15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes

Put all that amazing winter citrus to work! A round-up of 15 winter citrus recipes, and a reminder of all the different ways we can enjoy citrus season while it lasts.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes

Citrus season is tops as far as I'm concerned. Bright spots parading by in a spectrum of pink, yellow and orange at the market. Punctuation for dreary days. With that in mind, I thought I'd round up a selection of winter citrus recipes that have caught my attention recently. A reminder of all the different ways we can enjoy citrus season while it lasts. Enjoy the sunshine on your plate! -h

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

1. Clementine Fennel Potatoes - (Cocoa Bean The Vegetable) Three main ingredients, none of them exotic, but likely not a combination you've had before. Besides being a visual stunner, there's a strong dose of citrus juice, which rounds out the flavor of the clementines.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

2. Radicchio and Citrus Salad with Burrata - (Bon Appetit / L'Oursin ) Source some nice Castelfranco radicchio and burrata and the rest of this dish comes together quite easily.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

3. Blood Orange Gin Sparkler - (101 Cookbooks) A great winter citrus cocktail, you can prepare it on the light side for an afternoon brunch.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

4. Szechuan Miso Bok Choy Soup w/ Tangerine - (Will Frolic for Food) I'm going to guess you've never had bok choy with citrus before? The contrast between the tangerine and the (purple) bok choy is A+.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

5. Two Ingredient Candied Citrus Pops - (101 Cookbooks) A favorite recipe of mine, because of its simplicity. Two ingredients and you end up with a treat that is like citrus jewelry.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

6. Creamy Orange Coconut Smoothie - (Occasionally Eggs) My blender is on the counter most of the time during winter months, making smoothies. This is a good vegan combination that, along with oranges, features superfood hemp seeds.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

7. Instant Pot Lemon Rice - (Piping Pot Curry) A South Indian take on spiced rice, this version combines a handful of spice with a hit of lemon juice that makes this a bright, colorful side dish requiring only 4 minutes of pressure cooking.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

8. Honey Rosemary Grapefruit Soda - (Fork, Knife, Swoon) Grapefruit and rosemary is a wonderful flavor combination, this soda is sweetened with honey and can be enjoyed anytime grapefruit is available.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

9. Immune Boosting Winter Citrus Smoothie - (Half-baked Harvest) Love the deep, rich colors of this smoothie - break out your clear glassware.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

10. Carrot Orange Turmeric Smoothie - (What's Cooking Good Looking) This smoothie uses an interesting combination of turmeric and orange for flavor with cashews for body and texture. If you are new to adding turmeric in your diet, this is a good way to get a daily dose.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

11. Emma's Tahini, Orange & Coconut Muesli - (My New Roots / Emma Galloway) Love Sarah's version of Emma's recipe, which is a unique blend of seeds, tahini(!) and the zest of two oranges for brightness. As many of you know, I'm a fan of a savory breakfast. :)

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

12. Red Cabbage Orange Salad - (Occasionally Eggs) Another eye-catching, color contrast recipe, with dijon mustard playing off the citrus.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

13. Winter Citrus Roasted Beet Salad - (Roasted Root) This is the salad you want to eat for lunch every day for the month of January.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

14. Instant Pot Lemon Marmalade - (Chatelaine) Three ingredients and your IP! This recipe is interesting because it uses the pressure cooking mode (for the lemons) and then finishes it with sugar in saute mode.

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

15. Broiled Grapefruit with Honey Yogurt - (Cookie + Kate) A classic. This recipe is pure simplicity - sprinkle sugar on a grapefruit and broil. 

15 Inspiring Winter Citrus Recipes to Make Right Now

Bonus! Vanilla Cardamom Chia Pudding + Honey Poached Clementines - (What's Cooking Good Looking) If adding the superfood chia into your diet is a winter resolution, here's a perfect recipe, which makes a luxe-looking breakfast (or even dessert!).

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I have loads of meyer lemons on my tree, can meyer lemons be substituted for regular lemons in your recipes?

Brenda D Grant

    Yes, often that isn’t a problem. The acidity of the Meyer lemons is different than Eureka lemons, so a very general rule of thumb is to just “add to taste”….Have fun!

    Heidi Swanson

Thanks so much for including me, Heidi! What a beautiful collection, and the photo of the citrus peels is gorgeous.

Alexandra | Occasionally Eggs

    Thank YOU! Your site is a stunner 🙂 xx, -h

    Heidi Swanson

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