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Blood oranges are the most exotic of all the oranges and make an exciting  and different fruit basket  arrangement .  They get  their name from the almost gem like ruby red or maroon color of their flesh.  They have an equal amount of eye appeal as the delightful  lush juice has for taste.  They are in short, the best orange available during their season.

The blood orange makes a big  entrance when it is delivered as a fruit basket .  The skin is a bright orange made even brighter if it was on the tree when the nights becomeed to cool down.  Slice one open and the incredibly rich aroma will tantalize you and start you salivating.  When you bite into one of these, just give into it, you’re going to be hooked .  Blood oranges have a deeply rich orange flavor and the only pernicious part of this  orange  is a hint of raspberry  taste .

Because they are so rich in  taste , and their appearance is so dramatic, they are very popular  for dressing up both salads and meats.  Sliced wedges  tossed with greens or circling  a serving plate of pork tenderloin add a distinctive look as well as  flavor .

If you have a friend who  enjoys sauces, the blood orange will be a real treat for them.  likely the simplest  and easiest meat sauce possible is microwaving a couple of tablespoons of orange marmalade and then tumbling in sliced wedges of the blood orange.  Dramatic and delightful .  It makes great chutney, and if you want a real  change, it makes a  fun salsa  too .

And of course there is the juice.  If you want to add a real zing to your day-after-day OJ, mix in the juice of a blood orange and add ice.  Fair warning although, you’re likely to go through withdrawal symptoms once you run out of these amazing midsized citrus.

Exciting food isn’t the blood orange’s only specialness.  The deep red color of the interior is caused by an abundance of a pigment known as anthocyanin which is an extremely powerful antioxidant.  Antioxidants ensure free radicals which are creditworthy for the formation of abnormal cells found in cancer.  The anthocyanin coupled with the vitamin C and beta-carotene found in the fruit provides  excellent prevention of cancerous cells.

Gifts of fruit baskets are special in themselves but a gift of blood oranges makes it even more so.  Do a friend a favor, or better yet, do yourself a favor and get a fruit basket full of blood oranges today.

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Article contributed by Hale Groves, providing fresh fruit baskets, gift baskets and Florida oranges and citrus, including delicious navel oranges, honeybells, ruby red grapefruit, valencia oranges, tangerines and more! Visit HaleGroves.com for more information.