7,463 lemon mer recipes

Three-ingredient banana condiment with lemon and raisins simmers into a thick, jammy spread for jolof rice. Make it ahead and store for weeks of West African flavor.

Blended pear and ginger dessert made with ripe pears, fresh lemon juice, and a sliver of ginger. A three-ingredient, no-cook fruit puree ready in 10 minutes.

Beet and potato salad with a raw garlic-lemon dressing, tossed with the beet greens. A zero-waste, no-mayo root vegetable salad served chilled with crusty bread.

Homemade oatmeal citrus face scrub with dried lemon and orange peels, oats, and blanched almonds ground into a fine exfoliating powder. All-natural, 3 ingredients, stores for months.

Vegan beet and potato salad with boiled beet greens in a garlicky lemon dressing. A whole-vegetable approach that uses roots, greens, and all. Served cold.

Strawberries Alberto: ripe sliced strawberries macerated in Chianti with sugar and thin lemon slices. A simple Italian wine-soaked fruit dessert and aperitivo, no cooking required.

Pears baked in honey with lemon juice, oven-poached until tender and served chilled with a reduced honey syrup. A refined British dessert with just four ingredients and elegant simplicity.

This is very tasty even if you can only add the grapes or the pineapple, but really good with both. People who don't like curry, and those who don't like fruit in their meat, LOVE this. It is very refreshing and a great treat for visitors who just had to travel on plane (or for any other dehydrated guests.) :)

Jellied tomato salad made with unflavored gelatin, tomato juice, basil, lemon, and garlic. A retro molded salad that's light, savory, and perfect alongside cold cuts.

Beef bones simmer with beets, cabbage, and carrots in a tangy tomato broth sweetened with garlic and lemon juice, creating a hearty Russian-Jewish soup that's rich, sweet, and sour in every spoonful.

A hearty British-style meatloaf of pork, pig's liver, and bacon with grated carrot, lemon zest, and herbs. Baked in a water bath and served cold the next day for the richest flavor.

Pan-fried red snapper fillets topped with butter-sauteed shrimp, capers, lemon slices, and slivered almonds. A 30-minute seafood dinner with bistro-level elegance.

Smoky, creamy tuna pate blended with cream cheese, mayo, lemon and a bite of red onion. No cooking needed. Spread it on crusty bread or serve in ramekins for an effortless appetizer.

Homemade V8 juice from 15 pounds of ripe tomatoes with celery, onion, garlic, horseradish, and lemon juice. A big-batch vegetable juice for canning or freezing.

No-cook ham and cream cheese appetizer balls seasoned with Worcestershire, ketchup, and lemon juice, then rolled in chopped chives. Served on toothpicks.

A simple lemon-scented butter cake split in half, layered with vanilla pudding, fresh berries, and clouds of whipped cream. Old-school German Erdbeertorte energy with minimal effort.