Lisa Atwood, Rebecca Courchesne, Rick Field

Preserved Limes

Name: Preserved Limes
Yield: Makes 1 one-quart (1-l) jar
Ingredients: 8 limes; 1½ cups (24 fl oz/750 ml) fresh lime juice, or as needed; 8 tsp plus 1 Tbsp kosher salt; 3 jalapeño chiles, cut into slices ½ inch (12 mm) thick (optional)

Preparation info

Makes
1
one quart jar

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Lisa Atwood , Rebecca Courchesne and Rick Field

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

8 limes
8 tsp plus 1 Tbsp kosher salt
1½

Preserve
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Have ready a hot, sterilized jar and its lid.

Scrub each lime thoroughly under cold running water to remove any dirt or wax. Cut each lime lengthwise into quarters, leaving them attached at the stem end. Gently spread apart each quarter and sprinkle 1 tsp