973 lemon recipes

Three-ingredient blackberry sauce with sugar and lemon juice, strained smooth and seedless. Pairs beautifully with duck and freezes for up to a year.

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.

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.

Stuffed pitta breads loaded with spice-rubbed roasted lamb, herbed couscous, griddled eggplant, and black olives in a balsamic-ginger dressing. A make-ahead meal that starts with an overnight marinade.

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.

Homemade peach liqueur infused with fresh peaches, vodka, lemon peel, and cinnamon. A DIY fruit liqueur that steeps for 8 weeks into a smooth, fragrant sipping cordial or cocktail mixer.

Ghoul-Ade Halloween drink with green lemonade and jiggly cherry gelatin "gopher guts" floating inside. A spooky, fun party drink for kids that's easy to make.

Apricot orange almond jam slow-simmers dried apricots with orange zest, cinnamon, lemon, and split almonds, then boils to a glossy preserve. A British-style jam for toast and scones.

Galveston rub: a wet Texas Gulf Coast paste of crushed garlic, cayenne, paprika, and lemon juice for poultry and pork. Four ingredients, ten minutes, makes about ⅓ cup.

Beach-style steamed crawfish layer fresh crawfish, red bliss potatoes, sweet corn, and lemon over hot seaweed. A New England-meets-Cajun shore feast.

Tart de Brymlent is a medieval Lenten tart of salmon baked with spiced apples, pears, and dried fruits in a pastry shell. A genuine old English sweet-savory recipe for history buffs and adventurous cooks.

Hot curried fruit with poached pears, oranges, melon, and grapes in a warm spiced curry syrup topped with crystallized ginger. An elegant side dish for holiday entertaining.

German red cabbage braised with bacon, apples, clove-studded onion, and lemon juice. A sweet-and-savory traditional side dish ready in 40 minutes.

Hotel Roanoke peanut soup, a legendary Virginia recipe with creamy peanut butter, chicken broth, and a bright squeeze of lemon. Rich, velvety, and uniquely Southern.

Bluefish fillets soaked in white wine, coated in crushed almonds and herbs, then rolled around cherry tomatoes and baked. Served over parsley-romano noodles.

Tender chicken simmers with cinnamon, nutmeg, and lemon juice in this classic Persian celery stew. Bright parsley and buttery sauteed celery make this Iranian khoresh-e karafs a fragrant weeknight dinner served over fluffy rice.