Though they are delicious alone as a snack, citrus fruits can add a sweet and tangy taste to many foods and dishes. Void of fat and cholesterol and filled with fiber, citrus fruits are also a source of numerous essential vitamins and minerals, including Vitamins C and B-6, calcium, potassium, folate, thiamin, niacin, magnesium, phosophorus, pantothenic acid, riboflavin and copper. Get creative and incorporate oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes into your dishes for a culinary -- and nutritious -- treat.
Step 1
Saute fresh baby spinach in 1 tbsp. olive oil, salt to taste and the pulp and juice from 1/2 of a fresh lemon. Cook until spinach is slightly wilted and serve immediately.
Step 2
Add fresh peeled grapefruit slices to your tossed salad as another way to eat citrus with food. This adds vitamins and a sweet and sour flavor to mixed greens. Lightly cover with a balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Step 3
Cut and peel 2 tangerines and mix with 1 cup corn kernels that are cooked, 1/2 cup diced avocado, 1/2 cup black beans, 1/2 cup green bell pepper and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with chips, in a wrap or cooked into a quesadilla.
Step 4
Stir-fry pork tenderloin slices with peeled tangerine quarters, spicy Thai sauce, chopped bok choy, fresh minced ginger and soy sauce as another alternative. Serve on top of rice.
Step 5
Mix fresh orange and grapefruit sections with plain or vanilla yogurt for a quick and nutritious breakfast.
Step 6
Make a fresh papaya-lime smoothie by combining 1 cup fresh, diced papaya, juice from 1/2 of a fresh lime, 1 cup plain yogurt and 2 tbsp. honey in a blender. Mix until smooth.
Step 7
Combine 1 cup fresh squeezed orange juice with 1 cup fresh squeezed tangerine juice, 5 tbsp. honey and 1/4 cup soy sauce and spread on top of baked, broiled or grilled chicken about 5 minutes before it is finished cooking. Serve extra sauce on the plate with the chicken.
Things You'll Need
- Lemon
- Baby spinach
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Grapefruit
- Mixed greens
- Balsamic vinaigrette
- Tangerines
- 1 cup corn
- ½ cup avocado
- ½ cup black beans
- ½ cup green bell pepper
- Pork tenderloin
- Thai sauce
- Bok choy
- Minced ginger
- Soy sauce
- Yogurt
- 1 cup papaya
- Lime
- Honey
- Chicken
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