Author Notes
The perfect holiday gift , this makes almost anything taste better, and is pretty when decanted into old-fashioned tension clamp jars. Heavenly in meatballs, grains, salads...the only thing I haven't found to taste better with preserved lemons is chocolate. —Garlic, Zest and Dark Dark Chocolate
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Ingredients
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8-10
lemons, preferably organic
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a big box
white sea salt
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5-6
additional lemons
Directions
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Wash the lemons very thoroughly and quarter, from stem to stern.
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Layer lemons in a large jar, cramming tightly and filling all the nooks and crannies with as much salt as humanly possible.
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Squeeze the additional lemons over the top and seal jar tightly.
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Tuck away somewhere dark and cool.
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Rotate jar once a day (In other words, turn it upside down on day two, right way up again on day 3, etc.)
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After two weeks, refrigerate and enjoy indefinitely.
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