Blood orange recipes
The crimson colour of a blood orange isn’t the only brilliant thing about this citrus fruit. Their floral, slightly sweeter flavour lends well to both sweet and savoury dishes, and we’ve got plenty of inspiration to discover. They have a short moment of availability – around January to March in the UK, and fresh fruits are pretty much impossible to get hold of outside this season.
It makes the perfect partner to chocolate: check out our chocolate, blood orange and hazelnut cake, or our dark chocolate mousse with blood orange gel. Pair the citrus with buttery pastry in our blood orange tart with cardamom cream, or our vanilla cheesecake with blood oranges and caramel.
Savoury more your style? Diana Henry’s chicken marsala is a wonderful celebration of flavour, or complement razor clams with blood orange, too.
Make sure nothing is wasted: discover 5 clever ways to use up citrus peels.
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Canapés and cocktails
Santa’s sidecar cocktail
Like an upside-down Santa hat, this tangy, citrus-forward sidecar cocktail is balanced by the warming complexity of cognac.
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Dark chocolate recipes
Dark chocolate mousse with blood orange gel and hazelnut crumb
Dark chocolate mousse is a delight with toasted hazelnut crumb and sweet-sharp blood orange gel in this festive make-ahead dessert.
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Chocolate cake recipes
Chocolate, blood orange and hazelnut cake
This terrific chocolate hazelnut cake gets its moistness from whole cooked oranges, and is topped with candied orange peel.
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Orange recipes
Blood orange, burrata and cinnamon-cashew salad with mulled wine glaze
Blood orange and burrata salad gets a festive spin with a spiced mulled wine dressing. Perfect as a Christmas starter or Boxing Day salad.
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Steamed pudding recipes
Blood orange and Campari steamed pudding
This blood orange steamed pudding is a showstopper of a winter pud. It can even be cooked in the microwave for a quick and easy hack.
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Orange recipes
Blood orange tart with cardamom cream
Blood oranges are encased in a buttery pastry with hazelnut frangipane and then served with cardamom cream – this is utter dessert heaven.
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Marmalade recipes
Blood orange marmalade
Make the most of beautiful blood oranges when they are in season (typically from December to May) with this gorgeous marmalade recipe.
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Winter salad recipes
Roast roots and blood orange salad
Blood oranges add freshness to balance the richness of winter's comfort food – in this instance roasted root vegetables – in this salad recipe.
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Vanilla recipes
Vanilla cheesecake with blood oranges and caramel
You can make this vanilla cheesecake recipe up to two days before serving ÛÒ just add the oranges and caramel at the last minute.
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Healthy fish recipes
Halibut with pancetta, potatoes and blood orange salad
Planning an evening meal for two? This delicious crisp-skinned halibut makes a refreshing main course and comes served with a blood orange salad.
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