Orange Recipes: 8 Citrusy Dishes

Try the goodness of orange in these non-dessert recipes

Oranges add a tangy mix of sweetness and sourness in dishes—even in non-dessert recipes (see related story: 4 Alternative Strawberry Dishes). Add vitamin C to your meals with these zesty orange recipes in the gallery below.

Some health benefits of oranges:

- they regulate high blood pressure

- they have anticarcinogenic and antioxidative properties

- a single orange is said to contain 12.5% of of the daily value for fiber, making it a healthy snack for diabetics

- they contain folic acid

- they are rich in vitamin C, which can help reduce the risk of colon cancer

Orange photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/franciscoantunes/ / CC BY 2.0

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• Esvimin Faelnar May 13 2010 @ 07:45pm Report Abuse

     

  wow! will definitely try this one! yum yum!=)
• roselle May 12 2010 @ 07:01pm Report Abuse

     

  fish and orange must try!
• MARY ANN May 12 2010 @ 02:37pm Report Abuse

     

  Miss ko na tuloy ang Orange Chicken!