Recipes with lemon - 90 recipes
Lemon is a versatile fruit used in so many kinds of recipes. Using the rind, juice or zest, lemons are found in recipes for drinks and cocktails, to marinate fish, for marmalade and lemon curd or to flavour meat dishes, cakes, tarts Oriental and Indian cuisine recipes.
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Top rated Lemon recipes
Hermitage Roast Potatoes
By dbeneta
Preheat the oven to 425F/190c degrees
- 2 lbs/1kg potatoes, skins on
- 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 big glugs olive oil
- 2 lemons
- Lots of salt & pepa (shoop)
AMERICAN PISTACHIOS WITH GINGER, CARDAMOM & LEMON
By american-pistachio-growers, American Pistachio Growers
Heat oil over medium heat in a non-stick frying pan
- 250g American pistachios, in shell
- 2 tablespoons rapeseed, groundnut or light olive oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- Zest 2 large lemons
- 3 tablespoons golden syrup
Biscuit Base Lemon Meringue Pie
Approved byThe Chef
By HappyChappy11
This recipe was based upon a Mary Berry suggestion to use a biscuit base instead of the more traditional pastry
- 400g digestives
- 65g Stork (or other baking spread)
- 411g jar lemon curd
- 2 large egg whites
- 125g caster sugar
seafood pasta
By hanzvallance
Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, then cook the onion and garlic over a medium heat for 5 mins until soft
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 tsp paprika
- 400g can of chopped tomatoes
- 1l chicken stock (from a cube is fine)
- 300g spaghetti, roughly broken
- 240g pack frozen seafood mix, defrosted
- handful of parsley leaves, chopped, and lemon wedges to serve
Sweet Eve Strawberry, Ricotta and Lemon Thyme Cheesecake
By Sweet Eve Strawberry, Sweet Eve Strawberry
This recipe is much easier than a traditional cheesecake with biscuit crumbs at the bottom
- 500g ricotta cheese
- 250g mascarpone cheese
- 150g icing sugar
- 4 free range large eggs
- Finely grated zest of 1 lemon
- 4 tbsp candied peel
- A handful of thyme flowers and leaves, chopped
- 200g Sweet Eve strawberries
- Icing sugar for sifting
Fish and potato wedges
By livvycoop
1 Cook the potato wedges according to the pack instructions
- 1kg bag over potato wedges
- 600g (1lb 5oz) cod loin
- 50g (2oz) plain flour, seasoned
- 1 egg
- 175g (6oz) fine white breadcrumbs
- vegetable oil, for frying
- 1 lemon, cut into wedge
Lemon Macarons
By Wackyjacky
These have a zesty lemon flavour and a sweet buttercream filling
- MACARONS INGREDIENTS:
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 whole lemon, zested
- 1.5 cup OR 4 ounces almond flour
- 1 cup OR 8 ounces confectioners sugar
- 2.5 ounces OR 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- lemon yellow food coloring paste
- BUTTERCREAM INGREDIENTS:
- 1/2 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 ounce weight cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice (or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
The ultimate makeover: Fish & chips
By hanzvallance
Scrub the potatoes, cut into 1
- 800g unpeeled, even-size Maris Piper or King Edward potatoes
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- For the peas
- 300g frozen garden peas
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- For the fish
- 650g (approx) skinless haddock, hake or cod fillet from a sustainable source, cut into 4 equal-size pieces
- 50g self-raising flour, plus 1 tbsp
- 50g cornflour
- 1 egg white
- 125ml ice-cold sparkling water
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 600ml sunflower oil, for frying.
