Have yous ever tried blood oranges? There are as well as so many fancy citrus varieties that it's oftentimes overwhelming picking & choosing what to try.
However, blood oranges should live at the transcend of your listing because of their uniquely crimson color, which agency its total of antioxidants inwards add-on to vitamin C.
Blood Orange Season
This seasonal citrus fruit is available late winter through spring (typically Jan through May hither inwards Texas). The flesh & juice have got a vivid pink/red hue (hence the blood comparison) as well as tastes slightly sweetness amongst a chip of tartness.I'd depict it every bit somewhere betwixt a belly clitoris orangish as well as a Rubyred grapefruit. Depending on the diverseness (I've read in that place are at to the lowest degree iii principal ones) they may live sweeter or fifty-fifty slightly bitter.
It's 1 of my favorite seasonal fruits (followed closely past times peaches) as well as so I endeavour to utilization it oftentimes during the wintertime months, particularly when it's on sale.
The gorgeous color makes whatsoever recipe yous utilization it inwards pop and since close of us consume amongst our eyes, it's an slow way to jazz upwardly whatsoever recipe that uses citrus. Think salad dressings, quick staff of life or muffins, marmalade, roasted chicken or veggies, flavored salt, infused alcohol, white vino spritzers, as well as more!
And if yous have got whatsoever foodie friends inwards your life, they'll love yous a 1 1000 one thousand times over if yous serve them some blood orangish goodies. Delicious + beautiful + seasonal = slow win!
Of course, every bit warmer weather condition creeps inwards as well as Cinco de Mayo approaches, refreshing cocktails similar margaritas, white vino sangria, as well as vino spritzers come upwardly to mind.
Ditch the Commercial Mixes & Make Homemade Margaritas Instead
First things first, simply say NO to margarita mixes. Pretty please.Ever had a solid margarita made amongst 1 of those bottled mixes as well as experienced an upset tummy afterward? Want to know why?
Well, the principal component is typically high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), followed past times a crappy tequila (that likewise contains high fructose corn syrup instead of existent agave), as well as some synthetic citrus flavors.
Luckily, homemade margaritas are super slow to brand and fixing them at domicile lets yous adjust the sweetness or tartness to your liking.
Blood Orange Margarita Ingredients
You solely bespeak 4 uncomplicated ingredients to brand a basic blood orangish margarita (not including ice):- blood orangish juice (or regular orangish juice if they're non inwards season)
- lime juice
- sweetener (I prefer raw dear or uncomplicated syrup)
- 100% agave silverish tequila (make certain it's 100% agave otherwise it'll incorporate HFCS)
- Grand Marnier or other good-quality orangish liqueur (I solely utilization this occasionally - it's actually non necessary unless yous have got some on paw or desire to give it a try)
- coarse bounding main tabular array salt (to coat the rim of the glass)
- sparkling H2O (to arrive a chip bubbly & stretch it further)
How to Make Blood Orange Margaritas For a Crowd
My recipe below solely serves 1-2, but it's actually slow to multiply the recipe as well as so yous tin serve it at a gathering. Keep inwards heed that similar my fall & wintertime white vino sangria recipe, blood orangish margaritas larn downwards slow as well as so yous may desire to brand extra for a party.So...let's say yous desire to brand plenty to serve 10 people (or v people amongst 2 medium-sized helpings). You'll desire to juice the citrus fruits before inwards the twenty-four lx minutes menstruum (or fifty-fifty the nighttime before if yous want) as well as permit them chill inwards the fridge. This volition brand assembling the cocktails much faster.
To relieve fifty-fifty to a greater extent than time, mix the fresh citrus juices, sweetener, tequila & orangish liqueur together spell they're room temperature (it helps the sweetener dissolve quicker) as well as proceed that inwards the refrigerator (covered tightly) until you're ready to use. When you're ready all you'd have got to practise it add together tabular array salt to the rims of your glasses, fill upwardly them amongst ice, pour inwards the pre-made margarita mix, as well as transcend amongst sparkling water.
