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Fermented Lemons | Preserved Lemons

Fermented lemons, otherwise known as preserved lemons are an age old secret of top chefs around the world. It’s incredibly easy.

Prep Time
5 mins
Additional Time
14 d
Total Time
14 d 5 mins
Servings: 1 quarts
Calories: 219 kcal
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Middle Eastern

Ingredients

  • 7 fresh lemons
  • ½ cup coarse kosher salt or sea salt

Instructions

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  1. Wash and rinse lemons well. Cut ends off of lemons.
  2. You can do whole, halved, quartered or sliced lemons. For whole lemons, cut them as if you were quartering them but do not go all the through so that the lemon stays together. Prepare the lemons.
  3. Add a few tablespoons of salt to the bottom of the jar.
  4. Add lemons, adding salt between layers.
  5. Once you have jar almost full, push the lemons down with a wooden spoon or like tool. So that the lemons release some juice.
  6. Add more lemons. Fill jar, leaving ¼ inch headspace.
  7. Continue filling leaving a half inch headspace. Pack them in as tightly as you can. Add additional fresh lemon juice if needed to fill jar but maintain the headspace.
  8. Wipe the rim of jar. Apply a fermenting lid or cover jar with plastic wrap, pushed down to the top of the lemons and juice, so that the lemons stay covered by juice. Then add lid.
  9. Allow the lemons to sit on the counter at room temperature for about two weeks. Turn the jar upside down daily so that the salt distributes evenly.
  10. Let air out of the jar every day if not using a fermenting lid.
  11. To use lemon, remove a piece from the jar. Rinse under cold water to remove some of the salt.

Notes

  • Once original fermentation is done. Store in the refrigerator or a cool basement.
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Nutrition Information

Serving 1quart Calories 219kcal (11%) Carbohydrates 70g (23%) Protein 8g (16%) Fat 2g (3%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Sodium 56602mg (2358%) Potassium 1055mg (30%) Fiber 21g (84%) Sugar 19g (38%) Vitamin A 166IU (3%) Vitamin C 401mg (446%) Calcium 232mg (23%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1quarts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 219

% Daily Value*

Serving 1quart
Calories 219kcal 11%
Carbohydrates 70g 23%
Protein 8g 16%
Fat 2g 3%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 56602mg 2358%
Potassium 1055mg 22%
Fiber 21g 84%
Sugar 19g 38%
Vitamin A 166IU 3%
Vitamin C 401mg 446%
Calcium 232mg 23%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.