blood orange

Known as ‘the fruit of the devil’ because of its striking ruby colouring, the flesh of the blood orange is as distinctive as its raspberry infused taste. Grown in Sicily, the orange has protected geographical status, and is higher than other oranges in anti-oxidants: it packs a punch in every way. For this reason it is an incredibly good-looking and healthy option for a juice – Italians regularly make themselves a spremuta d’arancia rossa – a fresh blood orange juice – at breakfast time, or instead of a mid-morning coffee.

Fresh blood orange juice / Spremuta d’arancia rossa:

To make your morning sparkle, all you need to do is squeeze the juice of one orange (no high-tech gadgets needed) and add it to a glass, adding the same amount of water, to taste. With the oranges we have in the shop right now there’s no need to add any sugar – they are delicious as is, but if you find yourself with one of the tarter varieties just add a little sugar. And that’s it. No ice, they are to be served at room temperature. These orange juice drinks are sold in bars through-out Italy, it’s a delicious tradition that we hope will kick off in the uk.

And if you want your juice with a little more fizz, why not try a cocktail:

The Venus Blush cocktail: with thanks to iprosecco.it

Ingredients

4 parts prosecco– one part of blood orange juice – one part of Aperol  – ice – soda –  a slice of orange to garnish.

Preparation

Fill a tall glass with ice. Add the prosecco, the orange juice and Aperol, close with a spritz of soda on top. Serve straight away with the garnish of orange. 

We have these blood oranges in stock now, but they won’t be around for much longer, so do come in and grab yours now. Making a spremuta d’arancia or cocktail is only one of the many things you can do with this fruit; they are also great for cakes, candies and fizzy salads.

Do let us know if you have your own way of using blood oranges, we’d love to hear from you.

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