Lemon, cucumber and thyme water
By elliebed, The Boo, The Bear and the goji berries
A refreshing summer drink
- 1 litre of filtered or spring water
- 6 thin slices of cucumber
- A sprig of thyme
- A couple of lemon slices
Lemon cake with poppy seeds
By Nj du blog L'atelier des Anges
Preheat oven to 180 ° C. Mix eggs and sugar, then stir in sifted flour and baking powder gradually
- 3 eggs
- 160 g caster sugar
- 200 g flour
- 1 packet of baking powder
- 140 g butter
- 2 untreated lemons
- 1 tbsp poppy seeds
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Low Fat Coconut & Lemon Muffins
- 4 1/2oz Body By Vi Shake
- 4 1/2oz Self Raising Flour
- 3 eggs
- 250ml Skimmed Milk
- 2oz Desiccated Coconut
- 1tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 1 Small Lemon
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Veal Chops with Lemon
- 6 veal chops
- 75 g butter
- salt, pepper, lemon
- 2 pieces of sugar
- 15 cl Bordeaux Entre-Deux-Mers wine
- chopped parsley
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Lemon cheesecake
- For the base of the cake:
- 150 grams of digestive biscuits
- 50 grams of butter
- For the filling:
- 1 lemon
- 2 eggs
- 320 grams of creme cheese
- 100 grams of sour creme
- 80 grams of sugar
- 1 tablespooon of cornflour
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Delicious cheesecake
- Cheesecake base:
- 2 cups biscuit crumbs
- 50g sugar
- 115g melted butter
- Cheese cake batter:
- 1kg cream cheese
- 200g sugar
- 30g self-raising flour
- 5 eggs
- 80ml heavy cream
- 1 tp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- Toppings:
- 240ml sour cream
- 2tbsp sugar
- 1tp vanilla extract
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Lemon Ice Lollies with Liquorice...
- 8 Liquorice Sticks
- 450ml Water
- 100g Sugar
- Juice from 1 Large lemon
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Salmon & broccoli cakes
- 500g potatoes, cut into chunks
- 85g broccoli, cut into small florets
- pack of 2 poached salmon fillets
- juice 1 lemon, plus wedges to serve
- small bunch dill, chopped
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
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Lemon Fudge
- 200g Sugar
- 120ml Milk
- 3TBSP Golden Syrup
- 25g Butter
- 2TBSP Lemon Juice (Better if fresh)
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Chicken in Lemon and Yoghurt
- Ingredients:
- * I chicken, skinned
- * 2 tsp paprika
- * juice of 3 lemons
- * 1 tsp saffron strands
- * 2 tbsp hot water
- * 4 tsp coriander seeds
- * 2 tsp cumin seeds
- * 1 tsp ground turmeric
- * 1/4 tsp chilli powder
- * 2 tbsp garam masala
- * 3/4 pt natural yoghurt
- * 2 tbsp oil
- * 5 cloves garlic
- * 2.5 cm ginger root, chopped
- * 1 green chilli, chopped
- Method:
- Cut slits all over the chicken and put it into a generous sized baking tin. Rub with salt and paprika and squeeze the lemon juice over. Leave to marinate for 30 mins. Meanwhile soak the saffron strands in the hot water for 15 mins.
- Dry roast the coriander and cumin seeds, turmeric, chilli powder and garam masala for 1 min. Purée the yoghurt, oil, garlic, ginger, chilli, saffron + water and dry spice mix in a blender. Spread this mixture over the chicken, cover with foil and leave to marinate in the fridge overnight or longer if you want.
- Heat the oven to 200 C/ 400 F/ gas mark 6. Remove the foil from the chicken and re-baste with the marinade. Roast the chicken in the pre-heated oven for 15 mins, then lower the temperature to 180 C/ 350 F/ gas mark 4, and cook for another 30 mins or until the chicken is cooked through.
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lemon muffins
- 2 lemons
- 250g plain flour
- 3tbsp baking powder
- 1tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 125g soft butter
- 200g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 250ml yogurt
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Lemon tart, citrus fruit confit,...
- Pastry:
- 250g flour
- 125g butter
- 100g sugar
- 1 egg
- 3g salt
- Lemon curd:
- 200g butter
- 4 eggs + 2 yolks
- 200g of sugar
- the juice of 4 lemons
- Citrus confit:
- 1 grapefruit
- 2 oranges
- 1 lime
- 30g butter
- 2 tbls honey vinegar
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Garlic and Lemon Chicken Drummers
- 12 chicken drumsticks
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 60g butter, melted
- 25g flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 lemon, zest grated and juiced
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
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Simple lemon spaghetti
- Spaghetti (enough for 2 people)
- 1 lemon
- Handful of flat leaf parsley
- Few tbsp Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Few tbsp grated Parmesan
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