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Heart Healthy Recipes, Issue #093 - Health Benefits of Oranges
February 27, 2025

Welcome to Heart Healthy Recipes' Newsletter

The orange is the featured heart-healthy food for this month’s newsletter.

Oranges are usually in-season from November to June. This heart-healthy fruit is often eaten by itself, served as a garnish, made into a salad or the juice added as a natural sweetener with many health benefits.

Included in this month’s newsletter are several recipes to help you incorporate into a heart-healthy diet. Recipes include an orange smoothie, vinaigrette, along with an orange glaze recipe suitable for a seafood dish.

Health Benefits of Oranges

The orange may help the heart by lowering high blood pressure due to high levels of potassium found in each. Also, the high content of vitamin C in the fruit helps reduce blood pressure.

The vitamin C antioxidant in oranges also helps over-all health by boosting the immune system, along with helping to protect cells from damage, reducing inflammation and protecting the heart.

Oranges are high in dietary fiber helping to lower LDL or unhealthy cholesterol, along with aiding healthy digestion. The fiber of oranges may also help lower blood pressure.

Also, oranges are low in calories and fat making them a healthy snack choice to aid in weight management.

Orange Smoothie Bowl

Breakfast smoothie bowl made with heart-healthy pineapple, oranges and garnished with orange slices.

Recipe Ingredients:

2 oranges peeled, segmented

1 banana, frozen

½ cup pineapple, frozen

1 cup oat drink

Recipe Instructions:

In a blender combine all ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl or cup. Garnish with orange slices, granola, and mint, if desired.

Makes 2 servings.

Citrus Vinaigrette

Abundant vitamin C is infused naturally in this citrus vinaigrette of oranges. Excellent for drizzling on salads and more.

Recipe Ingredients:

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

1½ teaspoons orange zest

2 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice

2 teaspoons mustard

2 tablespoons pure maple syrup

⅔ cup extra virgin olive oil

sea salt, to taste (optional)

black pepper, to taste

Recipe Instructions:

Combine all ingredients in an air-tight container. Shake well. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Makes 8 servings.

Orange Glaze

Naturally sweet, immune-boosting orange glaze recipe flavored with coconut aminos and more.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup fresh orange juice

zest of 1 orange 

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons coconut aminos 

1 teaspoon mustard

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 garlic clove, minced 

1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated

Recipe Instructions:

Juice and zest one fresh orange.

In a medium saucepan, combine the fresh orange juice, orange zest, honey, coconut aminos, mustard, olive oil, garlic, and ginger.

Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Allowing to simmer for approximately 10-15 minutes. Stir occasionally, until it is reduced to half and has thickened.

Once the glaze has thickened, remove from heat. Set aside to cool.

Drizzle over seafood or poultry recipes.

Makes 4 servings.

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