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Clementines

Since before Christmas Clementine’s have been plentiful in grocery stores.  The season for this fruit is October through February.  Clementine’s are small mandarin oranges imported from Spain, Morocco, and other areas of North Africa.  They were first discovered in Algeria.  The first Clementine’s were brought to the US in 1982.

Clementine’s are great snacks.  They are smaller than oranges, have less juice, and are generally seedless.  Two clementine’s contain 80 calories, 0.5 gm Fat, 17 gm Carbohydrates, 4 gm Dietary Fiber, 13 gm Sugar, and 1 gm Protein.  Clementine’s are a rich source of Vitamin C, Folic acid and Potassium.

Ways to us Clementine’s

-Add beautiful color to your kitchen counter

-Snacks

-Add to salads

-Gifts: clementine’s are usually packaged in cute wound crates perfect for gift giving

 

Recipes

Clementine Salsa

Clementine and Five Spice Chicken

Green Beans with Pecans and Clementine Dressing

Skinny Clementine Martini

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One Response to “Clementines”
  1. Meg says:

    Yum! I just saw a place online where you can buy fruit-bearing citrus trees that will survive in our area! Just another reason to get one!

    I also wanted to share that I’m nominating you for a Liebster Award. All of the info is posted here – http://www.adventureswithjude.com/2013/01/the-liebster-award.html

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