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    Citrus

    The most acidic of fruits, citrus is packed with all sorts of deliciously tangy and zesty flavors (and lots of good-for-us stuff too)!

    All types of citrus fruits are hybrids from the original 3 (mandarins, citrons, and pomelos) and now there’s over thousands of different varieties!

    These include lemons, limes, grapefruits, tangerines, kumquats, key limes, clementine’s, grapefruit, blood oranges, Meyer lemons, tangelos, yuzu and more!

    Citrus flavors range from sweet to tart to bitter to sour. They can be interchanged in a pinch, just take note of flavor differences and modify accordingly.

    Acid is indispensable to everything we cook and balances our food. Citrus does wonders for balancing the sweet, the salty, the starchy, the rich and making our food really pop!

    This site is an equal citrus opportunity blog. All fresh citrus’ varieties are welcome! Bottle citrus juice, made from concentrate and doctored with preservatives and oils, is not. It’s lacks that bright, just squeezed juice flavor and we miss out on the zest.

    Pro Tip: citrus zest is just as valuable as citrus juice!!!

    Let’s chat the type citrus this blog celebrates above all others: blood oranges!

    Reason: their dreamy deep red flesh color! Their sweet-tart flavor paired with their brilliantly dark pink, maroon, or dark blood red color unequivocally helps us get through the darkest of winters days and for that we are wholeheartedly grateful!

    Season: year round (though not all varieties).
    Prep: Raw, juiced, roasted, grilled, poached, braised.

    colorful citrus slices drying on a wire rack; overhead

    Candied Citrus

    Chocolate Bark with candied citrus, almonds and flaky sea salt.

    Chocolate Bark

    Pink lemons cut open, some in half and some in quarters, arranged artistically on a grey background; overhead shot.

    All Pink Lemons Things

    3 varieties of fresh figs, purple and green, cut in half, some are cut side up and some are cut side down; overhead shot.

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    up close and overhead shot of orange and fennel salad

    Orange & Fennel Salad

    Overhead shot of the upside-down citrus cake, made entirely with blood oranges.

    Upside-Down Citrus Cake

    close up shot of the blood orange shaker tart all done!

    Blood Orange Shaker Tart

    Overhead shot of the final roasted beet salad with yogurt, blood oranges, hazelnuts, and tarragon.

    Roasted Beet & Blood Orange Salad

    Salmon Rainbow Party Salad Board with avocado, purple cauliflower, tomatoes, red onions, purple patties, pink and purple radishes, bacon, cheese, garlic, blood orange, lemons, limes and watermelon radishes. Up close. Overhead shot,

    Salmon Rainbow Party Salad Board

    Candied Blood Oranges dipped in Chocolate with Flaky Sea Salt on parchment paper.

    Candied Blood Oranges Dipped in Chocolate with Flaky Sea Salt

    Blood Orange and fennel salad with chicories, pistachios, shredded cheese, mint and shallots on a black plate with a fork.

    Blood Orange & Fennel Salad

    Citrus & Fresh Herb Roasted Salmon. Pre Oven with blood oranges, lemons, Meyer lemons, limes, kumquats, red onions, garlic, parsley, and dill on the salmon.

    Citrus & Fresh Herb Roasted Salmon

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    Meet Daniela

    VEGGIES ARE SEXY 

    Hi, I'm Daniela - a Los Angeles based food photographer and creative director. I began my career as a chef with a passion for sourcing colorful produce from local markets. I love emphasizing the beauty of real food with my images. I’m also a food stylist and recipe developer with a gorgeous prop-filled studio in Venice, California.

    Daniela Gerson Photography

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