Best 6 Sliced Oranges With Dates Recipes

ORANGE SALAD WITH DATES, MINT, AND CHILES

Steps:

• Remove peel and pith from oranges with a sharp knife. Slice into thin rounds; remove seeds. Arrange on a platter with dates and cheese. Drizzle with oil; season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with mint and chile; serve.

ORANGE SLICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 10 inch tube pan.
• In a mixing bowl, cream margarine and granulated sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk and add to the creamed mixture.
• Place flour in a large bowl and add dates, orange slices, and nuts. Stir to coat each piece. Add flour mixture and coconut to creamed mixture. This makes a very stiff dough, so it will be necessary to stir with a wooden spoon.
• Pour batter into the tube pan. Bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. As soon as cake comes from oven, combine the orange juice and confectioners sugar and pour over hot cake. Let stand in pan overnight.

OVEN-DRIED ORANGE SLICES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a nonstick baking mat. Top with orange slices in a single layer, and generously dust with sugar. Bake until the peels are dry and the flesh is translucent, about 2 1/2 hours.

SLICED ORANGES WITH DATES

Steps:

• Arrange orange segments or slices on a serving platter.
• Arrange dates on top of oranges.
• Sprinkle with toasted almonds.
• Drizzle with rose water.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
• Garnish with mint leaves before serving.
• NOTE: Rose water is a distillation or rose petals and can be purchased in Middle Eastern grocery stores.
• It has an intense flavor and fragrance of roses.
• It has been used for hundreds of years in the Middle East.

SPICED ORANGES AND DATES

Steps:

• Add the water and sugar to a saucespan. Stir over heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add the peel from one orange. cloves, ginger, star anise and cinnamon stick pieces. SImmer 10 minutes or until a syrup forms. Remove from the heat.
• Slice the oranges into thick rounds. Remove the pits from the dates and cut the dates into halves. Add the oranges and dates to the sugar syrup. Set aside for 20 minutes.
• Spoon the fruit onto one large platter to serve -- or into serving bowls. Sprinkle the toasted almonds over the top.
• Serve with yogurt or custard.

ORANGES WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES AND HONEY

Steps:

• Arrange orange slices, overlapping slightly, on large rimmed platter. Whisk honey, pomegranate molasses, ground cinnamon, and sea salt in small bowl to blend; drizzle evenly over oranges. Sprinkle oranges evenly with chopped dates. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• A thick pomegranate syrup; available at some supermarkets and at Middle Eastern markets and from adrianascaravan.com.