Best blood orange recipes

Blood orange season is generally from December to March.

Blood orange recipes

Blood orange cake

Change up the classic lemon drizzle with juicy blood oranges. Our polenta cake is easy to make and the ideal sweet treat to accompany your morning coffee.

Blood orange trifles

Our individual trifles make a quick and easy dessert using seasonal blood oranges, ready in just 15 minutes.

Blood orange sticky iced buns

These are a more refined version of that cake shop staple, topped with a zesty blood orange icing and pretty edible flowers.

Grilled radicchio, blood orange, manchego and sour cherry molasses dressing

Sour cherry molasses impart a bright piquancy to this radicchio salad, balanced out by nutty slivers of manchego, toasted walnuts and aromatic basil leaves.

Blood orange pudding

Make the most of blood oranges with this easy sticky pudding recipe complete with homemade syrup.

Blood orange margaritas

For a vibrant cocktail with a bit of a kick, try our ruby red blood orange margarita with hot chilli powder.

Blood orange sgroppino

Sweet and boozy, this twist on a traditional Venetian cocktail of lemon sorbet and prosecco uses blood oranges to give an extra boost of colour and flavour.

Blood orange steamed puddings

Blood oranges have a very short season towards the end of winter so make the most of them while you can. This delicious, light steamed pudding lets their flavour shine through.

Duck confit with slow-cooked broccoli and blood orange

This dish from Saltine's restaurant takes advantage of the peak mid-winter produce of purple sprouting broccoli and blood oranges, to produce an impressive dish that feels distinctly sunny.

Melting moments with blood orange curd

Blood oranges vary in intensity of colour, some are very red, others mainly orange with a few flecks. This will affect the colour of the curd.

Blood orange cocktails

The sweet blood orange juice in this cocktail balances the slightly bitter taste of Campari to make a refreshing apéritif.