Incoporate Blood Oranges Into Your Diet
Enjoy the Tangy Flavor and Blood-Red Juice of This Fruit.
Jun 10, 2009
Blood oranges are in season from the start of winter until the end of May. Not a normal orange, it has a hit of raspberry flavor mixed with some sour notes.
Not only is the flavor of blood oranges delicious as it's bloody juice intriguing, it has fewer seeds than regular oranges and a little bit thinner skins. Most people never realize how easy it is to incorporate these fruits into your diet, but it can be a little daunting at first.
Add Blood Oranges to Food
- Add the oranges to a stir-fry by using the zest from the orange instead of lemon or lime zest. You can also dice it up into smaller pieces and toss into the stir-fry with almonds or peanuts. Toss them in a minute or two before you take the stir-fry off heat, so they are still a little cool, juicy and tangy with the firm texture of the nuts.
- Peel apart the orange segments and toss them into salads. After adding them, toss the salad to distribute the tangy juice over the lettuce leaves and other vegetables. It is a great substitute for a thick creamy salad dressing, is healthier, and compares to a balsamic vinegar or citrus vinaigrette.
- Add them to a bowl of fruit that you diced up for a fruit salad, along with pineapple, apples, bananas and assorted berries. Top with a dollop of whipped cream, some fresh basil leaves and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- Cook the blood orange segments up with seafood dishes. These taste especially great with fish as a salsa on top. Mix the segments with other vegetables and oils, such as diced olives, scallions, cilantro, basil, or small shreds of mozzarella cheese.
- Add them to a refreshing fruit dish at your next BBQ picnic, in a fruit parfait or frozen fruit pie.
Use Blood Oranges in Cocktails
- Juice one to two blood oranges, than add a couple ounces of the juice to some vodka and ice in a martini shaker. After straining into a glass, ad a dash of lime juice and garnish with a segment of blood orange
- Add a large chunk of the blood orange to your pale ale beer, such as Blue Moon. The citrusy flavors taste great in pale ales.
Infuse the Juice
- Cook some olive oil in a saucepan until it starts to steam. Add a big chunk of blood orange peel, colored side down. Let it simmer with the oil for about four to six minutes. After it cools, drizzle it over salads, vegetables, or poultry dishes. You can also bottle it up and give it as gifts or keep it in your pantry as a creative infused oil for entertaining dishes.
- Juice several blood oranges and combine it with grapefruit or orange juice in a pitcher. Use it as a creative addition to your usual orange or grapefruit juice. It will also help provide different minerals and antioxidants than either of those juices would.
Eat Plain as Snacks
- Peel apart the segments of a couple blood oranges and place in a deep baking dish. Top with some butter, nutmeg, sugar, vanilla extract, or cinnamon and bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for about eight to ten minutes. Serve as dessert or a delicious sweet snack.
- These are a just a few ideas that you can use for blood oranges- think some up and get creative! You can pretty much substitute blood oranges for any regular orange. and it will add a different flavor twist to dishes that taste great with citrusy flavors and juices.
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