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The recipe I used to make these lemons claimed you could use them after 5 days. This is different from other recipes which say to let them sit 6 weeks. The shorter duration was partly due to a VERY light blanching done to soften the lemons when they are whole.
Tonight, exactly 5 days after putting up the lemons, I decided to make a hummus yogurt curry dip. I realized I didn't have any fresh lemon juice when slooooowly I turned to the jar of in-the-process-of-preserving meyer lemons. I was reticent to mess with them but temptation got the better of me.
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I took two slivers out and minced them finely, including the pulp, and put them into about 2 1-2 cups of hummus-yogurt dip with just a little curry powder.
It's incredible. The perfume of the meyers truly is amazingly strong and wonderful this way.
Here's the recipe for the lemons:
PRESERVED MEYER LEMONS Preserving a Meyer lemon captures its glorious perfume. We've adapted cookbook author Paula Wolfert's quick method, our favorite, and made it even faster by blanching the lemons first. The rind of a preserved lemon is a common ingredient in Moroccan dishes; we also love it in all kinds of soups, stews, and salads and as a low-fat alternative to olives. Save the pulp for Bloody Marys or anything else enlivened by a little lemon juice and salt.
Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 5 days
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2 1-2 to 3 lb Meyer lemons (10 to 12) 2-3 cup coarse salt 1-4 cup olive oil
Special equipment: 6-cup jar with tight-fitting lid Blanch 6 lemons in boiling water 5 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut lemons into 8 wedges each and discard seeds. Toss with salt in a bowl and pack into jar.
Squeeze enough juice from remaining lemons to measure 1 cup. Add enough juice to cover lemons and cover jar with lid. Let stand at room temperature, shaking gently once a day, 5 days. Add oil and chill.
Cooks' note: . Preserved lemons keep, chilled, up to 1 year.
HUMMUS YOGURT CURRY DIP RECIPE:
2 cups hummus 1 cup plain yogurt 2 pieces preserved meyer lemon, pulp and all (each piece is 1-8 of a lemon) minced
Mix all. Let sit for 1-2 hour. Enjoy with pita, wheat crackers, veggies, what you will.
enjoy, rox
