From tarte au citron to canard à l’orange, citrus flavours have long been friends of French cuisine. Pucker up for a taste of the sun-kissed Mediterranean and further afield with these recipes featuring oranges, lemons, grapefruit and mandarins.
Rockmelon, lemon and gin slushies
Lemon meringue pie
Lemon sorbetto
Jammy mandarin and cinnamon buns
Lemon dream cake
Lemon cheesecake slice with citrus jelly
Rice pudding with vanilla and caramelised mandarin compote
Lemon tart
Lemon cream tart with candied lemons
Dark gingerbread cake with mandarin compote
Lemon-glazed biscuits
Blood orange and hazelnut cake
Orange-brined chicken with freekeh, blood orange and fennel
Blood orange and buttermilk jelly
Blood orange marshmallows with sherbet dip
Blood orange sables Bretons with mascarpone and pistachios
Blood orange and Aperol slushie
Citrus waffles with honey labne
Ricotta fritters with lime curd and candied grapefruit
Blood orange cake
Boozy creme caramel with grapefruit tuiles
Sweet and sour watermelon salad with pink grapefruit and prawns
Blood-orange jellies with leche merengada
Squid, chorizo, spelt, blood orange and black garlic