Preserved Lemons Recipe

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Preserved Lemons
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Ingredients
2
Count
Nutrition
17
Calories
Total time
20160
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 4 small lemons
  • 2 cups salt (400 g)

Directions:

  1. Poke holes with a sharp knife all around the middle of the lemons.
  2. In a 1-quart (1 liter) jar, layer lemons alternately with salt to fill jar.
  3. Seal jar with airtight lid.
  4. By the following day, the mixture should have produced enough liquid to cover the lemons.
  5. If not, add additional salt.
  6. DO NOT ADD WATER.
  7. Let sit in cool, dry place for 2 weeks.
  8. After 2 weeks lemons are ready to use.
  9. Refrigerate at this point to store lemons up to 6 months.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 16.82 Kcal (70 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 56587.84mg 2358%
Potassium 91.72mg 2%
Total Carbs 5.22g 2%
Sugars 1.74g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.74g 7%
Protein 0.58g 1%
Vitamin C 30.7mg 51%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 50.1mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 8.25 Kcal (35 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 27739.14mg 2358%
Potassium 44.96mg 2%
Total Carbs 2.56g 2%
Sugars 0.85g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.85g 7%
Protein 0.28g 1%
Vitamin C 15.1mg 51%
Iron 0.3mg 3%
Calcium 24.6mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 0
    Points
  • 0
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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