Yummy Orange Recipes!

Ha! I knew I could find something orange to write about.
Actually, I was kinda stuck when I remembered that I had eaten Orange Chicken yesterday (okay, I also had it today...don't you just love leftovers?)

So I looked for a few recipes. Yeah, so the foods aren't actually orange but this is the best I could do.

The following recipes were found at Orange Recipes.org

Orange Salsa
ingredients list:

2 large oranges, peeled and cubed.
1 tomato, seeded and cubed.
½ jalapeno chili, minced.
½ cup of red onion, minced.
1 tablespoon of fresh cilantro.
1 teaspoon orange peel, grated.
1 teaspoon ginger root, minced.
1 teaspoon garlic, minced.
Pinch of salt.

Instructions:

Combine all of the ingredients, except the cilantro, in a suitably sized bowl.

Place in a refrigerator for about 30 minutes, until chilled.

Stir in the cilantro and serve as desired.



Orange Juice Dressing
ingredients list:

¼ cup of orange juice.
2 teaspoons of red wine vinegar.
1 tablespoon of vegetable oil.
2 teaspoons of honey.

Instructions:

Mix all of the ingredients together.

Use as a dressing for fruit salads.


Orange and Ginger Chicken
ingredients list:

2 Chicken breasts.
1 Orange (Rind).
1 Garlic clove.
1 Glass white wine
Fresh ginger.
Handful of cashew nuts.
Some mushrooms.

Instructions:

Rub the chicken breasts with a mixture of the orange and ginger rind.

Heat the oil in frying pan and add the chicken. Remove chicken and place in a casserole dish.

Fry the mushrooms in the pan with fresh crushed garlic and the cashew nuts, add 1 glass of white wine and pour this over the chicken.

Bake the chicken for 20 minutes.


Orange Muffins
ingredients list:

10 oz of mandarin oranges, drained.
1 medium egg, slightly beaten.
1 ½ cup of flour.
½ cup of sugar.
½ cup of butter.
¼ cup of milk.
1 ¾ teaspoon of baking powder.
½ teaspoon of salt.
¼ teaspoon of allspice.
¼ teaspoon of nutmeg.

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

Sift the flour with all of the other dry ingredients.

Add the butter.

Mix together the beaten egg and the milk, then add to dry ingredients and mix until just moistened.

Fold in the mandarin orange pieces.

Fill greased muffin tins about three-quarters full.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Orange Biscotti

Ingredients

* 3/4 cup almonds
* 1/2 cup butter
* 2 eggs
* 1 large orange
* 3/4 cup white sugar
* 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
* 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Toast the almonds until golden brown.

3. Let almonds cool, then chop into 1/4 inch pieces.

4. Set oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

5. Cream the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.

6. Beat in the eggs until smooth.

7. Zest the orange, add to mixture and stir well.

8. Add the orange-flavored liqueur and cinnamon.

9. Mix in the flour, baking powder and salt. Beat until just mixed.

10.Stir in the chopped almonds.

11.Divide the dough in half on a lightly floured board and form into long rolls, about 2 inches in diameter and 10 inches long.

12.Set the rolls on a cookie sheet and bake for about 25 minutes, or until they are brown on top.

13.Let the rolls cool for 5 minutes, then slice diagonally 1/2 inch thick.

14.Lay slices back flat on cookie sheet and cook for another 10 minutes.

15.Flip biscotti over and cook for another 10 minutes. Let cool on wire racks.

If you keep these in an airtight container, they will keep for months.

recipe found at allrecipes.com