Blood oranges are the most tropical of all the oranges and make an exciting and once a year fruit basket gift . They get their name from the almost gem like ruby red or maroon color of their flesh. They have an equal number of eye appeal as the decadently lush juice has for taste. They are basically, the best orange available during their season.
The blood orange makes a big display when it is delivered as a fruit basket . The outside is a bright orange made even brighter if it was on the tree when the nights becomeed to cool down. Slice one open and the incredibly rich odor will tantalize you and start you salivating. When you bite into one of these, just give into it, you’re going to be hooked . Bloods have a deeply rich orange flavor and the only pernicious part of this orange is a hint of raspberry flavor .
Because they are so rich in taste , and their look is so dramatic, they are very popular for dressing up both salads and meats. Sliced wedges tossed with greens or circling a platter of pork tenderloin add a fresh look as well as flavor .
If you have a ally who enjoys sauces, the blood orange will be a real treat for them. likely the quickest and easiest meat sauce possible is microwaving a couple of tablespoons of orange marmalade and then tumbling in sliced wedges of the blood orange. Dramatic and delightful . It makes great chutney, and if you want a real change, it makes a fun salsa as well .
And of course there is the juice. If you want to add a real boose to your day-after-day OJ, mix in the juice of a blood orange and add ice. Fair warning although, you’re likely to go through withdrawal attacks once you run out of these amazing midsized citrus fruit.
Exotic food isn’t the blood orange’s only specialness. The dark red color of the inside is caused by an abundance of a pigment called anthocyanin which is an extremely decent antioxidant. Antioxidants control free radicals which are responsible for the formation of abnormal cells found in cancer. The anthocyanin coupled with the vitamin C and beta-carotene found in the fruit gives first-class prevention of cancerous cells.
Arrangements of fruit baskets are unique in themselves but a gift of blood oranges makes it even more so. Do a friend a favor, or better yet, do yourself a favor and get a fruit basket full of blood oranges today.
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