For a bigger recipe you'd need:
- 2 1/2 cups of blood orangish juice (you tin brand this 50/50 amongst belly clitoris orangish juice to relieve coin & withal larn that lovely pinkish color)
- 1/2 a loving cup (give or take) of raw dear or uncomplicated syrup
- 2 1/2 cups of lime juice (adjust this upwardly or downwards depending on how tart yous similar your margaritas)
- 20 ounces of 100% agave silverish tequila
- 10 ounces of Grand Marnier (if using - totally optional)
- a dyad of cans/bottles of sparkling water
NOTE: It's difficult to give a specific let out of oranges needed for a large batch of blood orangish margaritas. Why? How much juice yous larn from one orange is dependant on the size of the fruit as well as how juicy it is. There are times I've bought blood oranges as well as they haven't yielded a lot of juice & other times it was the exact opposite.
To live safe, I'd larn at to the lowest degree 12 blood oranges to start out amongst (you tin ever utilization them inwards extra recipes if necessary) as well as juice them before inwards the twenty-four lx minutes menstruum or the twenty-four lx minutes menstruum before as well as so yous tin choose handgrip of to a greater extent than if bespeak be. Or, similar I mentioned above, yous tin mix blood oranges one-half & one-half amongst regular belly clitoris oranges. You'd withal larn a wonderful pink-ish hue & it'd relieve yous a chip of money.
Can You Use Bottled Citrus Juices inwards a Pinch?
Of course! Fresh juice volition always gustation ameliorate but I larn that sometimes it's non the best/cheapest/fastest selection when yous have got a last-minute craving for a homemade margarita.Just brand certain you're choosing something that's 100% juice amongst no weird additives or fillers added (it in all likelihood has citric acid but that's okay). Check the ingredients listing to live sure.
What to Serve amongst Blood Orange Margaritas
Since I alive inwards Texas, I have got a growing listing of Tex-Mex or Mexican inspired recipes on the blog, all of which pair beautifully amongst margaritas. Here are a few of my favorites to larn yous started:- Homemade Queso Dip (Made amongst Real Cheese)
- 7 Layer Black Bean Dip
- Slow Cooker Pork Shoulder (use it to brand street-style carnitas tacos, oven-baked nachos, burritos or tostadas)
- Mango Avocado Salsa
Want to Make This Margaritas Recipe? Watch The Short Video Below To Show You How!
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Yield: 1 medium margarita or 2 pocket-sized margaritas
Blood Orange Margaritas
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Learn how to brand blood orangish margaritas at domicile amongst fresh blood oranges (or bottled juice), limes, raw honey, as well as 100% agave silverish tequila. This drinkable recipe looks beautiful (the color is gorgeous), goes downwards easy, as well as uses uncomplicated ingredients that are slow to find.
ingredients:
- Juice from 2 blood oranges (approximately 1/4 cup)
- 1 tablespoon of raw dear OR uncomplicated syrup
- Juice from 2 pocket-sized limes (approximately 4 tablespoons)
- 2 ounces of 100% agave silverish tequila
- 1 ounce of Grand Marnier or good-quality orangish liqueur (optional)
- Splash of carbonated H2O (optional)
- Coarse bounding main salt, for the rim of the glass
instructions:
- Pour a circle of coarse tabular array salt into a pocket-sized plate. Rub a lime or blood orangish wedge about the rim of your drinking glass (or dip the rim into a pocket-sized bowl of citrus juice) as well as press the drinking glass into the salt, twisting it about slightly until there's a pocket-sized coating of tabular array salt about the rim. Fill your drinking glass amongst H2O ice as well as laid aside.
- In a split container, mix the blood orangish juice, lime juice, tequila, as well as orangish liqueur (if using). Measure inwards the raw dear (do non oestrus it) as well as stir until combined. It may have got 30-60 seconds to dissolve, perchance longer if the citrus juices as well as tequila are chilled.
- Pour the margarita mixture into the salt-rimmed drinking glass as well as (optional) transcend amongst a splash or ii of sparkling water. If yous desire your drinkable extra cold, milkshake the mixture a handful of times over H2O ice before pouring into the glass. Serve instantly before the H2O ice melts.
NOTES:
If you're using fresh fruit, brand certain to curlicue the oranges as well as limes out on the counter amongst the palm of your paw to redistribute the juices before cutting them open. This recipe is really adaptable, as well as so experience gratis to modify the ratios of blood orangish juice, lime juice, honey, as well as tequila to suit your personal taste. If yous a to a greater extent than tart flavor, add together to a greater extent than lime. Want it sweeter? Try extra blood orangish juice or honey. For tips on making a large batch to serve a crowd, run into the notes inwards the ship service above.
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