Orange Fruit Recipes

Oranges are my favorite fruit. I can eat them by the dozen. While using oranges in your recipes try to use fresh oranges and not canned oranges. Here are a few delicious orange fruit recipes...

Orange Date Salad

Ingredients

• Oranges - 4 Pounds
• Sugar - 1/2 Cup
• Cinnamon - 1 Teaspoon
• Dates - 10
• Crudely Chopped Walnuts - ½ Cup
• Orange Flower Water - 1 Teaspoon
• Mint Leaves

Directions

• Peel the oranges and then cut the oranges into small pieces.
• Mix the cinnamon and sugar separately in a small bowl.
• Put the oranges in a large bowl and then sprinkle the cinnamon-sugar mixture and ensure that the orange pieces are well coated.
• Slice the dates into long strips and add them to the oranges.
• Add the orange flower water and the walnuts.
• Garnish with mint leaves and serve chilled.

Orange Jam

This is a very useful recipe as you can make croquettes with the leftover cheese and macaroni.

Ingredients

• Oranges - 4
• Lemon - 1
• Water - 4 Cups
• Sugar - 3 Pounds

Directions

• Cut the orange into small pieces after removing all the seeds.
• Add water to the oranges along with the juice from the lemon and let it stand for a day.
• The next day, weigh the oranges and set aside an equal measure of sugar.
• Cook the orange mixture for half hour.
• Now add the sugar and constantly stir the mixture till the jam drips of the ladle in wide heavy drops.
• Remove the foam and store the mixture in air tight containers. It is advisable to preheat the jars or put a spoon in the jar while adding the mixture to prevent the jar from cracking.

Orange Spread

This is a very good recipe for an orange spread which can be spread on toast instead of butter or any other imaginative way that you can think of.

Ingredients

• Grated rind of half an Orange
• Cream - 1/4 Cup
• Sugar - 1/2 Cup
• Flour - 3 Tablespoons
• Lemon Juice - 1/2 Tablespoon
• Butter - 1 Tablespoon

Directions

• Mix all the ingredients in the order specified.
• Cook the mixture in a double boiler for about 10 minutes. Stir the mixture constantly.
• Cool the mixture before using.

Orange Ginger Juice

Ingredients

• Orange -1
• Fresh Ginger Root - 1 Inch
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 1 Tablespoon
• Soy Sauce - ¼ Teaspoon
• Balsamic Vinegar - 2 Teaspoon
• Salt - ¼ Teaspoon
• Pepper - ¼ Teaspoon

Directions

• Peel the ginger after cleaning it well. Cut it into small pieces.
• Boil the ginger pieces and the orange in a cup of water for a few minutes and drain well.
• Peel the orange and cut the rind into small pieces.
• Juice the orange and beat in the olive oil, vinegar, soy sauce, salt and pepper into the olive oil.
• Stir in the ginger pieces and the orange peels.
• Wait for a few hours before serving.

Happy eating!