An abundance of oranges

[chloehk]

Someone gave me about 8-10 lbs of oranges.

I'm not a big OJ drinker. A sorbet maybe, although I don't have an ice cream maker...

Any other suggestions for simple and easy ways to get the goodness out of these things?

[greygarious]

Going back to childhood breakfasts/desserts: peel and slice crosswise thinly, remove any pits. Cut thin coins of banana, too. Sweeten, if desired, with a little honey or sugar, then pour on a couple of ounces of OJ or other juice of your choice, for a simple fresh fruit salad.

A more adult but equally simple dessert is to overlap the thin orange circles around a mound of honey-sweetened mascarpone or yogurt. Drizzle with pomegranate syrup.

[Samalicious]

Mixed greens, orange segments, goat cheese.

[sunshine842]

Orange-Almond Cake -- moist and delicious, and easy!

The recipe I use is not overly sweet, and gets rave reviews from everyone. If I'm dressing it up, I just glaze it with a little dark-chocolate ganache (poured over while the ganache is still warm and runny) -- and if I'm *really* going uptown, I drizzle it with a little Cointreau (very lightly, as the cake is *very* moist on its own).

I got it through a long chain of emails, so I've no idea to whom the credit belongs:

Orange and Almond Cake

(choose oranges with unblemished skins as the whole fruit is used)

Ingredients
2 large navel oranges, washed (I've also used 4 clementines or 3 tangerines with no problems)
5 eggs
10 ozs/1.1/4 cups caster (superfine) sugar
9 ozs/2.1/2 cups ground almonds
1 teaspoon baking powder

Method
1. Preheat oven to170C (325F/Gas3)

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2.Grease and line the base one 9.1/2 inch spring form tin. (or two 8" cake rounds)

3.Place the whole oranges in a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, for 1 hour, ensuring that the oranges remain covered with water.Drain and cool.Chop the oranges into quarters, discard any seeds then place the chunks into a blender and puree until smooth.

4.Beat the eggs with sugar until thick then add the orange puree, ground almonds and baking powder - mix well.

5.Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 1 hour. Leave the cake to firm up in the tin for 20 minutes then turn out onto a wire rack, remove the baking paper and flip over to finish cooling the right way up. This cake definitely mellows with a little time and can be prepared 48 hours in advance.

6.To serve you can decorate with sifted icing sugar

[thymetobake]

I am soooo going to make this!.. with ganache and a little toasted coconut on top.

Thanks!

[sunshine842]

Hope you enjoy it - -it's a little bit unusual, but it's always a big hit.

It's also gluten-free and dairy free (if you leave the ganache off...) -- which gives you a great recipe to keep in your pocket should you need such a choice.

[greygarious]

You may want to advance search CH under Nigella's Clementine Cake for opinions. While it is generally approved of, I am not the only one who thought the taste and texture were revolting. It is one of the few things I have made that I was unable to salvage and resorted to throwing away.

[sunshine842]

Grey, did you make it with semoule or with ground almonds? I know there are variations out there with both...and I agree with you that the semoule isn't all that.

It's incredibly rich, too -- so a sliver is a good portion.

[Zalbar]

You weren't a big OJ drinker till you've had a orange julep from Montreal.

1 cup milk
2 cups orange juice (or just toss the peeled oranges into the blender)
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla (1 real vanilla pod is better)
6-12 ice cubes

Put in blender. Blend till it looks like a slushie. Drink. Discover how much you are in love with oranges now :)

Oh, might wanna strain it if you didn't seed those oranges.

[chloehk]

Excellent suggestion! I'm too full of brussels sprouts at the moment, but tomorrow...

[thymetobake]

I make a similar drink with vanilla yogurt and orange juice. Just mix enough juice into the yogurt until it is the consistency you like. I love it for breakfast as I prefer not to have solid food when I first wake up.

Vanilla flavored vodka is also great in oj. Tastes like an orange julius. Be careful though. These are dangerous.

[treb]

Great topic, I've been buying large CA navels for 3lbs/.$.99.

[prima]

Wow. Up here in Canada, we're pretty lucky when we find CA navels for $0.99/lb.

[Puffin3]

The best time of the year for those 'Buck' oranges is right around the corner in Canadian food stores. Only lasts for a few weeks though.

[FriedClamFanatic]

chicken cooked with orange is pretty good. and i have made rice with OJ to which i added some mandarin oranges, grapes and/or pineapple with a luau type menu.

I make my Banana Bread with blueberries or sometime cranberries....maybe a orange/banana bread?

[prima]

Orange curd.

Marmalade.

Orange panna cotta/bavarian/mousse.

Pomanders.

[chloehk]

Orange curd -- yum!