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Brighten Your Day With These 20 Grapefruit Recipes

Citrus season is one of the only reasons we're okay with winter.

Citrus season is one of the only reasons we're okay with winter. From clementines to Meyer lemons, the plethora of citrus fruit dulls the yearning in our heart for summer berries. And that's especially thanks to the biggest, baddest citrus fruit of all: the grapefruit. Grapefruit can make us feel like we're basking in the sunshine even on the snowiest of days. And we're real grateful for it.

You'll find supermarkets are abounding with boxes of grapefruits. We recommend you stock up. Because grapefruits are not just for breakfast. With their unique combination of sweet and tart flavors, they easily work for sweet to savory dishes to be enjoyed as salads, desserts and drinks.

1.

Salty Chihuahua

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2.

Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit Cake With A Hint of Mint

James Ransom/Food52
3.

Scallops With Grapefruit-Onion Salad

Con Poulos/Food & Wine
4.

Pink Grapefruit Yogurt Cake

Two Peas and Their Pod
Get the Pink Grapefruit Yogurt Cake recipe by Two Peas and Their Pod
5.

Spinach Salad With Citrus And Roasted Beets

John Kernick/Food & Wine
6.

Orange And Grapefruit Slices With Coconut

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7.

Sparkling Grapefruit Sangria

How Sweet It Is
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8.

Grapefruit Donuts

A Beautiful Mess
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9.

Citrus Salad With Candied Ginger

Dave Lauridsen/Food & Wine
10.

Grapefruit Tarragon Gin And Tonic

James Ransom/Food52
11.

Red Grapefruit, Feta And Mint Salad

Food52
12.

Grapefruit And Brown Sugar Muffins

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13.

Grapefruit Sorbet

How Sweet It Is
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14.

Citrus-Poppy Seed Vinaigrette

Kana Okada/Food & Wine
15.

Winter Grapefruit Salad with Citrus-Ginger Vinaigrette

la domestique/Food52
16.

Pink Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies

Brown-Eyed Baker
Get the Pink Grapefruit Sandwich Cookies recipe by Brown-Eyed Baker
17.

Grapefruit with Vanilla-Honey and Coconut

fiveandspice/Food52
Get the Grapefruit with Vanilla-Honey and Coconut recipe by fiveandspice via Food52
18.

Savory Grapefruit Sabayon

MelanieEinzig/Food52
Get the Savory Grapefruit Sabayon recipe by Berna via Food52
19.

Grapefruit & Ginger Tart

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Get the Grapefruit & Ginger Tart recipe by Sasha (Global Table Adventure) via Food52
20.

Grapefruit Brulee

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