this for future reference! I always have tamarind sauce on hand (I use the solid tamarind blocks to make my own), but occasionally I run out of pomegranate molasses, so knowing this substitution ratio is so helpful. Thanks for letting us know, Denise.  ;o)

Nancy · Answer

Good to hear!

Denise · Answer

Thank you, Nancy! I actually ended up using 1 tsp of the tamarind concentrate (very strong, not sweet at all) and 2 tsp of agave. I'm not sure how true it was to the original recipe, but we thought it was delicious!

Nancy · Answer

Response maybe late for this batch, but I would use 1 tbsp of the tamarind, which is similar to the pomegranate in combination of sweet and tart. And omit the agave.

Tamarind concentrate & agave as a substitute for pomegranate molasses?

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