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Moro Blood Oranges

Inventory, 15 lbs : 0
This item was last sold on : 09/24/22

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Description/Taste

Moro blood oranges are medium to large in size, averaging 5-8 centimeters in diameter, and are obovoid to globular in shape. The rind is orange, kissed with red blush, and has a leathery texture, pebbled with prominent oil glands. Underneath the surface of the rind, there is a medium-thick pith that is white, spongy, and tightly adhered to the flesh. The flesh ranges in color from orange with red blush, to maroon, crimson, to a saturated, almost black hue, depending on the climate that it is grown in. The flesh is also soft, juicy, and nearly seedless, divided into 10-11 segments by thin membranes. Moro blood oranges have a slightly sweet, floral fragrance and a sweet-tart taste with notes of cherries and raspberries. The oranges with the deepest pigmentation will exhibit more intense sweet berry notes characteristic to blood oranges.

Seasons/Availability

Moro blood oranges are available in the winter through late spring.

Current Facts

Moro blood oranges, botanically classified as Citrus sinensis, are an early season Italian variety that grows on a highly ornamental, evergreen tree that belongs to the Rutaceae or citrus family. Their color is due to a pigment called anthocyanin, not usually present in citrus but common in other red fruits and flowers. Fluctuations in temperature greatly affect the degree to which blood oranges develop their characteristic blush. Though the Moro can vary greatly in this respect, no other blood orange variety is known to exhibit such deeply red colored fruits. Moro blood oranges are the most common variety in the United States and are favored by chefs for their dark hues and sweet-tart flavor, used to accent savory dishes, cooked into marmalades, and blended into salad dressings.

Nutritional Value

Moro blood oranges are a good source of vitamin C, potassium, folate, thiamine, dietary fiber and most notably antioxidants supplied by its anthocyanin content.

Applications

Moro blood oranges are both intensely flavored and colored, adding a unique citrus flavor as well as visual appeal to a dish. They are often used raw and can be sliced and mixed into parfaits, desserts, salads, salsa, and garnished over seafood and poultry. Moro blood oranges also stand up well in cooked applications and may be paired with sweet or savory flavors. The classic Maltaise sauce, a traditional hollandaise spiked with the zest and juice of blood orange, pairs well with seafood and vegetables such as asparagus and broccoli. Moro blood orange juice can also be served as a stand-alone juice, used in cocktails with prosecco, cooked into syrups, sorbets, marmalades, compotes, sauces, and vinaigrettes, or used to flavor cheesecake, pound cake, or muffins. Moro blood oranges pair well with meats such as duck, poultry, pork, and seafood such as Mahi Mahi, other citrus, mint, tarragon, soft cheeses, shallots, arugula, roasted beets, fennel, shallot, Dijon mustard, Greek yogurt, honey, rolled oats, pistachios, sweetened coconut, mango, cinnamon, avocado, ginger, lime, mint, and cilantro. They will keep up to one week when stored at room temperature and up to two weeks when stored in the refrigerator.

Ethnic/Cultural Info

The word Moro may be traced to the Moorish influence in the Mediterranean region during the 8th century. Originally a term used to describe the indigenous people of Africa, Moro became a common word used to describe something with dark pigmentation. The red-tinged citrus quickly adopted this same nomenclature.

Geography/History

It is believed the first natural mutation of the Moro blood orange occurred from a sanguinello moscato variety in the mid 20th century in Sicily. In its native Mediterranean growing region, the Moro makes up one-third of the local citrus market. Outside of Italy, California is a large producer of the variety along with Texas, Florida, and Arizona, and the variety was first introduced to the United States in 1908 by Frank Meyer of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Featured Restaurants

Restaurants currently purchasing this product as an ingredient for their menu.

Waverly (Bar)	Cardiff CA	619-244-0416
The Crack Shack-San Diego (Bar)	San Diego CA	619-269-9036
Cocina de Barrio Point Loma	San Diego CA	858-349-2313
Nobu	San Diego CA	619-814-4124
Mothership	San Diego CA	858-342-3609
Cocina De Barrio	San Diego CA	760-840-1129
Juan Tequila	San Diego CA	520-395-7565
Wolf In the Woods	San Diego CA	619-851-7275
Brockton Villa Restaurant	San Diego CA	858-454-7393
The Holding Company	San Diego CA	619-665-1251
Venissimo Cheese Hillcrest	San Diego CA	619-491-0708
JRDN Restaurant	San Diego CA	858-270-5736

Recipe Ideas

Recipes that include Moro Blood Oranges. One

is easiest, three is harder.

Salt and Lavender		Spiralized Raw Beet Salad with Blood Oranges
Always Order Dessert		Pan-Seared Chilean Sea Bass in a Blood Orange Butter Sauce
A Calculated Whisk		Blood Orange Mascarpone Panna Cotta
Sprinkle Bakes		Blood Orange Winter Watercolor Cake
Saveur		Blood Orange and Onion Salad
A Brown Table		Polenta Coconut Almond Baked Pudding with Brunt Sugar Blood Orange Sauce
A Cozy Kitchen		Blood Orange Poppy Seed Scones
Wife Mama Foodie		Blood Orange Spelt Muffins
Eating Out Loud		Moro Blood Orange 'Lemon' Bars
A Zesty Bite		Blood Orange Vinaigrette

