When life hands you lemons, don’t make lemonade! That’d be too predictable and, well, boring. Instead, try one of these 101 other recipes for lemons. I saved the best for last — check out #101!
- lemon bars
- lemon meringue pie
- lemon poppy seed muffins
- lemon cucumber spa water
- strawberry lemon bundt cake
- lemon sorbet
- lemon-buttermilk ice cream
- lemon gelato
- lemon pound cake
- lemon cheesecake
- lemon shortbread
- lemon curd
- lemon custard
- lemon pudding
- lemon tart
- Dijon-lemon vinaigrette
- lemon blueberry muffins
- savory rosemary lemon glaze
- candied lemon peel
- lemon brownies
- lemon donuts
- lemon syrup
- lemon roasted fish
- lemon buttercream frosting
- lemon-lime snow cone
- homemade lemon yogurt
- white chocolate lemon truffles
- artichoke lemon pesto
- lemon frozen yogurt
- lemon, ricotta, and sour cream pancakes
- lemon crêpes
- lemon icing
- lemon scones
- lemon waffles
- lemon dill biscuits
- moist lemon bread
- lemon zucchini muffins
- lemon sugar cookies
- lemon jam
- lemon cake with raspberry filling and chocolate frosting
- lemon wafers
- lemon madeleines
- lemon glaze
- lemon biscotti
- lemon meringues
- lemon macarons
- preserved lemons
- pickled lemons
- lemon cannoli
- lemon jello
- lemon buttermilk substitute
- lemon jelly
- lemon vinegar
- lemon pepper marinade
- lemon butter
- lemon angel food cake
- lemon chocolate chip muffins
- lemon thyme biscuits
- lemon cinnamon rolls
- lemon lollipops
- strawberry lemon preserves
- lemon fruit leather
- lemon chicken orzo soup
- lemon olive oil
- lemon-ricotta blintzes
- creamy lemon popsicles
- lemon chiffon cake
- lemon ice cubes
- lemon gumdrops
- creamy lemon and vegetable pasta
- lemon monkey bread
- lemon cranberry scones
- lemon poppy seed granola
- chocolate raspberry lemon cupcakes
- lemon-almond soufflé
- lemon sponge cake
- lemon bread pudding
- lemon coconut bars
- lemon lime sugar cookies
- lemon blueberry jell roll cake
- lemon mousse
- lemon pull-apart bread
- lemon crème brûlée
- lemon chicken
- lemon-ricotta beignets
- lemon white chocolate biscotti
- lemon and blackberry upside down cake
- lemon yogurt cake
- blueberry lemon coffee cake
- lemon cornmeal cookies
- lemon rosemary crumb cake
- lemon couscous
- lemon risotto
- lemon-buttermilk chess pie
- lemon panna cotta
- lemon-lime layer cake
- lemon-ginger fried chicken
- lemon soy aioli
- lemon extract
- lemon posset
- lemon salt (recipe below!)
Lemon Salt
from 101 Cookbooks
makes ½ cup
Feel free to try another citrus instead. Lime, orange, and grapefruit would all work well!
½ c. coarse sea salt
1 tbsp lemon zest
- Preheat the oven to 225°, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the salt and zest. Really work the zest into the salt, making sure there are no clumps of zest. Spread the seasoned salt across the parchment paper in a line, and bake at 225° for 60-70 min, or until the zest dries out and crumbles between your fingers. Store in an airtight container once cooled to room temperature.
This is PERFECT! My aunt just gave me two boxes of lemons 🙂
Lucky you!! Hope you find something you like from the list!
This list is AMAZING! When you really think about it you can do so much with lemons! Also thank you for this lemon salt recipe! What do you usually make with this type of salt?
Thanks! I haven’t used the lemon salt too much just yet, but I tried it on popcorn (yum!) and to season chicken. I think it’d be really fun to sprinkle it on homemade pretzels too!
I LOVE lemon – I could be named simply as “Lemon” and I’ll be happy! Thanks for this amazing list!
You’re welcome! What are your favorite ways to bake or cook with lemons? (Did I forget anything on the list? :])
From now on, when I give lemons away, I’m going to include your list above! What a great set of possibilities. Thanks! I’m thinking #85, the beignets first to make for myself….
You’re welcome! I wonder if you could turn the lemon beignets into “lemon and nutella” beignets…
Best post ever. 101 things to do with lemons?! Brilliant! You foody hero!
Thanks!! There’s a few that I wanted to add to the list, but 101 seemed like a good number to stop at. :]
All right, I do really like all the recipe’s I can make with Lemons, but specifically I want to know how to make lemon salt, and is it the same thing as lemon yest, (what is that anyway lemon yest that is?)
I posted the recipe for lemon salt at the end of the list of 101 different recipes. It’s rather short and really easy (placed right in between the 3rd and 4th photographs). But I haven’t heard of lemon “yest” before, only zest!
I disagree completly with your instructions you have destroyed your zest.
why you ask?
simple zest and oven DO NOT MIX
zest flavor = oil
heat + oil = evaporation and loss of flavor
If you think i am wrong make 2 batches of zest dry one in the oven and leave one to dry outside for a few days (yes it will take longer but then again by now we all know that the best things come to those who wait)
and use a food processor to combine the flavors
and then comapare the flavor levels in the 2
considering i have been working in the food industry for the past 12 years i think i can claim a little experience in the field.
PS
102 – Lemon Sugar a great way to flavor tea and put a good spin on any dish using sugar
simply take a container and fill it with sugar (i use half a lemon peel on a cup)
1)fill a container with 1/3 sugar
2) take a lemon peel and try to remove as much of the white from the peel as possible without being to rough on it ( we are trying to maintain as much oil as possible)
3) cut it into strips and put them in the container
4) cover with sugar and close the container (air tight) *make sure not to fill the container to the top)
5) for the next week simply shake the container a few times a day to prevent clumping and then simply remove the lemon strips removing any sugar crystals from it * if its to clumpy simply run it a few pulses through a food processor
6) transfer to a preety jar and suprise your friends with a twist on flavor they did not expect from the sugar
works well with any citrus fruit
my fav are lemon lime and grapefruit
I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and recipe Andrei.