Blood oranges in spicy syrup with cinnamon yoghurt

Name: Blood oranges in spicy syrup with cinnamon yoghurt
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 300ml fruity white wine; 1 cinnamon stick; Strips of rind from ½ a lemon; 1 vanilla bean, split; 2 star anise; 3 blood oranges, peeled and thickly sliced; 2 navel oranges, peeled and thickly sliced; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 300g plain Greek yoghurt

Lynne Mullins

October 19, 2011

Blood oranges in spicy syrup with cinnamon yoghurtQuentin Jones

Time:< 30 mins

Serve oranges with syrup poured over and a dollop of yoghurt.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
300ml fruity white wine
1 cinnamon stick
Strips of rind from ½ a lemon
1 vanilla bean, split
2 star anise
3 blood oranges, peeled and thickly sliced
2 navel oranges, peeled and thickly sliced
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
300g plain Greek yoghurt

Method

Method
For syrup, combine sugar and one cup of water in a saucepan and stir over low heat until sugar dissolves.
Add wine, cinnamon stick, lemon rind, vanilla bean and star anise, bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Place oranges in a heatproof bowl and pour syrup over.
Cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Mix cinnamon and yoghurt in a bowl. Serve oranges with syrup poured over and a dollop of yoghurt.

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