HOW TO: Section Citrus

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HOW TO: Section Citrus

POSTED: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 8:45 PM

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Sectioned citrus is a healthy and flavorful addition to spring salads. You can apply the method below to any citrus fruit; larger specimens are easier to section.

First cut the stem end off the fruit to create a flat surface, then use a sharp, serrated knife to cut away the peel and pith.

Hold the skinned fruit over a bowl to catch the juices, and use a smaller knife to cut the flesh out of the membranes in wedges.

Once all of the flesh is cut away in sections, squeeze the membrane skeleton to extract all the remaining juices.

Sectioning a grapefruit

Photos l Michael Persico / Animation l Neal Santos

Janina

Posted 2009-02-26 16:19:49

I think this must be one of the things that makes me such a food geek, but I LOVE sectioning citrus, and look for excuses to do it all the time.  That feeling you get when you lift the edge of the sections off the skin and they goes tumbling into the bowl... it's so satisfying!

Danya

Posted 2009-02-26 16:20:12

Great little slideshow demo! Thanks.

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