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Eat the Love		Blueberry Muffins with Blood Oranges
Erica's Recipes		Blood Orange and Dark Chocolate Brownies
Cooking on the Weekends		Blood Orange-Turmeric Upside Down Pound Cake
Blahnik Baker		Blood Orange Moscow Mule
A Family Feast		Tuscan Kale Salad with Oranges, Currants and Feta
Just a Little Bit of Bacon		Easy Puff Pastry Blood Orange Galettes
A Cookie Named Desire		Blood Orange Ice Cream with Raspberries
Dagmar's Kitchen		Blood Orange, Smoked Salmon and Edamame Salad with Mint Dressing
Sugar and Charm		Lemonade Mimosas with Blood Orange
Clean Eating Non-Hippe		Jeweled Winter Salad with Blood Oranges and Avocado
Fabtastic Life		Glazed Blood Orange Blondies
Brooklyn Homemaker		Beet and Blood Orange Bundt Cake
The Pretty Bee		Blood Orange Banana Smoothie
Whitney Bond		Blood Orange Baked Salmon & Carrots
Sprinkle Bakes		Orange Yogurt Loaf Cake
A Cookie Named Desire		Blood Orange Curd
A Beautiful Plate		Small Batch Almond Raspberry Cakes
The View from Great Island		Asparagus Roasted with Blood Oranges
Tarladalal		Pistachio Meringue Cake with Citrus, Candied Kumquats, & Cardamom Caramel Sauce
The Beeroness		Drunk French Toast Sticks with Beer Blood Orange Syrup
A Beautiful Plate		Triple-Citrus Tart with Chocolate Crust and Berries
Tatyana's Everyday Food		Vanilla Citrus Tart
Wife Mama Foodie		Blood Orange Poppy Seed Doughnuts
Cooking on the Weekends		Stone Fruit Flowers and Winter Citrus Carpaccio
A Beautiful Mess		Blood Orange Lemon Fizz
Wry Toast Eats		Hawaiian-Style Fish Tacos with Winter Citrus Pico
Cooking on the Weekends		Honey Jalapeno Citrus Salad
Domestic Gothess		Chocolate, Olive Oil And Rosemary Cake With Candied Blood Oranges
A Beautiful Mess		Blood Orange Bloody Mary
A Cookie Named Desire		Blood Orange Cream-Filled Doughnuts
Shockingly Delicious		Edamame Salad with Persimmon, Peppers and Pine Nuts {Vegan, Gluten-Free}
Eat the Love		Blood Orange Lemon Vanilla Infused Shaker Pie
Fork Knife Swoon		Creamy Coconut and Blood Orange Popsicles
Honest Cooking		Brandy Dipped Citrus Salad
Getty Stewart		Orange Celery Salad
Sugar & Soul		Spicy Blood Orange Lil' Smokies
Thyme & Love		Vegan Blood Orange Donuts
Preppy Kitchen		Blood Orange Margarita
A Cookie Named Desire		Blood Orange Crème Brûlée
What's Gaby Cooking		Citrus Avocado Salad
Good Food		Blood Orange Jelly
Good Food		Blood Orange, Fennel and Prawn Salad
A Cookie Named Desire		Blood Orange Chocolate Cupcakes
A Brown Table		Rosemary and Star Anise Infused Blood Orange Ice Cream
My Recipes		Citrus Salad with Spiced Vanilla Syrup
Garlic & Zest		Tropical Blood Orange Smoothie
Shockingly Delicious		Dutch Baby Oven Pancake with Blueberries and Blood Oranges
A Brown Table		Toasted Pistachio Cake with Blood Orange Sauce
Fashionable Foods		Sriracha Glazed Salmon with Spiralized Celery Root Salad
A Cozy Kitchen		Buckwheat Pancakes (Dairy-Free-,Gluten-Free but not Gross)
How Sweet Eats		Creamy Winter Vanilla Bean Chia Pudding with Blood Orange Syrup
Cafe Johnsonia		Blood Orange Asparagus Salad with Ginger Miso Dressing
Snappy Gourmet		Homemade Blood Orange Curd
Not Quite Nigella		Upside Down Blood Orange Cake
Call Me Cupcake		Blood Orange Upside Down Cake
Tutti Dolci		Blood Orange & Almond Scones
Nutmeg Nanny		Blood Orange Ginger Margarita
The View from Great Island		Roasted Chicken with Allspice and Citrus
Nyssa's Kitchen		Blood Orange and Cardamom Pistachio No Bake Greek Yogurt Cheesecake
The Worktop		Blood Orange Whipped Butter
Baby Bird's Farm and Cocina		Roasted Beets, Radishes, Squash and Green Beans with Orange-Dill Vinaigratte
A Brown Table		Goan Style Meatball Subs with Blood Orange Aioli
Vegan Huggs		Blood Orange Margaritas
The Baker Chick		Blood Orange Curd Bars
Good Food		Blood Orange and Champagne Sorbet
Fox and Briar		Blood Orange Margaritas with Smoky Salt
Eat The Gains		Blood Orange Chia Pudding
Local Haven		Blood Orange Sparkling Vodka
A Beautiful Mess		Simple & Comforting Vegan Shepherd's Pie
A Brown Table		Blood Orange Curd with Honey Bourbon
The Cake Blog		Raspberry Blood Orange Cake
One Vanilla Bean		Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon Macarons
Giraffes Can Bake		Blood Orange Mini Tarts
Dagmar's Kitchen		Almond, Millet and Cheddar Scones with rosemary Citrus Compote
Baking a Moment		Rice Pudding with Blood Oranges in Vanilla Cardamom Syrup
The Little Epicurian		Blood Orange Donuts
A Beautiful Plate		Blood Orange Almond Chocolate Bark
Fooduzzi		Blood Orange Mojitos
Brooklyn Homemaker		Winter Salad with Spiced Pork Chops
Garlic & Zest		Sweet Heat Sunshine Salad
Fooduzzi		Blood Orange Ginger Juice
Seasons And Suppers		Dutch Baby With Blood Orange Syrup

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