Add lemon pieces to any dish that needs a kick of lemon and salt - seafood, chicken, etc.
Note: If refrigerated and packed tightly, Preserved Lemons should keep for months
Ingredients
- whole lemons (about 8)
- kosher salt
- juice of 2 lemons
How-to
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Wash lemons well
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Place whole lemons in boiling water for about 1 minute
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Remove lemons from boiling water and put them in an ice bath to stop them from cooking
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Remove from ice bath and cut off bottom of all lemons
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Quarter each lemon 2/3 of the way down from top to bottom (do not cut all the way through)
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Sprinkle kosher salt into each lemon
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Pack lemons tightly into a mason jar or other container
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Squeeze the lemon juice of 2 lemons over the packed lemons
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Refrigerate for 1 week.