Citruslove Bloghop - Broiled Maple Orange & Grapefruit Supreme

Winter is the prime season for citrus. Sweet-tart grapefruit, juicy sunset colored oranges, perfect tiny tangerines and so much more. My favorite are oranges - in all their forms. I love to snack on clementines and I keep oranges handy to zest into both sweet and savory recipes for a fresh hint of citrus. Even if it wasn't #citruslove month, I would probably be making all manner of orange recipes this month like this broiled maple grapefruit and orange suprême.

This is one of my favorite ways to serve citrus to a crowd. The combination of tart grapefruit and succulent orange broiled with a kiss of maple makes a typically cold fruit sweet and warm. 

Broiled Maple Orange & Grapefruit Suprême ~ serves 6-8
3 large grapefruit
5 oranges
maple syrup to taste (2-3 tablespoons)
1 tablespoon orange liquer

Suprême citrus, reserving juice. To suprême citrus means to segment it. To do this, cut off the ends to give yourself a flat edge with which to work. Then cut off the skin and pith (reserve skin to make candied peels if desired) and segment the sections. I keep my segments in a colander over a bowl to catch the juice.

Reduce juice over medium heat until you have about a half cup remaining. In the meantime, layer citrus segments in a baking dish. Combine reduced juice with orange liqueur and maple syrup. Gently pour over citrus and broil 3-5 minutes or until top begins to caramelize. Serve warm.

If you love citrus (and especially oranges!) as much as I do you may also want to check out these other great recipes...

Orange Walnut Baklava

Orange Fig Teacake with Caramel Glaze

Chocolate Orange Cake

Roasted Parsnips with Orange and Cranberries 

Orange-Cinnamon Candied Almonds

Fruit & Nut Bark
 

January is #citruslove month! All month long you can enjoy fantastic recipes featuring oranges, lemons, grapefruits, limes and more. I am very pleased to be co-hosting this month's lovebloghop with an ever-growing list of wonderful food bloggers including:

A Little Bit of Everything ~ Roxana ~ @RoxanaGreenGirl
ASTIG Vegan ~ Richgail ~  @astigvegan
Baker Street ~ Anuradha ~ @bakerstreet29
BigFatBaker ~ Erin ~ @BigFatBaker
CafeTerraBlog ~ Terra ~ @CafeTerraBlog
Cake Duchess ~ Lora ~ @cakeduchess
Cakeballs, Cookies and More ~ Sue
Easily Good Eats
Elephant Eats ~ Amy
Food Wanderings ~ Shulie ~ @foodwanderings
Georgiecakes ~ Georgie ~ @georgiecakes
Hobby And More ~ Richa ~ @betit19
Mike's Baking ~ Mike ~ @mikesbaking
Mis Pensamientos ~ Junia ~ @juniakk
No One Likes Crumbley Cookies ~ TR ~ @TRCrumbley
Oh Cake ~ Jessica ~ @jesshose
Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives ~ Lisa ~ @parsleynsage
Peaches and Donuts ~ Sylvia ~ @PeachesandDonut
Savoring Every Bite ~ Linda ~ @Spicegirlfla
Simply Reem ~ Reem ~ @simplyreem
Smart Food and Fit ~ Lisa ~ @LisaNutrition
Soni's Food for Thought ~ Soni ~ @sonisfood 
That Skinny Chick Can Bake ~ Liz ~ @Thatskinnychick
The Art of Cooking Real Food ~ Laura ~ @TAofCRF
The More Than Occasional Baker ~ Ros ~ @bakingaddict
The Spicy RD ~ EA ~ @thespicyrd 
The Wimpy Vegetarian ~ Susan ~ @wimpyvegetarian
Vegan Yack Attack! ~ Jackie ~ @veganyackattack
Vegetarian Mamma  ~ Cindy ~ @VegetarianMamma
You Made That? ~  Suzanne ~ @YouMadeThatblog

I hope you'll join us by linking up your own citrus recipes posted in January 2012 and following along to #citruslove on twitter. Don't forget to link back to this post, so that your readers know to come stop by the #citruslove event!