How to Use blood orange in a Sentence

blood orange

noun
  • The ice cream is served with fig leaf oil and whipped blood orange.
    — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appetit, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Next, add the blood orange juice and then top with champagne.
    — Jais Tollette, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The blood orange is striking and rich.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The next drink is a blood orange beer, which comes out a dark maroon.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
  • Peel and cut one blood orange into small bite-size pieces or slices and toss with leaves.
    — Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2018
  • The sun was an eerie blood orange and the floats and boats in the lake were obscured by haze.
    — Fox News, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Add the blood orange juice and zest and mix until well combined.
    — Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Then, the stylist whipped up a blood orange dye for the roots and a smoky blue for the rest of the look.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 5 Apr. 2018
  • There’s a blood orange sour and strawberry wheat ale on the way.
    — Gary Dzen, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Then, blood orange slices are added for extra fiber and flavor.
    — Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The blood orange was a sweetly acidic palate cleanser between bites.
    — Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appetit, 24 May 2018
  • Don't forget to garnish them with a blood orange wheel.
    — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Dice bell peppers, peel and slice blood oranges, and set aside until ready to serve.
    — Jessica Fields, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
  • For each drink, pour ¼ cup blood orange juice, 1 Tbsp.
    — Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • With juicy mandarin, blood orange, and crisp bergamot.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • Serve this drink topped with a scoop of mango or blood orange sorbet if desired.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Mar. 2021
  • The beer, which is brewed with blood orange, is a smooth sipper with a fresh and very slightly sweet tinge.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The finished product comes with red-colored salt around the rim and a slice of blood orange.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 18 Feb. 2020
  • This one is a market-fresh fruit bowl of red fruits—strawberry leads the way—and blood orange.
    — Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • The ale was brewed with burgundy wine yeast, blood orange juice and zest, and fresh strawberry puree.
    — Grace Dickinson, https://www.inquirer.com, 6 June 2019
  • Tart and sweet blood oranges are the stars of this bubbly cocktail, though navel oranges make for an easy swap.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • The chocolate mousse with blood orange chocolate and lemon curd is the ideal way to finish.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Griggs prefers blood orange Coupe and reed the deep mauve Ember.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024
  • One half came with grapefruit and blood orange, the other with lemon zest and local honey.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Shake well and strain into a martini glass (rim the glass with a blood orange wedge and sugar).
    — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 18 May 2018
  • This veteran of the local craft-beer scene also made a splash by adding blood oranges to one of its core beers.
    — Ronnie Crocker, Houston Chronicle, 10 May 2018
  • In her case, this has meant salads, compotes, cocktails and a gorgeous rhubarb and blood orange tart.
    — latimes.com, 24 Feb. 2018
  • With notes of blood orange, fig, violet, and tonka wood, this is a perfect blend of earthy and fresh.
    — Sarah Boyd, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
  • The wine offers aromas of pomegranate, rosé petals, blood orange, and fresh herbs.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • With dreamy notes of bourbon and blood orange, Nightcap smells like an old-fashioned, en fuego.
    — Bon Appétit, 26 Apr. 2022

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