In Season Citrus Fruit

Our food experts, Fran Abdallaoui and Pamela Clark, make the most of citrus, in abundance now.

- Fran Abdallaoui & Pamela Clark

Winter and early spring are peak season for most Australian citrus fruit: navel oranges, mandarins, tangelos, blood oranges and lemons. Summer is the season for the Valencia orange, while limes are at their best from mid-summer to mid-autumn.

Use the real deal Don’t be tempted to buy ready-squeezed juice, as it will lack the zing of freshly squeezed juice.

Juicing To maximise the yield of juice, especially from lemons, limes and oranges, roll them on a bench before juicing, applying firm pressure.