Not that reality is bad.
It's Meyer Lemon Season!!!
Yeah.
They are sweeter than regular lemons, and you can preserve them to use all year.
I highly recommend organic as you are eating the skin and all.
Give 6 of them a wash...
Boil them in a pot for 5 minutes...
Cut into 8 wedges, remove seeds...
Toss in 2/3 cup of course salt...
Stuff into a jar.
Place them on your counter for five days, and once a day, give them a toss about.
Add 1/4 cup of olive oil to the top after five days, place in the fridge.
These keep for a year.
You can chop them up fine and use them in hummus, pasta, roasted on chicken, in couscous, on salmon...anything really that would benefit from a little zest!
18 comments:
No kidding. Very cool!
Ohhhhh!!!! I just bought some of these for the first time and I have been trying to figure out how I want to use them :)
Thanks for the ideas for using the preserved lemons. I have a greenhouse full of citrus, mainly meyer lemons, and have just about run out of ideas on how to use them. Last year, I preserved them and didn't use a jar. I don't cook Moroccan, and frankly was at a loss on how to use them. Do you make marmalades with them. I wonder about a jelly or jam. We have so much in common, though we live far apart. Happy fruiting New Year.
This is the second post I have seen recently on preserving these I am going to have to give it a try!
Thanks ..as always.. on how to enhance my days even more!...pop on over any ole day!
Your beautiful pics make the preserving process sound so much easy :)
I wish I could grow lemons, where I live..they look lovely
It looks so pretty! And Yummy!
Mmm..love Meyer lemons. My favourite way of using preserved lemons is a roasted chicken baked in a pot sealed with dough. Chuck in a bunch of veg and stock and the results are fantastic. Beautiful photos :)
I can't wait to give it a try. Specially using it on chicken and couscous.... now I'm hungry.
I can't wait to give it a try. Specially using it on chicken and couscous.... now I'm hungry.
Heather, I have lemons to share with you! They are totally organic and would love to share them with you.
Talk soon, Noelle
These look so delicious! I think I can smell them from here. I've only tried this once, years ago, but you've inspired me to try it again. I use lemons in everything! Happy New Year, H!
I have never heard of this. I love lemons but they get bad in my fridge so quickly. Just recently started washing lemons and limes with water and a drop of bleach. Rinse well and dry them. I then put them in the crisper drawer. They last weeks. They say even being exposed to one bad lemon in a bag can make them mold quickly so it removes any bacteria.
I like idea and I am going to try it.. Yum!!!
I've never heard of this either. I would have never thought to boil the lemons.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!! Thanks for sharing! I had no idea I could keep them for that long. Can't wait to try it.
My lemon curd is so thankful it is once again meyer lemon season. Tastes so much better with these babies!
Kate
Now that looks delicious! Tks and Happy New Year.
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Can I also make this with regular lemons?I live in the Netherlands and I haven't eard from those kind of lemons before.
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