Preserved Meyer Lemons

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    preserved lemons
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Oakville Grocery The Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes from the Heart of Wine Country

By Weldon Owen

Published 2023

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup kosher salt
  • 6 Meyer lemons, well scrubbed and quartered through the stem end
  • 1 cup

Method

Put the salt into a shallow bowl. One at a time, turn the lemon quarters in the salt, coating well, and place in a 1-quart canning jar. You may need to apply some gentle force to get the last few quarters into the jar. Add the salt remaining in the bowl and the lemon juice to the jar. If air bubbles are visible, cover the jar and shake it a little to eliminate them. Uncover the jar, add additio