it’s such a joy that when cold is upon us and we have said good-by to the fruits of summer we get the tangy sweet and delicious winter fruits to add to our recipes. the fruits i’m going to talk about today can be used in a variety of recipes from drinks to savory dishes to desserts. i am a huge fan of citrus. i always recommend keeping fresh lemons and limes in your refrigerator to add quick healthy and instant flavors to soups salads proteins and sweets. i love the winter citrus that starts flowing in this season as well. satsuma tangerines are one of my favorites. they peel easy and have a great flavor. i keep a bowl on my kitchen counter and we eat them faster than halloween candy goes around here (it’s true). they are great tossed in salad "naked" — with nothing added — (i’m referring to the canned version that i’m sure you’ve had in asian chicken salads). well you can take it to a whole other healthy level by adding fresh tangerine segments (and avoiding all that syrupy sugar). simply peel a couple of tangerines and break the pieces into a salad. now that it's winter and tomatoes are not in season (and therefore not very flavorful) this is a nice change up. use romaine lettuce tangerine segments kalamata olives and a bit of feta cheese. the salty sweet and tangy combination is fantastic. another winter citrus that is one of my all-time favorites is the meyer lemon. the flavor is sweeter than a regular lemon and by adding the juice to your drinking water it can make getting your eight glasses a day a whole lot easier and enjoyable. the zest of these lemons can be added into pancake or waffle mix salad dressings cookies chicken and fish dishes. the juice of the meyer lemon can be substituted anywhere you would use a regular lemon. tangelos are another great citrus that you can use in the same way you would use a mandarin like a satsuma. keep these fruits around for the coming months for vitamin c for flavor and for overall health.
what citrus fruits in addition to naval oranges and grapefruit should i add to my diet?