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1. Add some zest to your meal. Stir-fry some chopped mandarin, lemon, honey, onion, bok choy, ginger and light soy sauce along with your favourite meat, noodles and fresh, sliced vegetables.

2. Make a roast dinner with a difference: mash some mandarins into a paste with garlic, seeded mustard and honey. Brush the mixture over chicken, duck or leg of ham. Bake until cooked; basting repeatedly. The roast goes well with mashed potato and green beans or Brussels sprouts.

3. Make your own healthy, mandarin marmalade. Lightly boil 1 cup apple juice or water with 1kg mandarins (peeled, seeded and separated into segments). Add sugar and lemon zest and simmer, stirring until you reach a desired consistency. Serve with wholegrain toast, crêpes or poached fruit.

4. Why not sweeten up a salad! Toss together mandarin segments, mixed salad, onion, avocado, snow pea sprouts, black olives, coriander, parsley and chopped celery. Dress with olive oil and vinegar. 

Recipe contributed by

Healthy Food Guide
www.healthyfoodguide.com.au