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.

Pistachio and blood orange cake

Make the most of mildly sweet, buttery pistachios with this citrussy bake drenched in a blood orange syrup.

Blood orange curd crêpe cake

Make the most of vibrant blood oranges with this show-stopping layer cake. Use shop-bought crêpes and curd for a quick shortcut—effortless yet elegant.

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.

Blood orange tarts

An easy but impressive make-ahead dinner party dessert. With a blood orange and custard filling, zesty homemade pastry and caramelised topping, these tarts are super to wow your guests.

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.

Negroni salmon

Impress your guests with this decadent Negroni salmon. Top your salmon with wheels of blood orange for a splash of colour, and serve with blinis.

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.

Radicchio, fennel and blood orange salad

Celebrate jewel-like blood oranges, fragrant fennel and bitter radicchio in this vibrant salad, sure to add some joy to your February dinner table.

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.