PRESERVED LEMONS
Shake up your preserving game with these salty, tangy lemons (the same trick also works with limes).
MAKES 2 large jars PREP 20 mins, plus three weeks' resting
✶ 10 unwaxed lemons, ideally organic
✶ Fine sea salt
✶ 8-10 bay leaves
✶ 2-3 tsp peppercorns
You will need:
✶ 2 large preserving jars, large enough to tightly fit the lemons
1 Wash jars in hot soapy water, rinse thoroughly. Make a cross incision on the lemons, three-quarters of the way down.
2 Sprinkle 2tbsp salt in the bottom of the jar. Stuff the lemons
