INGREDIENTS 7 medium-size ripe tomatoes, cubed 3 medium pears, pared, cored, cubed 3 medium onions, cubed 3 medium green peppers, cubed 1 Hale Orange, unpeeled, sliced 1/4 -inch thick, cut into small wedges 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar 1 cup Hale Orange juice 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons pickling spice, tied in cheesecloth 1 tablespoon salt PREPARATION In a large saucepan or kettle, combine all ingredients. Cook over low heat, uncovered, 2 hours. Stir frequently to prevent mixture from sticking to pan. Relish is ready when it is about the thickness of applesauce. Pour into jars. Cover. Refrigerate up to…
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Orange Almond Rice Recipe
Recipe Type: Side DishesContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 6 tablespoons butter or margarine 2 cups fresh Hale orange juice 1 cup water 2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 cups raw, long-grain rice 1/2 cup sliced, blanched almonds 1/3 cup chopped parsley PREPARATION Combine butter, orange juice, water, salt and rice in a 3-quart saucepan. Bring to boiling, stirring once or twice. Reduce heat, cover. Cook, without removing cover or stirring for 15 to 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Meanwhile, place almonds in small skillet. Toast, over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown. Stir almonds and parsley into rice. YIELD: 8 servings
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Orange and Honey Baked Yams Recipe
Recipe Type: Side DishesContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 pounds yams or sweet potatoes, peeled 3 tablespoons good quality olive oil 1 cup Hale orange juice ¼ cup white wine, such as Riesling or Gewurztraminer 1 ½ teaspoons fresh sage, chopped 1 teaspoon salt Ground black pepper to taste 1 ½ tablespoons Hale Orange Blossom Honey PREPARATION Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut the sweet potatoes into slices about ¼ inches thick. Heat the oil in a large ovenproof skillet. Add the orange juice, wine, sage, salt, pepper, and honey. Bring to a boil for a few minutes and then remove the vegetables from the stove top. Cover…
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Cranberry and Orange Sauce Recipe
Recipe Type: CondimentsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS ½ pound fresh cranberries 1 orange (peeled, segmented and roughly chopped) Some sugar (brown preferably) Dash of lemon (optional, but it balances sugar a bit) Some extra water (to get things started) PREPARATION Basically, just mix in a pan and simmer gently for about 20 minutes with a lid on the pan (give it an occasional stir with a spoon, and add some water if it is getting too dry). Should give a nice thick well textured goop. Skinning is a matter of preference.
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INGREDIENTS 2 pounds sweet potatoes or yams, peeled 3 tablespoons good quality olive oil 1 cup orange juice ¼ cup white wine such as Riesling or Gewurztraminer 1 ½ teaspoons fresh sage, chopped 1 teaspoon salt Ground black pepper to taste 1 ½ tablespoons honey PREPARATION Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut the sweet potatoes into slices about ¼” thick. Heat the oil in a large ovenproof skillet. Add the sweet potatoes to the pan, stirring juice, wine, sage, salt, pepper and honey. Bring to a boil for a few minutes, and then remove the vegetables from the stove top.…
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Sanibel Sunshine Appetizer Recipe
Recipe Type: AppetizersContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS This is a tasty variation of the traditional shrimp cocktail with a little zip thanks to the avocado, grapefruit and chili sauce. 4 fresh Florida Grapefruit 18 cooked, cleaned shrimp 1 medium avocado, peeled and cut in ½ inch cubes 1 cup bottled chili sauce 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish ¼ cup diced red onion ¼ cup diced green pepper ¼ cup sliced celery Lettuce leaves to line grapefruit shells PREPARATION Cut each grapefruit in half and remove sections, placing them in a large non-metal mixing bowl. Scrape out 6 of the grapefruit halves and set them aside. Cut shrimp…
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Grapefruit Revenge Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 Hale grapefruit ½ cup vanilla low-fat yogurt ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom 4 teaspoons brown sugar PREPARATIONS Cut grapefruit in half, remove core. Cut around each section to loosen. Combine yogurt and cardamom; mix well. Place 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture on each half; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar. Arrange grapefruit in shallow baking pan. Broil 4 inches below source of heat for 4 minutes, until top is brown and bubbly. Serve immediately. YIELD: 4 servings. 80 calories per serving.
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Winter Citrus Salad Recipe
Recipe Type: SaladsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 cups fresh broccoli flowerets 1 ½ cups thinly sliced fresh carrots 3 cups Hale grapefruit sections ½ cup Hale grapefruit juice, drained from sections 1 ½ cups drained chick peas 1/3 cup raisins 1 cup broken walnuts PREPARATION In medium saucepan, cook broccoli and carrots in 1 inch boiling, salted water for 3 minutes. Drain. Return vegetables to saucepan, add grapefruit sections, juice, chick peas and raisins; heat 1 minute. Spoon into serving bowl. Add walnuts; mix gently. Serve warm with Yogurt Dressing*. *Yogurt Dressing 1 cup plain yogurt ¼ cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons chopped scallions 1 tablespoon honey 1…
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Grapefruit Symphony Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 small peaches, peeled and thinly sliced, or 1 cup frozen sliced peaches, thawed 2 Hale grapefruit, halved, sections loosened 1/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt 3/4 cup fresh raspberries or fresh sliced strawberries PREPARATION Arrange peach slices on each grapefruit half. Spoon one tablespoon yogurt over peach slices; garnish with raspberries. YIELD: 4 servings.
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Red Grapefruit Parfait Pie Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 pastry shell 9-inch, baked 1 envelope unflavored gelatin ½ cup hale red grapefruit juice 1 pint vanilla ice cream, melted 2 egg whites 2 tablespoons sugar 2 cups Hale red grapefruit sections, cut in pieces ½ cup heavy cream, whipped (optional) 1 cup Hale red grapefruit sections (optional) PREPARATION Prepare pastry shell. In a small saucepan, mix gelatin with grapefruit juice. Let stand 1 minute. Stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Remove from heat. Stir in ice cream. Chill. Stirring occasionally, until mixture is the consistency of unbeaten egg whites. In medium bowl, beat egg…