The all-weather fruit
July 28, 2014 by DarcieLemons may be associated with summertime treats like lemonade and sorbet, but we shouldn’t overlook their contribution to winter foods, notes Judith Elen of The Australian. Lemons go well with so many types of food that they remain popular year round, and in the global marketplace you can usually find fresh lemons in any season. But even though it may not seem necessary to preserve lemons, Elen thinks you should. She describes how preserved lemons “packed in salt or oil and dried lemon zest, quite different from their fresh forebears, are potent additions to robust meats. They’re even fun to concoct from scratch on a chilly weekend afternoon in the dead of winter.”
Also included in the article is a fascinating history lesson about the origins of this popular citrus fruit. Lemons can be traced to the Himalayan region of the India thousands of years ago. But their genetic roots go back farther–and farther afield. Recent DNA analysis “seems to identify finger limes among citrus’s earliest progenitors,” with the origination point being in Australia. Researchers believe that “in the time of Pangaea (200 million-plus years ago), Citrus glauca, whose variants include finger limes, developed in what is now Australia.”
Here are some popular recipes with preserved lemons from the EYB Library. Let us know your favorites in the comments section.
Bluefish (or swordfish) with preserved lemons
by Dorie Greenspan
Preserved lemon, pork and Parmesan meatballs with herb
salad from Cuisine Magazine
Chicken with chickpeas, prunes and preserved lemon,
from Food and Travel Magazine
Preserved lemon & chickpea pasta with parsley
pesto from The Year in
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Photo of Preserved lemons (Citrons confits) from Quiches, Kugels, and Couscous by Joan Nathan
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