Best orange recipes
Use this classic citrus to make everything from marmalade to Seville orange chicken to chocolate orange cake
Looking for orange recipes? Want to use up your citrus? Try our ideas below then check out our orange cake recipes and blood orange recipes.
When buying oranges, make sure the skin feels oily – a fingernail dragged along the skin should burst the surface, releasing an orange zest aroma. Oranges’ sweetness also lends a zesty note to dressings, smoothies and even soups. You can also use the peel to infuse oils, alcohol and sugar.
Best orange recipes
Seville orange chicken
A summery way to serve chicken, Sabrina Ghayour's Seville-inspired dish calls for smoked sweet paprika, cumin seeds and oranges three ways: juice, zest and wedges.
Orange marmalade
This classic marmalade recipe is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon in your warm kitchen and use up a glut of oranges. Adding lemon juice at the end gives a little extra zing to cut through all that sugar.
Carrot and orange soup
That's one seriously orange soup! Blitz six simple ingredients together to make a vibrant, low-calorie lunch.
Fennel-stuffed sea bream with orange oil
Serve this stunning seasonal dish on a citrusy, refreshing bed of fennel for a dinner party centrepiece.
Brioche doughnuts
Orange zest and juice is used to make these doughnuts that are slathered in a butterscotch sauce. This recipe comes from Riding House Café in London.
Sprouts with ginger and orange
This is a great way to spruce up your sprouts. The orange and ginger adds a nice fiery sweetness and blanching them for just 3-4 minutes means they have just the right amount of bite.
Chocolate, orange and almond shortbreads
Our indulgent shortbread studded with almonds, chocolate and candied orange peel is the perfect accompaniment to that cuppa.
Orange, pecan and cannellini salad
Persian cooking guru Sabrina Ghayour knows how to throw a party. Pair this gluten free, low calorie zingy salad with some of her other easy recipes (such as her lamb kofta puffs with tahini and tomato sauce or spiced cod frittas with harissa honey dip) to create an impressive sharing spread.
Chocolate orange pots
These olive oil chocolate pots with orange and sea salt are seriously creamy and indulgent. They're super simple to make and are a great dinner party dessert.
Orange drizzle cake
The orange in this cake shows up sweetly but subtly, making it a wonderful alternative to the lemon drizzle cake.
Spanish flan with orange and cinnamon
This flan is a baked custard with a slightly richer, denser, more velvety texture than its more familiar cousin, the crème caramel. The combination of caramel, orange zest and cinnamon is irresistible.
Sicilian fennel and orange salad
A crunchy Italian fennel salad with a citrus dressing. Serve as it is or add strips of smoked fish for a simple summery lunch or a starter for 4.
Orange sorbet with basil
The addition of basil rounds out the orange flavour in this refreshing sorbet. With just three ingredients it couldn't be simpler, and there's no need for an ice cream maker.
Frozen orange and mango smoothie
Orange, mango and banana smoothie: the best way to help meet your 5 a day. It's also the perfect way to get cooking with the kids and get more fruit into their diet. Why not treat yourself to a glass after dinner, or even for breakfast?
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